Occupation – Politician – Mayor
Pamela Goynes-Brown (1962- )
Pamela Goynes-Brown, the first African American mayor of North Las Vegas, was born in 1962 on a Navajo reservation in...
James A. Sharp, Jr. (1933-2023)
The first popularly elected African American mayor of Flint, Michigan, James A. Sharp, Jr. was born in New York City...
Dontae Payne
In November 2023 Dontae Payne was elected mayor of Olympia, Washington. He is the first African American and openly gay...
James Robert Ford (1925-2017)
James Robert Ford was a politician, businessman, and the first African American mayor of Tallahassee, Florida. That election also made...
Blessing Adeyemi ‘Yemi’ Mobolade (1979- )
The first Black mayor of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Blessing Adeyemi (popularly known as Yemi) Mobolade was born in Lagos, Nigeria...
Harvey Johnson Jr. (1946- )
Harvey Johnson Jr. is an American politician from Mississippi. He graduated from Rosa A. Temple High School in Vicksburg, Mississippi...
Richard G. Hatcher (1933-2019)
Richard Gordon Hatcher was an American attorney, politician and the first African American mayor of Gary, Indiana. He served in...
William H. Herrington (1950- )
The first African American mayor of Lawrenceville, Virginia, William H. Herrington, was born on August 15, 1950, in Hartsville, South...
Keisha Lance Bottoms (1970- )
Keisha Lance Bottoms is a lawyer, and politician, and the 60th Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia. Bottoms was born on January...
