To date, I do not believe Tampa has yet to have a black mayor.
Kurt Schmoke was the First African American elected mayor but
Clarence H. 'Du' Burns was the First African American Appointed Mayor of Baltimore
Maynard Jackson.
Tom Bradley
First, a governor is in charge of a state (Massachusetts). It's a mayor that is in charge of the city-- in this case the city of Boston. The first, and only, black governor of Massachusetts is Deval Patrick. He was elected in 2006. There has not been a black mayor of Boston yet.
David Dinkins.
John H. Burton elected January 1968
Of a major city would be Cleveland's Carl Stokes in 1967.
Carl Burton Stokes (June 21, 1927-April 3, 1996) was an American politician of the Democratic party who served as the 51st mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. Elected on November 7, 1967, he was the first African American mayor of a major U.S. city. Fellow Ohioan Robert C. Henry was the first African American mayor of any U.S. city.
First African American and first woman elected mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota was Sharon Sayles Belton.
The president is the highest elected official in our government. Currently the highest elected president is Barack Obama. He is the first black elected president in the United States.
Jackson Mississippi Mayor is Harvey Johnson
The mayor of Cincinnati (the first elected by a direct vote) is Mark Mallory, elected in 2005 and re-elected in 2009.
As of July 2021, the mayor of Winnipeg is Brian Bowman. He was first elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2018.
Nevada's first elected mayor was C.B. Austin in 1941. He became mayor of Carson City, Nevada
Mayor Glenn Barham First Elected Mayor May 8, 2010