Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Yvonne Brown
True, she was (died in 2012) mayor of a small town, but her story is interesting, moving from religious outreach to politics, and she is notable for being the first African-American woman mayor of any town in the USA, and she was a notable figure in the Republican convention because of her unique qualifications (ie, African-American, female, mayor who was ''Republican'').  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3878566 She was interviewed on NPR by Tavis Smiley, and she got http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/20/AR2006052000523_pf.html coverage in a national newspaper -- the Washington Post -- here, and http://www.wapt.com/news/central-mississippi/Former-Tchula-Mayor-Brown-dies/11795938 coverage here and http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2006/sep/16/mayor-yvonne-brown-guided-by-faith-driven-to-serve/ depth coverage here, http://msbusiness.com/blog/2006/04/24/tchula-mayor-wants-to-serve-second-congressional-district/ in-depth look into how she came to politics, http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/661777/posts in-depth treatment here, story that she http://www.wtok.com/news/headlines/626762.html won an impressive $5 million grant from Washington. Also http://books.google.com/books?id=steLXpuOONEC&pg=RA9-PA1671&lpg=RA9-PA1671&dq=%22Yvonne+Brown%22+Tchula&source=bl&ots=QLifkGdewb&sig=l_kdN54s3G0bb1MI3mrDZa-CjE4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7_EdVOvxO8uMyATg6YDwDg&ved=0CCQQ6AEwATgU#v=onepage&q=%22Yvonne%20Brown%22%20Tchula&f=false she was included in the book 4,000 Ground-Breaking and Pioneering Historical Events. Numerous in-depth reliable independent sources means she passes the 
— User:Tomwsulcer, 22:26, 20 September 2014 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:GNG (Wikipedia:Notability)