CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland officials have declared June 30 to be Carl B. Stokes Day, celebrating the life and legacy of the ...

Cleveland has established June 30th as Carl B. Stokes Day to honor the city's first Black mayor and his contributions to ...

The city of Cleveland announced June 30 will officially be Carl B. Stokes Day going forward.Clevelanders elected Stokes as their mayor in 1967. With the election, Stoke became the first Black mayor of ...

Carl Stokes, right, and his brother Lou Stokes share a laugh in 1988 when Lou Stokes swore Carl in for his second term as a Cleveland Municipal Court judge. (Diana McNees, The Plain Dealer, File ...

Cleveland inaugurates Carl B. Stokes Day to honor the legacy of its first Black mayor and civil rights leader.

Carl B. Stokes, with his wife, Shirley, makes a victory statement at his campaign headquarters in Cleveland, Oct. 3, 1967, after returns indicated he had won the Democratic nomination for mayor of ...

Today, outside of the building in which Mayor Carl B. Stokes once lead the city, a historical marker was unveiled outside Cleveland City Hall. Skip to content 2 Strong 4 Bullies ...

Carl Stokes won the mayor’s job in a city which was 68% white. Because of his victory, thousands of other blacks across the nation began to become more politically active as candidates themselves.

The MAYORAL ADMINISTRATION OF CARL B. STOKES (1967-1971) was marked by progress, controversy, and the unrest prevalent in many urban areas of the U.S. Stokes, a graduate of CLEVELAND MARSHALL LAW ...

Mayor Justin Bibb and others last week unveiled a new historical marker for Carl Stokes at City Hall, the latest installation of what will eventually be 11 markers around the city on the Cleveland ...

Former Cleveland Mayor Carl B. Stokes said he would request a jury trial on a charge of petty theft by a pet store owner who claims he stole a $17.25 bag of dog food.