Earlier this month, the election of independent Marshall Simien, Jr. as mayor of Lake Charles marked a curious deviation from ...

This story was originally published by The TRiiBE. last-minute update to an ordinance that would give the Chicago Police ...

Corey O’Connor, a longtime city and county elected official, East End resident and the son of Pittsburgh’s 58th mayor, has ...

State Sen. Terrell McKinney recalls Nebraska’s rockier relationship with Malcolm X, the rather rough road to getting the ...

"My administration reflects the country, it reflects the city," Mayor Johnson said in response to the DOJ investigation. "His administration reflects the country club." ...

Oakland officially got a new mayor Tuesday.The city council formally announced the results of March's special election and ...

Oakland officially got a new mayor Tuesday as former Congresswoman Barbara Lee was sworn in. She is the first Black woman to ...

The outcome is the latest in a string of losses in deep-blue cities that has raised questions about the power of progressive ...

The primary pitted Pittsburgh’s first Black mayor against a popular elected official whose father led the city nearly two ...

Barbara Lee received a standing ovation on Tuesday as she entered the Oakland City Hall to take the oath of office. A ...

Democrats rallied behind N.J. Rep. who the Justice Department said assaulted an official at an immigration center. She disputes charge.

After a lengthy meeting, the Fort Myers City council voted on a proposal to move forward with plans for an African American ...