Black mayors of Chicago, LA, NY, Houston speak in DC: ‘We’ve come forth at some difficult, challenging times’

The mayors of the four largest cities in the U.S. spoke at the African American Mayors Association conference in Washington on Friday (from left) ; Eric Adams of New York; Karen Bass of Los Angeles; Lori Lightfoot of Chicago; and Sylvester Turner of Houston. (Lynn Sweet/Sun-Times)

WASHINGTON — For the first time, Black mayors run the four largest cities in the United States — Chicago, New York, Los Angeles and Houston. And Friday at the African American Mayors Association conference, the “Big Four” were together for the first time, a historic gathering to discuss their work.

“If you look back when things started, there were none,” said Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner.