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Uniindia: Arkansas, Dec 8 (UNI) An 18-year-old college student in the state of Arkansas has reportedly become the youngest black mayor to be elected in the US.

He's 18 years old, and he graduated from high school earlier this year.

WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - A college student has become the youngest Black mayor in the United States at the age of 18.On Tuesday, Jaylen Smith was elected as the mayor of Earle, a rural town in Arkansas

Jaylen Smith, who graduated from Earle High School in May, is now the citys mayor -- one of the youngest ever to be elected as a mayor in the country.

"People are crying out for change, and I want to be the change to move Earle forward," he said.

Jaylen Smith won a runoff election to lead the town of Earle, Arkansas.

"People are crying out for change, and I want to be the change to move Earle forward," he said.

A Black teen from northeast Arkansas has made history by becoming the youngest American mayor ever to hold office. The recent high school graduate has

Jaylen Smith, who is Black, was elected mayor of Earle in Tuesday's runoff election, winning 235 votes to Nemi Matthews' 183, according to complete but unofficial results.

Jaylen Smith, 18, won a runoff election in Earle, Arkansas to become the city's next mayor, one of the youngest in the United States.