The word “platform” may soon mean something different to Jason Lee. Widely known for his multimedia outlet Hollywood Unlocked, Lee is currently on the campaign trail for a city councilman position. In November 2023, Lee announced his candidacy for city council in his hometown of Stockton, California. “People have strong opinions about my job. They […]
Flint, Michigan City Councilman Eric Mays died last Saturday at age 65 following an illness. Mays, first elected to the council in 2013 and served as council president in 2021, was a larger-than-life figure in Flint and a strong voice for the city as it endured the spectacle of its water crisis. As friends and supporters […]
(BPRW) LONG BEACH COUNCILMAN AUSTIN ENDORSES DREAM IT, BUILD IT CONFERENCE- PRESENTED BY THE PAM FIRM Inaugural event in Long Beach will bring together successful minority professionals from all economic sectors to examine Changing the Narrative (Black PR Wire) LONG BEACH, CA. – Councilman Al Austin has endorsed the Dream It, Build It Collective Conference 2022, […]
ATLANTA (AP) — City Council member Andre Dickens won a runoff election Tuesday to become Atlanta’s next mayor, riding a surge of support that powered him past the council’s current president, Felicia Moore, after finishing second to her in November. Dickens won a campaign dominated by concern over rising violent crime in the city, arguing […]
A white Alabama city council member is facing backlash after using a racial slur during a city council meeting earlier this week, the Associated Press reports. At some point during Monday’s meeting which was broadcasted on Facebook Live, Tarrant City Council member Tommy Bryant stood up and, while referring to Black female council member Veronica […]
A white city official in North Carolina has been fired after ignoring a Black woman’s request to be addressed by her doctoral title. The city council ousted Tony Collins, a member of the Greensboro Zoning Commission, this week after he engaged in a heated exchange with Carrie Rosario, Ph.D., an associate professor at the University of […]