Douglasville, Georgia sits about 20 miles outside of Atlanta. This small town has set another black first for itself by nominating it’s first black mayor and first female mayor back on Dec 1st.

Congratulations to Rochelle Robinson.

She has been a 20-year resident of Douglasville and served on the city council from 2002 to 2006.

Douglasville has in recent years had a bit of a demographic shift. Once a predominately white town (64% white in 200) recent census (2010) see that 56% of Douglasville’s population is black and around 36% white.

The town has also celebrated other black firsts for itself this year with Gary Sparks, the city’s first-ever black police chief and Marcia Hampton the first black and female city manager.

Rochelle was emotional about her victory and told the Huffington Post:

“I was just overwhelmed and that was the first thing that came to my memory: Rosa Parks sat down 60 years ago today, so that I could stand up in this city,” Robinson said. “I’m standing on so many shoulders. I did not get here by myself.”

Originally from Ohio Rochelle was also breaking boundaries in 1984 when she became the first black cheerleader at Youngstown State University near Cleveland, Ohio!

Read more about her victory and the reaction here: http://huff.

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