Braxton Winston was voted on to the city council in Charlotte in the local and state elections held earlier this month. A photographer for the Charlotte Observer newspaper snapped a picture of Winston from the back, and the striking image lit up the internet. On Tuesday, he won a seat on the Charlotte City Council! !”Facebook Twitter Pinterest Braxton Winston, right, greets a Charlotte city staffer as he arrives for an orientation meeting at the government center last week. Charlotte also elected Vi Lyles to be mayor, the first African American woman to hold the office in the city.

Source: The Guardian November 15, 2017 13:41 UTC