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Jaylen Smith became the youngest Black mayor in American history after being elected in Earle, Ark.

It wasnt all bad!

In the past year alone, Black people have broken barriers and made history in American politics, business, sports, entertainment, and more.

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Jaylen Smith made history as the youngest Black mayor in the U.S. this January, at the age of 18. Smith, now 19, is the current mayor of Earle, a small town in Arkansas.

Rethink the news: Reducing news to hard lines and side-taking leaves a lot of the story untold. Progress comes from challenging what we hear and considering different views.

Generation Z is stepping up in national politics and state legislature – and in this small Arkansas town. Instead of heading away to college, 18-year-old Jaylen Smith ran for mayor, and won.

The city of Pine Bluffs first production of Pine Bluff Live on Sunday Number Five focused on youths and featured the youngest Black mayor in the nation.

President Biden really wants you to know about all the bills he's signed: the American Rescue Plan, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Inflation Reduction Act, all that climate funding – all of it.

The shoe factory closed and the supermarket pulled out. So did neighbours whose old homes were now falling apart, overtaken by weeds and trees. Likewise, the best students at Earle High School often left for college and decided their hometown did not have enough to lure them back.