Category: Politics
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U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, the first Black woman to represent New Jersey in Congress, announces her retirement after nearly 30 years of trailblazing service and progressive leadership.
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At 24, Sam Foster came within 87 votes of leading Marietta as its first Black and youngest mayor, inspiring a new wave of civic engagement in Georgia.
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Farah Emeka wins the Oberlin Municipal Court Judge race, becoming the court’s first Black woman and first city resident to hold the position.
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Jay Jones has been elected as Virginia’s first Black Attorney General, continuing his family’s legacy of justice and equality while promising unity and progress for all Virginians.
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Dorcey Applyrs wins Albany’s mayoral race with 83% of the vote, becoming the city’s first Black woman leader and ushering in a new era of community-focused governance.
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Winsome Earle-Sears becomes the first Black Republican woman nominated for governor in Virginia’s history, reshaping the state’s political conversation and expanding representation in leadership.
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Floyd Young Jr., the first Black mayor of Hope, Arkansas, is remembered for his decades of service in education, counseling, and community leadership.
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Gwynne A. Wilcox, the first Black woman on the National Labor Relations Board, faces Trump’s retaliation as part of a broader attack on Black women leaders shaping America’s workforce and democracy.
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Daniel Mahoney, Jackson’s first Black mayor, announces he will not run again as he closes a defining chapter of leadership to focus on family.
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Jonathan Barfield launches a historic campaign to become Wilmington’s first Black mayor, bringing 16 years of leadership, bold housing plans, and a vision for community-driven growth.
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