Mayor
Meet the 18-year-old who just became the youngest Black mayor in the country
- Google-News-Wire
- December 8, 2022
- arkansas
- jaylen smith
- mayor
An 18-year-old college freshman is now the youngest Black mayor in U.S. history after beating out his opponent for the position in a small Arkansas town. Jaylen Smith, a recent graduate of Earle High School, said although he was “confident” he’d win the runoff election Tuesday, he was still shocked when he received news of […]
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Alabama
18-year-old Arkansas college student elected youngest Black mayor in US | #elections | #alabama
Jaylen Smith, 18-year-old mayor of Earle, Ark., at the Arkansas Black Mayors Association 50th Anniversary Gala, held Sept. 10, 2022, in Little Rock. Helaine R. Williams/The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via AP EARLE, Ark. (AP) — An 18-year-old college student has been elected to serve as mayor of a small east Arkansas city, becoming one of the […]
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