Alma Adams tweeted the following:
"Vi was first elected as an at large member of the Charlotte City Council in 2013, was the first Black woman to serve as Charlottes Mayor Pro Tem, and then became the first Black woman to be elected mayor in 2017."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Alma Adams:
"Since then, Mayor Vi Lyles has been instrumental in setting the agenda for affordable housing in Charlotte.#BlackHistoryMonth #SayBlack"Read on Twitter"Read on Twitter
"Vi Lyles was born in Columbia, South Carolina in 1952. She first came to Charlotte as a student at Queens University in the 70s. For years prior to her service as an elected official, she worked as a city employee and crafted Charlottes annual budget.#BlackHistoryMonth"Read on Twitter
"#BlackHistoryMonth fact: Mary attended Barber Scotia College in #NC12. twitter.com/dwstweets/stat"Read on Twitter
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