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City of Charlotte, NC Welcomes Its First Black Female Mayor

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City of Charlotte, NC Welcomes Its First Black Female Mayor

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Vi Lyles has just made history as the first Black woman mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina. She ran an aggressive campaign, and her victory was confirmed by local and national news outlets on November 8th.

Prior to becoming mayor, she was was an at-large representative on the Charlotte City Council. She was elected in 2013, and served two terms.

Lyles worked for the City of Charlotte for almost 30 years, starting off as an analyst in the city’s budget department before becoming budget director. She was assistant city manager for the city from 1996 to 2004. During her time with the city, she helped create the city’s first capital budget and led the restructuring of government programs to evaluate and assess performance audits for…

Please read original article City of Charlotte, NC Welcomes Its First Black Female Mayor posted on Healthy Black Girls on 14 November 2017 | 12:31 pm —

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