Sims, a Democrat, is the city's first African American mayor.

His 1973 election made him only the second African American mayor of a major U.S. city.

He was the first African American mayor in Paterson's history.

Holley was also the first African American mayor in the city's history.

He was the first African American mayor of New York City.

He won the 1989 mayoral election, becoming Richmond's first elected African American mayor.

She is the first African American mayor of the city and the second woman to hold the office.

He is the first African American mayor of Kansas City.

He is the first African American mayor of Blue Springs.

He was the first African American mayor of Berkeley, serving two terms from 1971 to 1979.