Even before Mayor Tishaura Jones was sworn in as the first African American female mayor, the murmurs of the curse started to ...

Frances Huntley-Cooper made history in 1991 when she became the first Black mayor ever elected in the state of Wisconsin. In ...

Created by Jasmine Sessoms in Pennsylvania, the center aims to place more Black women in positions of influence in public […] ...

After serving with the department for nearly two decades, Friday was Naples’ final day on the job. Shelly Carter has been ...

Shirley C. Franklin, Atlanta's first Black woman mayor, was celebrated with a street and park named in her honor. The Atlanta ...

This moment is a landmark moment for advancement and representation, in not only Caddo Parish, but Northwestern Louisiana ...

Former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Clarke Franklin honored with a street sign and park. Her legacy and achievements celebrated by ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Oakland, California, voters who recalled their mayor in November over crime, homelessness and ...

Three other Black women have run for mayor of New York City before Ms. Adams, including Ms. Wiley; C. Virginia Fields, a former Manhattan borough president; and Dianne Morales, a nonprofit ...

hoping to target Black and Latino women. If she were to win, Ms. Adams would make history not only as the first female mayor, but also as the first person to successfully make the transition from ...

Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah, a daughter of Haitian immigrants who became the first Black Republican woman elected to ...