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Los Angeles Democratic Mayoral Candidate Rep. Karen Bass Holds Primary Night Event
The Black Ballot  |  Bruce C.T. Wright

Karen Bass Moves Closer To Black History In L.A.

Following primary elections in California, U.S. Rep. Karen Bass advanced in the Los Angeles mayor race to face billionaire former Republican Rick Caruso in a runoff in November. If she wins, she will become the city's first Black woman mayor.

New York City Mayoral Candidate Eric Adams Holds Media Availability In Brooklyn
Politics  |  Bruce C.T. Wright

NYC Moves Closer To Electing Second-Ever Black Mayor

New York City moved closer to electing its second-ever Black mayor after Eric Adams was on Tuesday night declared the winner of last month's Democratic primary.

India Walton, socialist candidate for mayor of Buffalo, New York
Politics  |  Natasha Decker, Madame Noire

Socialist India Walton Makes Mayoral History In Buffalo

India Walton won the Democratic primary election against four-term incumbent Byron Brown in Buffalo, New York. Here's everything to know about the self-proclaimed Democratic socialist poised to be Buffalo's first woman mayor.

Early voters line-up before dawn at the Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters Office in Norwalk to
Nation  |  NewsOne Staff

BLM Advocate Tishaura Jones Concedes To Democratic Frontrunner In St. Louis Mayoral Primary

Jones, a fierce champion of the Black Lives Matter movement, received 30.4 percent of the vote in the democratic mayoral primary but ultimately lost to Alderman Lyda Krewson.