On New Year’s Day, Mayor Brandon Johnson welcomed 2025 by reminding Chicago leaders of the headwinds Black politicians like him face. The mayor sent a Crusader piece from last October titled, “Are ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka leads polls in New Jersey’s Democratic gubernatorial primary. He could become the state’s first Black ...

As Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey faces a critical primary showdown in May, turmoil has engulfed his administration. Personnel ...

Hepburn aims to revitalize Miami politics with his candidacy for the city's 44th mayor in this November's municipal election, ...

Who will elect New Orleans' next mayor? Columnist Ron Faucheux breaks down the city's 2025 electorate, by the numbers.

The host committee for an upcoming fundraiser for Brandon Johnson doesn't include the Service Employees International Union ...

A coalition of black Queens legislators backed ex-Governor Andrew Cuomo’s comeback bid for mayor over Council Speaker Adrienne Adams — and didn’t even bother to rank incumbent Mayor Eric ...

Shirley C. Franklin is the first-ever Black woman mayor of Atlanta. The soon-to-be octogenarian was honored for her part in shaping the city.

FITCHBURG, Wis. (WKOW) -- Frances Huntley-Cooper made history in 1991 when she became the first Black mayor ever elected in the state of Wisconsin. In 2023, the city dedicated the Common Council ...

Baytown Mayor Charles Johnson was honored by the Harris County Commissioners Court Thursday with a proclamation. The ...

Washington “thought he was gonna be mayor for 20 years.” He was “setting in place a new Chicago that was going to change Black Chicago,” McGill said. “He had the vision. He felt like he ...