In 2025, Sharon Owens became the first Black mayor of Syracuse, NY breaking a nearly 180-year history of non-Black leadership ♥️🖤💚✊🏽 #SharonOwens #blackexcellence #BlackHistoryMonth

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1/01/26 #Syracuse, N.Y.
' #SharonOwens sworn in as #Syracuse Mayor'
'Sharon Owens sworn in as Syracuse mayor in emotional ceremony in City Hall'
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Sharon Owens wins Democratic primary for Syracuse mayor Owens would be the city's first Black mayor.

Gooooode! #SharonOwens #Cuse 👏🏿🍊
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State Senator Sean Ryan Wins Democratic Nomination for Mayor of Buffalo, New York Mayoral primaries also occurred today in Albany, Rochester, and Syracuse.

State Senator Sean Ryan Wins Democratic Nomination for Mayor of Buffalo, New York

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