Word: yesterday
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Blacks hold only about 2 percent of all the elected offices in the United States. So key victories yesterday by Blacks in New York City, Seattle and possibly Virginia will prove a major boost in the numbers of important African-American officeholders nationwide...
Other notable victories yesterday included the election of first-time Black mayors in Seattle and New Haven, alsomajority-white cities...
...importance of yesterday's voting wasperhaps best illustrated by the contrast betweenDinkins' and Wilder's narrow victories in theirraces and the ease with which Detroit MayorColeman Young won election to a fifth term in themajority-Black city...
Characterizing Wilder's likely win in Virginiaas an example of the "mainstreaming" of Blackpoliticians, Verba said yesterday's results mightherald a new type of campaign for Blacks who seekoffice in the U.S.AP Wire PhotoLt. Gov. L. DOUGLAS WILDER of Virginiaindicates where he thinks he'll finish aftervoting his state's gubernatorial electionyesterday. With most of the precincts reporting,Wilder, a Democrat, held a slim lead over hisRepublican opponent early this morning...
...narrow margin, Boston voters yesterday approved Mayor Raymond Flynn's plan to change the 13-member elected School Committee to a seven-member board appointed by the mayor. The margin...