Black, female leaders battle Baltimore urban woes | U.S. | Reuters BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Baltimore has more than its share of urban woes, which city leaders are tackling with a unique approach -- the experience and perspective they share as the first all-black, all-female team to hold the most powerful jobs in town.
Baltimore's top elected posts -- mayor, city council president, chief prosecutor and comptroller -- as of this year all are held by black women.
'People come up and say, 'I'm so excited that women are finally running things in the city,'' said Patricia Jessamy, the Baltimore City State's Attorney, in an interview with Reuters. 'They say, 'We've tried all these other things. This is something new.''
