Ella Jones Is Elected Ferguson’s First Black Mayor 6 Years After Michael Brown’s Death — TIME

(FERGUSON, Mo.) — Ferguson voters have elected Ella Jones as the city’s first black mayor as protests over the death of George Floyd and police treatment of black communities roil the nation. Jones, a city council member who also will be the first woman to lead the St. Louis suburb, beat fellow council member Heather…

Ella Jones Is Elected Ferguson’s First Black Mayor 6 Years After Michael Brown’s Death — TIME