Jones will be taking over for Republican incumbent James Knowles III, who has been Mayor of Ferguson since 2011 and was acting Mayor when Michael Brown was killed.
On Tuesday, June 2, Ella Jones became the first-ever Black Mayor-elect of Ferguson, Missouri. Six years ago, this Missouri city gained national attention when a white police officer killed a Black teenager named Michael Brown. Protests erupted throughout the city seeking justice for Brown, propelling the Black Lives Matter Movement to the forefront of national consciousness.
Of course, this is not the first time Mayor Jones has made history. In 2015, she became the first Black woman elected to the Ferguson City Council. When Jones made moves to run for Mayor, at first people in her community were skeptical. “If you’ve been oppressed so long, it’s hard for you to break out to a new idea,” Jones said.
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