Syracuse, N.Y. — If Khalid Bey wins November’s election, he would make history as Syracuse’s first Black mayor.
Already, though, Bey has achieved something no other Black politician has: He’s won a major party nomination for the city’s top job.
A series of portraits in the entryway at Syracuse City Hall shows every mayor in city history. There has never been a non-white mayor.Chris Baker | cbaker@syracuse.com
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