A member of Sinn Féin, Black is a member of Belfast City Council representing the Court constituency and served as the 81st Lord Mayor of Belfast from 1 June 2022 to 5 June 2023.
[1] Black received her Bachelor of Arts degree in politics from the Queen's University Belfast, followed by a Master of Science in community and social development from 2006 to 2009.
[4] In 2018, Black was co-opted onto Belfast City Council to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Mary McConville.
[5] Upon assuming the office of Lord Mayor, Black pledged to work "night and day for everyone in the city" and stated a desire to "lead an inclusive agenda of positive and progressive change".
[6] On 1 July 2022, Councillor Black and presumptive First Minister Michelle O'Neill laid a wreath in commemoration of the Battle of the Somme, marking the first time two Irish nationalist politicians had jointly attended such an event.