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The “Oakland Inaugural Fund Committee” is asking for major contributions to support the new mayor’s inauguration.
Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) has indicated he intends to re-add a provision in President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful” budget ...
Rep. Barbara Lee is the new mayor of Oakland after losing the U.S. Senate last year. She was sworn in on May 20.
The U.S. Mint has issued new quarters celebrating the contributions of African American women. Ida B. Wells, Maya Angelou, Bessie Coleman, and Pauli Murray are featured.
Lee is known as the first Black woman to represent in the State Assembly, State Senate, Congress, and now the first Black ...
Former longtime Congresswoman Barbara Lee was inaugurated yesterday as Oakland’s new mayor.
Oakland officially got a new mayor Tuesday as former Congresswoman Barbara Lee was sworn in. She is the first Black woman to hold the position in the city.
OAKLAND — The room fell silent Tuesday when Barbara Lee was sworn in as the city’s mayor. After a rousing standing ovation, ...
FORMER U.S. REP. BARBARA LEE was sworn in as Oakland’s 52nd mayor Tuesday, kicking off what many hope is an era of stability ...
Barbara Lee was sworn in as the city's 52nd mayor on Tuesday, promising to usher in a new era of progress and unity in an embattled city she has called deeply divided. Lauren Toms reports.
Barbara Lee received a standing ovation on Tuesday as she entered the Oakland City Hall to take the oath of office. A congresswoman for three decades, Lee becomes the first Black woman to serve as ...