Will Kamala Harris’ candidacy inspire other women to run for office? Grant Baldwin/Getty Images
by Justin de Benedictis-Kessner, Harvard Kennedy School
Kamala Harris is at the...
by Justin de Benedictis-Kessner, Harvard Kennedy School
Elected representatives in government don’t always look like the people they serve.
The people who serve in local governments...
Pittsburgh Councilman Rev. Ricky Burgess thanks supporters that came out in support of him after his City Council victory, May 19. The victory celebration...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Not all politicians convicted of crimes leave politics for good. This week, ex-Providence Mayor Buddy Cianci decided to run for...
After several community meetings throughout the city dealing with the new Land Banking law, City Council passed a much-improved version 8-1, thanks to Rev....
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba, a nationally prominent attorney and human rights activist who persuaded voters into accepting a sales tax...
During its next to last meeting before the incoming Mayor-Elect Bill Peduto administration begins making changes, the Urban Redevelopment Authority board authorized funding for...
JUST ENOUGH FOR THE CITY—Old, young, neighbors, strangers, activist and daughters of police officers came together to support a referendum question on requiring police to live in the city. (Photo by J.L. Martello) Because she lives in the city, in the Black community, and because she knew the women who staged a sit-in on Centre Avenue after the George Zimmerman verdict, Pittsburgh Zone 1 commander Rashall Brackney was able to defuse a situation that otherwise would have ended in multiple arrests.
