Alabama town’s first Black mayor, who had been locked out of office, wins election

Patrick Braxton, the first Black mayor of a tiny Alabama town, has overwhelmingly won election, four years after White residents locked him out of the town hall and refused to let him serve. Read More

Alabama town’s Black mayor wins election four years after white residents locked him out of town hall and refused to let him serve

The first Black mayor of a rural Alabama town has taken a landslide victory this week in a mayoral election – four years after white residents locked him out of the town hall and refused to let him ... Read More

Alabama town's first Black mayor takes office after three-year legal ...

Newbern Mayor Patrick Braxton won election in 2020, but said in his lawsuit that his predecessor locked him out of the town hall shortly after he took office three years ago. Read More

Ciara Smith, A 26-Year-Old HBCU Alumna, Becomes Youngest And First Black Mayor Of This Alabama City

Ciara Smith, who had been serving as vice mayor of Anniston, Alabama, is making history. Smith, now elected as mayor, is the youngest person to be elected at age 26, WBRC reported. She is also the ... Read More

Alabama town’s first Black mayor, who had been locked out of office ...

NEWBERN, Ala. (AP) — The first Black mayor of a small Alabama town, who said white officials locked him out of town hall, will return to the role under the terms of a proposed settlement agreement. Read More

Alabama town's first Black mayor takes office after three ... - ABC News

Newbern Mayor Patrick Braxton won election in 2020, but said in his lawsuit that his predecessor locked him out of the town hall shortly after he took office three years ago. Read More

Alabama town's first Black mayor, who had been locked out of office, to ...

The first Black mayor of Newbern, Alabama, who said white officials locked him out of town hall, will return to the role under the terms of a proposed settlement agreement. Read More