Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx: A Star Is Born?

By: Jenée Desmond-Harris | Posted: September 4, 2012 at 6:10 PM

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Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx: A star is born? He became the city's youngest, and its second African-American, mayor when he was elected in 2009 to his first two-year term after serving on the City Council. Now that his city is hosting the Democratic National Convention, he's getting a lot of attention this week. Read more about him at the Huffington Post.

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