Billy G. Mills, one of LA's first Black city council members, has died

Billy Gene Mills, one of the first Black politicians elected to the L.A. City Council in 1963, died on June 27 at age 96. He was the first Black American to graduate from UCLA Law School in 1954 and served on the council until 1974, focusing on infrastructure in South Los Angeles. Mills was appointed to the Los Angeles Superior Court by Gov. Ronald Reagan in 1974.