We Won!!! St. Louis voters just changed leadership of their entire city government. Let me explain how.

The city not only elected its first Black woman as Mayor, Tishaura Jones, it flipped the balance of power on its influential city council as well.

Tishaura Jones after winning the mayoral race in St. Louis

Presidential races matter. Congressional races matter. But most change - particularly as it pertains to the systems and structures of mass incarceration, policing, housing, education, employment, pay equity, and so much more, happens on the local city and county level. That’s why what happened la…