Yemi Mobolade, a West African immigrant and independent, elected 1st Black mayor of Colorado Springs: ‘What an incredible opportunity’
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on May 19, 2023
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 Republican politician Wayne Williams by 14 points in a Tuesday runoff.
“This win is for Colorado Springs. It's for the residents of our city,” Mobolade, a business and church leader with no previous political experience, told . . .
