Professor Rasheed Olaniyi of the Department of History has been elected as the Dean of the Faculty of Arts, University of ...

The plan by Mayor Monroe Nichols, the first Black mayor of Oklahoma's second-largest city, would not provide direct cash ...

For Black girls with political aspirations, seeing someone who looks like them in office reinforces the idea that leadership is possible.

David Dinkins, New York City's first and only African-American mayor, died Monday. He was 93. New York City Police Department officers were called to the former mayor's home Monday where it is ...

Mayor Michael Dylan Brennan said that the signs ... Speaking during the May 19 meeting, Brennan reiterated his plea for residents to first call 911, stating that a first call to 911 “should ...

Gainey was elected in 2021 as Pittsburgh's first Black mayor. Leading up to the election, he defended his record and promised to continue his work on issues like affordable housing, safety ...

Today, New York City hosted its first ever crypto summit. The event took place at Gracie Mansion, the mayor’s residence, and was attended by prominent figures from the crypto industry ...

In a previously released 10-point plan, the mayor outlined goals to address public safety, homelessness, and economic growth in her first 100 days in office -- goals she said her team is already ...

Lee's congressional successor, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon celebrated Lee's swearing in and issued a statement that read in part: "Mayor Lee has always led the path forward— as the first Black ...

As Mayor Adams continued, he recommitted to making New York the “crypto capital of the world,” something he first claimed he’d do in 2021, though not much has materialized on this front since then.

“Frankly, I think it will be incredibly powerful to elect our city’s first Muslim mayor in an increasingly Islamophobic political atmosphere,” Ellman-Golan said. “And morally incredibly ...

The new Lord Mayor of Sheffield Safiya Saeed [Sheffield Council] The new Lord Mayor of Sheffield has made history as the first black woman wearing a hijab to be appointed to the role. Labour's ...