Shaundel Washington-Spivey elected first Black and LGBTQ mayor of La Crosse, Wis.
Voters in La Crosse, Wisconsin, made history on election night Tuesday when they elected its first Black and openly gay mayor ...
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One-term Black mayor a calculated plan
Even before Mayor Tishaura Jones was sworn in as the first African American female mayor, the murmurs of the curse started to ...
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Election '25 | Hall says it would be an 'honor' to be Rantoul's first black mayor
According to Jim Cheek of the Rantoul Historical Society, the village has never had a Black mayor before. "I'm the firstborn," Hall said. "I was the first to get married in my family. I have a lot ...
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Removal of DC's Black Lives Matter Plaza nearly complete
Mayor Muriel Bowser announced ... The creation of Black Lives Matter Plaza was an act of defiance during Trump's first term, when streets in D.C. and across the U.S. erupted with protests after ...
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Opinion: It's time to actually trust Black women. Re-elect Mayor Jones.
her leadership took her to the State Capitol and she was elected the first Black woman to St. Louis’ top job. We stood by her then, and we stand by her now. Since Mayor Jones first ran for ...
La Crosse has elected its first-ever Black and openly LGBTQ+ mayor
In a historic win, Shaundel Washington-Spivey defeated City Council President Chris Kahlow in La Crosse's mayoral race this week, becoming the first Black mayor and first openly LGBTQ+ mayor in the ...
Figure skating tributes dedicated to DC plane crash victims raise $1.3 million
A tearful tribute from the United States' most decorated figure skaters coupled with multiple fundraising efforts has ...