Mildred Crump, a longtime Newark councilwoman and pioneer for Black women in city politics, has died at age 86. Crump became the first Black woman elected to Newark City Council in 1994 and the ...

Newark has lost a legendary and trailblazing city official. Former Newark City Council President Mildred Crump, who was the ...

Trailblazer Mildred C. Crump, 86, died this morning. She was a popular and beloved Newark leader and activist known for her ...

The Newark community is mourning for a “trailblazer” who served as the first Black woman elected to its city council: Mildred ...

NEWARK — Mildred Crump, a trailblazing public servant who was the first Black woman to serve on the Newark City Council, died Sunday. She was 86. Crump first ran for council in 1986, but was not ...