From blogger to media maven, Jason Lee is now trying his luck at politics by running for Stockton City Council District 6 in California.
Last year, Mayor Theresa Kenerly allegedly told a member of City Council that she had ‘yanked’ Keith Henry’s resume out of a group of 4 finalists – simply because he was Black and the city wasn’t ready for this. Henry was actually a strong candidate for the job. Henry stated that he had been interviewed […]
Lezley McSpadden, the mother of Michael Brown who was shot and killed by police in August of 2014, has announced that she will be running for Ferguson City Council according to The Root. After her son’s death, McSpadden threw herself into law enforcement reform having received her high school diploma, written a book, campaigned all over […]
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minneapolis has elected a black transgender woman to its city council, another national first in what advocacy groups have described as a banner night for transgender people in public office. Andrea Jenkins easily won the race Tuesday for an open seat in south Minneapolis, with roughly 73 percent of the […]
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Two black candidates were among three people elected to the Ferguson City Council Tuesday, tripling African-American representation in the St. Louis suburb where poor race relations have been a focal point since the August shooting death of an 18-year-old black by a white police officer. The election means that half of […]
