Tishaura Jones elected St Louis’s first black female mayor

Jones, who is currently the city treasurer, said: we've begun breaking down the historic racial barriers' in the city

Tishaura Jones has been elected as the next mayor of St Louis, Missouri, making history as the first Black woman to hold the city's top position.

This campaign can unequivocally say that we've begun breaking down the historic racial barriers and the racial divides that exist, and have existed for generations in our city," Jones said on Tuesday night, adding that she will not stay silent" in the face of any injustice".