The big winners on election night were people of color, bringing new diversity to leadership in a move that is long overdue. Here’s our top 4.
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Michelle Wu is the first woman and person of color to be elected Boston’s mayor
For almost 200 years, Boston has been run by white males. Michelle Wu — the daughter of Taiwanese immigrants — made history when she was elected Boston’s mayor last night.
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Pittsburgh elects Ed Gainey, the city’s first Black mayor — ever. Yes, that surprised us too. In a city that is predominantly black, the democrat was born and raised by a single mother and lived in public housing so he understands the issues that face his constituents.
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Eric Adams becomes the second Black man to lead New York City in its history
Democrat Eric Adams, a former police department captain, easily won last night, to become the city’s second Black mayor.
“I am you,” he told jubilant supporters Tuesday night “For a young man from south Jamaica Queens that grew up with all the challenges that New Yorkers face, it is not just a victory over adversity, it is a vindication of faith.”
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Abdullah Hammoud becomes the first Arab-American and Muslim mayor of Dearborn, Michigan
Though the Detroit suburb has one of the largest Arab communities in the US, you wouldn’t know that by the elected officials. Hammoud, the son of Lebanese immigrants, dedicated his stirring victory speech Tuesday night to “any young girls or boys who have been ridiculed for their faith or ethnicity.”
