https://apnews.com/article/newbern-alabama-first-black-mayor-settlement-6a158105e703b8fe462afeb6b16a6a2c
NEWBERN, Ala. (AP) — The first Black mayor of a small Alabama town, who said white officials locked him out of town hall, will return to the role under the terms of a proposed settlement agreement. Patrick Braxton will be recognized as the lawful mayor of the town of Newbern, under the terms of a proposed agreement to settle a lawsuit between

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/06/us/newbern-alabama-mayor-dispute/index.html
Newbern, Alabama CNN —. Patrick Braxton accomplished something no Black man in his Alabama town had done in its 166-year history: he became mayor. He told CNN he ran for office in 2020 to serve

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/alabama-towns-black-mayor-claims-locked-white-predecessor/story?id=102862563
The Black mayor of a tiny Alabama town says he has been blocked from his mayoral duties since 2020 by the town's white former mayor amid allegations that race has played a role in keeping him

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X5aE8U7EdY
ABC News' Steve Osunsami spoke with Newbern, Alabama Mayor Patrick Braxton, who claims in a federal lawsuit that former mayor Woody Stokes III contests his l

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/alabama-town-s-first-black-mayor-finally-on-the-job-after-all-white-council-locked-him-out/ar-BB1oS68m
An Alabama town's first Black mayor can finally take office — four years after his election and the all-white city council locking him out. Patrick Braxton was elected in 2020 as the only

https://ktvz.com/news/ap-national-news/2024/06/24/alabama-towns-first-black-mayor-who-had-been-locked-out-of-office-will-return-under-settlement/
NEWBERN, Ala. (AP) — The first Black mayor of a small Alabama town, who said white city officials blocked him from taking office, will return to the role under the terms of a proposed settlement

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/black-mayor-alabama-town-claims-hes-locked-city-102949071
First black mayor of one Alabama town claims he's locked out of city hall ABC News' Steve Osunsami spoke with Newbern, Alabama Mayor Patrick Braxton, who claims in a federal lawsuit that

https://eji.org/news/white-minority-locks-out-first-black-mayor-of-newbern-alabama/
07.24.23. Michael Malcom. Patrick Braxton, the first Black mayor of Newbern, a small town in Alabama's Black Belt region, has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging the white former mayor and city council members violated the Constitution when they locked him out of the Town Hall and barred him from office.

https://atlantablackstar.com/2023/07/25/first-black-man-elected-as-mayor-in-newbern-alabama-files-federal-lawsuit-against-white-citizens-who-wont-let-him-serve/
Braxton believes she was right, claiming that he has been locked out of the town hall, town mail and financial accounts used to govern the city's budget and has been followed around by a drone.

https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/first-black-mayor-of-one-alabama-town-claims-hes-locked-out-of-city-hall-transcript
Rev › Blog › Transcripts › Alabama › First Black Mayor of One Alabama Town Claims He's Locked Out of City Hall ... 56-year-old Patrick Braxton was born and raised here and became the city's first black mayor in 2020 when he quietly filed the paperwork at this county courthouse to run for the position, up until that year, no one had

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/newbern-alabama-town-that-locked-out-black-mayor-violated-voting-rights-act-new-complaint-alleges/ar-AA1gUFqZ
The man who claims to be a small Alabama town's first Black mayor and the Black town council members he appointed amended their federal lawsuit against Newbern's white mayor and all-white

https://www.wvtm13.com/article/newberns-first-black-mayor-fighting-lawsuit-hale-county/44833513
That made Patrick Braxton Newbern's first Black mayor in its 165-year existence. "I have big plans for Newbern. I have plans for food sharing, food distribution," Braxton said. Those plans never materialized because he claims the former white mayor and majority white council locked him out of town hall, and he was denied access to Newbern's

https://abc17news.com/news/national-world/cnn-national/2024/06/25/alabama-man-denied-office-after-winning-election-reaches-proposed-settlement-to-become-towns-first-black-mayor/
By Justin Gamble, CNN (CNN) — The town of Newbern, Alabama and a Black man who was prevented from becoming the town's mayor after winning his 2020 election, have reached a proposed settlement

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First black mayor of one Alabama town claims he's locked out of city hall. ... who claims in a federal lawsuit that former Mayor Woody Stokes III contests his legitimacy and has locked him out of office. ... Most Relevant is selected, so some comments may have been filtered out.

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MEAWW cannot confirm them independently and does not support claims or opinions being made online. A man who claims to be a tiny Alabama town's first Black and rightful mayor, only for the town

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/alabama-towns-black-mayor-locked-office-return-settlement-111385771
A street in Newbern, Ala. is pictured on July 27, 2023. The first Black mayor of the small Alabama town, who said white officials locked him out of town hall, will return to the role under the

https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/news/video/black-mayor-alabama-town-claims-hes-locked-city-102949071
ABC News' Steve Osunsami spoke with Newbern, Alabama Mayor Patrick Braxton, who claims in a federal lawsuit that former mayor Woody Stokes III contests his legitimacy and has locked him out of office.

https://geekalabama.com/2023/09/10/sunday-discussion-first-black-mayor-of-one-alabama-town-claims-hes-locked-out-of-city-hall/
ABC News' Steve Osunsami spoke with Newbern, Alabama Mayor Patrick Braxton, who claims in a federal lawsuit that former mayor Woody Stokes III contests his legitimacy and has locked him out of office.

https://wzakcleveland.com/4615729/first-black-mayor-of-an-alabama-town-says-hes-locked-out-of-city-hall/
Mayor Patrick Braxton says he has been blocked from his mayoral duties since 2020 by the town's white former mayor

https://infotel.ca/newsitem/us-first-black-mayor-newbern/cp70180373
NEWBERN, Ala. (AP) — The first Black mayor of a small Alabama town, who said white officials locked him out of town hall, will return to the role under the terms of a proposed settlement

https://urbanareas.net/info/first-black-mayor-of-one-alabama-town-claims-hes-locked-out-of-city-hall/
First Black Mayor Of Alabama Town Claims He's Locked Out Of City Hall. ... First Black Mayor Of Alabama Town Claims He's Locked Out Of City Hall. ... ABC News' Steve Osunsami spoke with Newbern, Alabama Mayor Patrick Braxton, who claims in a federal lawsuit that former mayor Woody Stokes III contests his legitimacy and has locked him out

https://www.reddit.com/r/neoliberal/comments/1do4igq/alabama_towns_first_black_mayor_who_had_been/
The first Black mayor of a small Alabama town, who said white officials locked him out of town hall, will return to the role under the terms of a proposed settlement agreement. Patrick Braxton will be recognized as the lawful mayor of the town of Newbern, under the terms of a proposed agreement to settle a lawsuit between Braxton and the town.

https://www.wral.com/story/alabama-towns-first-black-mayor-who-had-been-locked-out-of-office-will-return-under-settlement/21497158/
NEWBERN, Ala. (AP) — The first Black mayor of a small Alabama town, who said white officials locked him out of town hall, will return to the role under the terms of a proposed settlement agreement.