On Nov. 4, Mary Sheffield became the first woman ― the first Black woman ― to be elected mayor of Detroit. It's a milestone nearly 50 years in the making. In 1977, Erma Henderson, who also served as ...

Mary Sheffield won by a bigger margin than any Detroit mayoral candidate in modern history, and yet she still fell short of her own ambitious goal. In the run-up to last November’s election where ...

Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield made history Tuesday night, Nov. 4, becoming the first woman ever elected mayor in the city and concluding a campaign cycle she led from start to finish.

Detroit Mayor-elect Mary Sheffield showed up to cast her ballot on Tuesday wearing a T-shirt with a slogan: "Mary for Everybody." Tuesday night's election returns backed up that credo, as Sheffield ...

Update: Mary Sheffield has won the mayor’s race, according to the Associated Press. February 10, 2025, was bitterly cold in Detroit. An unhoused mother, Tateona Williams, parked her van inside the ...