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In 1968 Shirley Chisholm became the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress. In 1972 she launched a campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, breaking another political barrier.
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This is a personal recollection on the Move fire on May 13, 1985
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The 2021 Durham, North Carolina mayoral election was held on November 2, 2021, to elect the next mayor of Durham, North Carolina.
Mayor Steve Schewel was elected with 59.5% of the vote in 2017,[1] and was reelected with 83.4% in 2019.[2] On May 27, 2021, he announced that he would not seek a third term.[3] Seven candidates filed to run in this election to succeed Schewel as mayor.[4]
Schewel endorsed city council member Javiera Caballero to be his successor. Durham's longest-serving mayor, Bill Bell, endorsed former superior court judge Elaine O'Neal. Caballero and O'Neal were considered the two frontrunners in the election.[5]
A nonpartisan blanket primary was held on October 5, 2021. The top two candidates from the primary, Elaine O'Neal and Javiera Caballero, advanced to the general election ballot.[6] O'Neal garnered 84.6% of the vote in the general election, thus becoming mayor.
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| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Nonpartisan | Elaine O'Neal | 13,781 | 67.8 | |
| Nonpartisan | Javiera Caballero | 5,023 | 24.7 | |
| Nonpartisan | Jahnmaud Lane | 598 | 2.9 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rebecca Barnes | 352 | 1.7 | |
| Nonpartisan | Bree Davis | 231 | 1.1 | |
| Nonpartisan | Daryl Quick | 216 | 1.1 | |
| Nonpartisan | Charlitta Burruss (withdrawn) | 113 | 0.6 | |
| Total votes | 20,314 | 100%[a] | ||
| General election | ||||
| Nonpartisan | Elaine O'Neal | 25,936 | 84.6 | |
| Nonpartisan | Javiera Caballero | 4,463 | 14.6 | |
| Nonpartisan | Steve Schewel (write-in) | 8 | 0.0 | |
| Write-in | 235[b] | 0.8 | ||
| Total votes | 30,642 | 100% | ||
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The 2021 Durham, North Carolina mayoral election was held on November 2, 2021, to elect the next mayor of Durham, North Carolina. Mayor Steve Schewel was elected with 59.5% of the vote in 2017, and was reelected with 83.4% in 2019. On May 27, 2021, he announced that he would not seek a third term. Seven candidates filed to run in this election to succeed Schewel as mayor. Schewel endorsed city council member Javiera Caballero to be his successor. Durham's longest-serving mayor, Bill Bell, endorsed former superior court judge Elaine O'Neal. Caballero and O'Neal were considered the two frontrunners in the election. A nonpartisan blanket primary was held on October 5, 2021. The top two candidates from the primary, Elaine O'Neal and Javiera Caballero, advanced to the general election ballot. O'Neal garnered 84.6% of the vote in the general election, thus becoming mayor.
The 2023 Durham mayoral election was held on November 7, 2023, to elect the mayor of Durham, North Carolina. Incumbent mayor Elaine O'Neal, the first black woman elected to the position, chose to retire after a single two-year term. The nonpartisan blanket primary was held on October 10. City councilor Leonardo Williams and state senator Mike Woodard advanced to the general election. Williams defeated Woodard by a wide margin.
The 2021 London mayoral election was held on 6 May 2021 to elect the mayor of London. It was held simultaneously with elections for the London Assembly, other local elections across England and Wales, and devolved elections in Scotland and Wales. The mayoral and Assembly elections were to be held on 7 May 2020, but in March 2020 the government announced the election would be postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sadiq Khan was re-selected as the Labour candidate in 2018, the Conservative Party selected Shaun Bailey and the Green Party chose Siân Berry. Rory Stewart, a former Conservative MP and minister, ran as an independent before withdrawing due to the delay in the election. Siobhan Benita, who had been the Liberal Democrat candidate, also withdrew after the election delay. She was replaced as the party's candidate by Luisa Porritt. Twenty candidates appeared on the ballot, more than in any previous election for the position. Sadiq Khan of the Labour Party was re-elected, winning 40% of first preference votes and 55% in a run-off against Bailey.
The 2001 Durham mayoral election was held on November 5, 2001, to elect the mayor of Durham, North Carolina. It saw the election of Bill Bell, who unseated incumbent mayor Nick Tennyson.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
MORE →Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.