the first black mayor of Newark was Kenedeth Gibson
The Mayor of Newark New Jersey is Cory Booker.
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Mayor Booker supports same-sex marriage and is a member of Mayors for the Freedom to Marry.
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The Mayor of Las Vegas is Oscar Baylin Goodman who has been Mayor since 1999, used to be a Democrat and is now an independent
Wikipedia explains, "From 1998 to 2006, he lived in Brick Towers, a notorious public housing project in Newark's Central Ward. Booker organized tenants there to fight for improved conditions. In November 2006, Booker left his apartment for the top unit in a three-story rental on Hawthorne Avenue on Newark's south side, an area described as "a drug- and gang-plagued neighborhood of boarded-up houses and empty lot." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cory_Booker ^^ Mayor moves to tough Newark area, Janet Frankston Lorin, November 24, 2006, Philadelphia Inquirer Mayor moves to tough Newark area, Janet Frankston Lorin, November 24, 2006, Philadelphia Inquirer