Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Barbara Sharief becomes the first African American woman Mayor of Broward County

Incoming Broward County Mayor Barbara Sharief. Screen grab/NBC Miami

(CBSMiami) – Broward County has a new Mayor and Vice-Mayor.

In a unanimous vote on Tuesday, the commission tapped Commissioner Barbara Sharief to be the new mayor.

Sharief, is the first African American woman to be named county mayor. She was elected Vice Mayor last year.

Sharief will succeed Commissioner Kristin Jacobs whose been elected mayor twice by the commission. Prior to her election to the County

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