Reeves was succeeded as mayor in 2008 by E. Denise Simmons, who became the first openly lesbian African-American mayor in the United States.
ɹˈiːvz wʌz səksˈiːdᵻd æz mˈeɪɚɹ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt baɪ ˈiː. dənˈiːs sˈɪmənz, hˌuː bɪkˌeɪm ðə fˈɜːst ˈoʊpənli lˈɛsbiən ˈæfɹɪkənɐmˈɛɹɪkən mˈeɪɚɹ ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts.