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Tishaura Jones has made history as the first Black woman elected mayor in the city of St. Louis, Missouri. Jones reportedly received more than 51 percent of the vote in Tuesday’s election. She is slated to be sworn in on April 20.
“St. Louis, this is an opportunity for us to rise,” Jones told voters in a victory speech that detailed her ancestral heritage and quoted poet Maya Angelou. “I told you when I was running that we aren’t done avoiding tough conversations. We are done ignoring the racism that has held our city and our region back.”
Jones, 49, is described as a champion for working families who has spent her career serving the people of Missouri.
St. Louis Elects Its First Black Woman as Mayor
Tishaura Jones, the city’s treasurer, promised on Tuesday night not to stay silent on racial injustices and vowed to bring “fresh air” to the city.
Delta Sigma Theta sorority sisters serenaded Tishaura Jones during a party Tuesday night in St. Louis.Credit.Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, via Associated Press
April 7, 2021Updated 9:20 a.m. ET
Tishaura Jones became the first Black woman elected mayor of St. Louis on Tuesday and later this month will begin leading a city racked with a high homicide rate, disturbances at the city jail and challenges related to the pandemic.