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Mayor Ed Gainey thegrio.com
January 4, 2022
The city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has a new mayor and his name is Ed Gainey who is the first Black…
Lorena González and Bruce Harrell. - theGrio.com
October 24, 2021
Lorena Gonzalez posted an inflammatory ad that reportedly falsely accuses her Black male opponent of being a rape apologist.
House Democrats Call For The Replacement Of Chief Justice Roger B. Taney Bust
September 24, 2021
Democratic congresswoman, Karen Bass, will run for mayor of Los Angeles, according to “two people with knowledge of the situation."
Syracuse police officer Brandon Hanks
August 16, 2021
Syracuse police officer Brandon Hanks has filed a discrimination lawsuit against the city of Syracuse and the police department.
India Walton Buffalo thegrio.com
June 23, 2021
India Walton built her campaign on education, relocating police funds, employment, and reducing crime in the city.
Eric Adams thegrio.com
June 10, 2021
Eric Adams may be on track to becoming New York City’s mayor but everyone isn’t sold on the former police…
Michael Hancock Denver mayor thegrio.com
November 26, 2020
Denver mayor, Michael Hancock flies out of town for Thanksgiving despite warning others not to on Twitter.
August 22, 2020
Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon Martin's mother, ran for the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners and almost won.
June 23, 2020
New Yorkers target Bill De Blasio in frustration over an uptick in fireworks around the city going off at all…
June 6, 2020
A California mayor has resigned his office after coming under fire for sending out a racially insensitive email regarding police…
Catherine Pugh theGrio.com
April 26, 2019
Supporters of Baltimore’s embattled mayor have gone quiet as demands for her resignation intensify following raids of her offices, her
Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh addresses a gathering during the annual meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Boston, Friday, June 8, 2018. More than 250 city executives gathered to discuss their concerns including infrastructure, school safety, immigration and the economic future of cities. With Pugh are Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, left, and Columbia, SC Mayor Steve Benjamin. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) thegrio.com
March 27, 2019
A search is underway in Maryland for “Healthy Holly” — not a fugitive or a missing citizen, but a self-published
Shane Bouchard thegrio.com
March 9, 2019
Shane Bouchard, the Republican mayor of Lewiston, Maine, has stepped down from his position following leaked emails exposing him for…
Jim R. Fouts, Jim Fouts thegrio.com
December 20, 2018
Warren, Michigan Mayor Jim Fouts is denying claims that he used the gay slur “f*g” in a disturbing tape recording…
Little Rock
December 5, 2018
Former highway commissioner Frank Scott is now the first black person elected as mayor of Little Rock, although two blacks…
December 4, 2018
Conrien Hykes Clark, a volunteer at a local elementary school wants to be mayor of Chicago, for the same reason…
November 17, 2018
A white Kansas county commissioner has come under fire after telling a black city planner that he belongs to "the…
August 27, 2018
Andrew Gillum is on the verge of making history. Gillum, 39, is the mayor of Tallahassee and he's vying to…
Ja'Mal Green via Instagram
August 25, 2018
Community activist Ja’Mal Green has announced plans to run for mayor of Chicago in 2019. One of his top concern's…
Chicago candidate Willie Wilson thegrio.com
July 23, 2018
Is Chicago mayoral candidate Willie Wilson trying to bribe constituents into voting for him after he handed out a ton