An 18-year-old college freshman is now the youngest Black mayor in U.S. history after beating out his opponent for the position in a small Arkansas town. He will be the mayor of Earle, a town of just under 2,000 people, according to 2020 census data, near Memphis, Tennessee. Now, as mayor-elect, Smith said he plans to focus on transportation, public safety and bringing a major grocery store to the city. “We had one a long time ago, but it closed,” Smith lamented about the now-closed grocery store. “This disability does not take away from what I am able to do,” Smith said, according to The Hill.

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