A schedule of the memorials and funeral service for former Washington, D.C, Mayor Marion Barry has been released. The events are expected to attract several
The Atlanta Football Classic was full of fun and football from the battle of the bands to 2 Chainz performing live. Ludacris; rolling out‘s publisher,
Mayor-Elect Ras J. Baraka will take the oath of office as Newark’s seventh chief executive Tuesday, July 1, 2014, at noon EST. At the ceremony,
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, an avid crack smoker and heavy drinker, apparently has been caught in the act again, as usual, on video. Video of
Black woman on road to be next D.C. mayor D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray, 71, lost the Democratic primary election to challenger Muriel Bowser, a member
The city of Charlotte, N.C., has become the latest city to lose a black mayor over corruption allegations. Mayor Patrick Cannon, who has only been
A New York Times editorial today exposed the allegations of mismanagement under former Newark, N.J., mayor and now U.S. Sen.Cory Booker’s administration. Currently, Sen. Booker
Chokwe Lumumba, fiery civil rights leader, lawyer and mayor of Jackson, Miss., died Tuesday afternoon after experiencing chest pains. “It is with heavy heart that
Al Roker and Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal have a beef that is being played out in the national media and Twitterverse. Atlanta was hit with
Atlanta has aspirations of being known as a major American city that’s on par with New York, Los Angeles and, to an extent, Chicago. In
With jury selection underway in the trial of former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, black mayors in major cities are always faced with the shadow of corruption. The
New Orleans’ former mayor Ray Nagin’s trial started today with jury selection. Nagin first appeared in the national spotlight after Hurricane Katrina struck his city
Mayor Rob Ford of Toronto, an admitted crackhead, is at it again; this time at a fast food restaurant. Ford was at a Canadian fast
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On Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, the citizens of Detroit will select their next mayor. This is a crucial decision in the wake of former Mayor
Some can’t take the rarified air that comes with being placed front and center on the political stage. Sadly, that seems to have been the
Although the Georgia unemployment rate continues to slowly drop, there are still an estimated 409,000 Georgians who are out of work, making job security an
Gov. Chris Christie today nominated an openly gay African-American Republican mayor to the state’s highest court. Mayor Bruce Harris is 60. Harris graduated magna cum
Luther Campbell could become the first rapper to be elected mayor of a major American city. Days after Miami’s mayor, Carlos Alvarez, was recalled, Campbell
The Peabody Award-winning “Brick City” is scheduled to return to primetime cable television. Set in Newark, N.J., the show examines individual and community struggles to
