Historic election changes racial, gender makeup of Fayetteville City Council
Val Applewhite remembers how awkward it felt being the only woman on the Fayetteville City Council in 2007.She said the five women and eight African-Americans who will be on the council next month after Tuesday’s historic election should find it less awkward.Before Tuesday’s election, the 10-member council had five black members and five white members. There were two women on the council. The new council will have eight African-Americans and two whites. The […]
