Cleveland inaugurates Carl B. Stokes Day to honor the legacy of its first Black mayor and civil rights leader.

The presumptive Democratic nominee for mayor, who has struggled to make inroads with the Black community, spoke at the Rev.

The city of Cleveland announced June 30 will officially be Carl B. Stokes Day going forward.Clevelanders elected Stokes as their mayor in 1967. With the election, Stoke became the first Black mayor of ...

It won’t be easy, but former mayors Michael Tubbs and Aja Brown hope to prevent displaced lower income Altadena residents ...

In 2010, Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu became New Orleans' first White mayor since his father, Moon Landrieu, was mayor 32 years ...