Nikuyah Walker

Nikuyah Walker was the mayor of Charlottesville, Virginia from 2018 to 2021. She became the city's first black female mayor in January 2018, after being elected to the Charlottesville City Council.

Personal life Walker was born and raised in Charlottesville. Her campaign gained traction after the Unite the Right rally in August 2017. Walker and Heather Hill were elected to the city council, winning 29% and 28% of the vote respectively.

Mayor of Charlottesville Walker was the first Independent candidate to be elected to the City Council since the 1940s.

Walker participated in The National Memorial for Peace and Justice to honor the memory of John Henry James, who was lynched just outside Charlottesville in 1898.