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A ball for the 1st Black mayor of St. Petersburg, Fla., is canceled over circus theme

By December 03, 2021 Add Comment Edit
A ball planned for Ken Welch, the first Black mayor of St. Petersburg, Fla., has been canceled amid concerns its circus theme was inappropriate in the once-segregated city. Welch is shown here on Nov. 2, speaking to supporters in St. Petersburg, Fla.

The city's Junior League scrapped the 2022 event after Mayor-elect Ken Welch declined to attend. Critics say the theme was disrespectful and inappropriate in the majority-white, once-segregated city.

(Image credit: Martha Asencio-Rhine/ampa Bay Times via AP)


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