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Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks to reporters in Atlanta on Aug. 14, 2023. Joe Raedle/Getty Images by Rodney Coates, Miami University Some Republican lawmakers in Georgia are targeting Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, a Black Democrat representing a majority Black district . . .
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Some Republican lawmakers in Georgia are targeting Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, a Black Democrat representing a majority Black district, for removal from office. These efforts come in the midst of Willis’ investigation and prosecution of […]
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) (THE CONVERSATION) Some Republican lawmakers in Georgia are targeting Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, a Black Democrat representing a majority Black district, for removal from office. These efforts come in the midst of Willis’ investigation and prosecution of […]
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday about a state law that has sparked a monthslong dispute over whether white state officials are stomping on local self-governance in the state’s majority-Black capital city, Jackson. Cliff Johnson, an attorney for a group of Jackson residents, argued that justices should block the law, […]
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Colorado Springs mayor-elect Yemi Mobolade cheers as he runs onto the stage to give a speech during an election watch party Tuesday. (Christian Murdock/The Gazette via AP) Political newcomer Yemi Mobolade, an independent, will become the next mayor of Colorado Springs, Colo., and the first Black mayor in the city’s history, after easily defeating longtime […]
Colorado Springs mayor-elect Yemi Mobolade cheers as he runs onto the stage to give a speech during an election watch party Tuesday. (Christian Murdock/The Gazette via AP) Political newcomer Yemi Mobolade, an independent, will become the next mayor of Colorado Springs, Colo., and the first Black mayor in the city’s history, after easily defeating longtime […]
Mississippi legislators have enacted a law that would create a new judicial system covering the state’s capital city, Jackson, in place of the current county court system. Set to take effect July 1, 2023, opponents have criticized the Republican-dominated legislature’s move as creating a “
An independent candidate defeated a longtime Republican office holder to become the first elected Black mayor in Colorado Springs, Colorado’s second-largest city with a history of being a conservative stronghold. The victory on Tuesday night of Yemi Mobolade, a Nigerian immigrant and entrepreneur who has never held elected office before, is the latest political setback […]
DENVER (AP) — An independent candidate defeated a longtime Republican office holder to become the first elected Black mayor in Colorado Springs, Colorado’s second largest with a history of being a conservative stronghold. The victory on Tuesday night of?” Yemi Mobolade, a Nigerian immigrant and entrepreneur who has never held elected office before, is the […]