City Council – Black Enterprise

Politics

Yusef Salaam, Central Park 5 Exoneree Turned NYC Council Candidate, Champions Forgiveness And Advocacy For New York City

Mary SpillerOctober 8, 2023October 11, 2023

by Mary SpillerOctober 8, 2023October 11, 20235336

He and four other innocent boys were sent to jail by a racially divided society that was extremely prejudiced toward people of color. Even after being...

News

Records Reveal Regina Hill, Orlando’s Black City Commissioner Was Arrested in 2022

Lauren NutallSeptember 15, 2023September 15, 2023

by Lauren NutallSeptember 15, 2023September 15, 20233615

Orlando City's Regina Hill, who serves on the city council, was arrested in Birmingham, Alabama, last year....

History Women

First Square In Savannah To Honor A Person of Color Is Named After A Black Woman

Stacy JacksonAugust 26, 2023August 25, 2023

by Stacy JacksonAugust 26, 2023August 25, 20232948

Savannah celebrates a Black woman with historic square....

History News

Savannah, Georgia, To Rename Square Currently Honoring Enslaver

Daniel JohnsonAugust 15, 2023August 15, 2023

by Daniel JohnsonAugust 15, 2023August 15, 20231073

After a two-year fight, Savannah, Georgia, is renaming an area of its city formerly known as Calhoun City Square....

News

Black Activist With Disability Faces Trespassing Charges for Protesting Confederate Statue

Atiya JordanDecember 22, 2022December 22, 2022

by Atiya JordanDecember 22, 2022December 22, 2022446

He was arrested during a City Council Meeting....

News Politics

City Councilmember Rex Richardson Becomes First Black Mayor of Long Beach

Derek MajorNovember 16, 2022November 16, 2022

by Derek MajorNovember 16, 2022November 16, 20221391

Long Beach Vice Mayor and City Councilmember Rex Richardson is set to become the first Black mayor for the California city...

News Politics

Watch: White Alabama Councilman Facing Racism Allegations Arrested for Punching Black Mayor

Eric MoodyNovember 11, 2022November 11, 2022

by Eric MoodyNovember 11, 2022November 11, 20222653

Alabama Councilman Tommy Bryant was arrested for punching Tarrant Mayor Wayman Newton in front of police after a heated city council meeting....

News

White Michigan Councilwoman Caught Heat During A Meeting For ‘Ghetto’ Comment

Atiya JordanMay 9, 2022May 9, 2022

by Atiya JordanMay 9, 2022May 9, 20221057

Haven't the Black folks in Flint been through enough?...

Education

‘Hamilton’ Star Says Teacher Saved His Life

Robin White GoodeMay 9, 2017September 23, 2017

by Robin White GoodeMay 9, 2017September 23, 20171789

Anthony Ramos, a star of 'Hamilton,' may think he does. According to New York Teacher, he has called a Brooklyn, New York, high school teacher...