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Charlottesville VA council votes for black woman as mayor
BY BEATRICE DUPUY ON 1/3/18 AT 2:32 PM
... The city council appointed Nikuyah Walker Tuesday night with a 4-1 vote, making her the first black women to serve as mayor in the city of more than 40,000 people and the first independent candidate to be elected since 1948. Walker told CBS19 News that she's up to the challenge.
"I go into a room, and I challenge immediately," she said. "I challenge myself, and I challenge other people" ...
http://www.newsweek.com/charlottesvile-council-names-black-woman-mayor-769692
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