Nutrition Access, Affordability, & Education Grant Program is OPEN! Published on September 19, 2022 Nutrition Access, Affordability, & Education Grant Program is OPEN! Tagged as: , Announcements
AAMA Supports President Biden’s Student Loan Relief Published on August 24, 2022 AAMA applauds the President’s long standing efforts to lower student debt as a testament to his commitment to working and middle class families. While there is still work to be done to achieve college affordability, this debt relief will make a significant impact for millions of borrowers, especially students of color disproportionately impacted by higher rates of student loan debt. Tagged as: , Announcements
AAMA Celebrates Donald R. Cravins, Jr.’s Confirmation Published on August 11, 2022 AAMA Celebrates Donald R. Cravins, Jr.’s Confirmation for Under Secretary of Commerce for the Minority Business Development Agency Tagged as: , Announcements
SMART CITY EXPO USA TO CONVENE SEPTEMBER 14-15, 2022 IN MIAMI, FL Published on July 25, 2022 Miami, FL. July 25, 2022 – Fira de Barcelona and Smart City Expo World Congress, the world’s leading summit for cities and smart urban solutions, are partnering with the African American Mayors Association, the National League of Cities, Miami-Dade County Mayor, Daniella Levine Cava, and Miami Mayor and U.S. Conference of Mayors President, Francis X. Suarez, to host Smart City Expo USA Tagged as: , Announcements
AAMA Applauds Senate Confirmation of Steven Dettelbach to ATF Published on July 13, 2022 (Washington, D.C.) — Mayor Frank Scott, Jr. (Little Rock, AR), president of the African American Mayors Association (AAMA), released the following statement after the Senate approved Steven Dettelbach’s nomination to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF): Tagged as: , Announcements
AAMA Statement on President Biden’s New Executive Order Published on July 08, 2022 (Washington, D.C.) — As President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order Protecting Access to Reproductive Health Care Services, Mayor Frank Scott, Jr. of Little Rock, Arkansas and president of the African American Mayors Association (AAMA) released the following statement: Tagged as: , Announcements
African American Mayors Statement on the Highland Park Mass Shooting Published on July 05, 2022 African American Mayors Statement on the Highland Park Mass Shooting Tagged as: , Announcements
African American Mayors Outraged by the Overturning of Roe v. Wade Published on June 24, 2022 (Washington, D.C.) — Today, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) released its decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark case that established a constitutional right to abortion in America. African American mayors across the country are outraged by the decision. Tagged as: , Announcements
AAMA Applauds Bipartisan Gun Violence Prevention Package Published on June 14, 2022 The African American Mayors Association (AAMA) passed a resolution today calling for the United States Senate to immediately confirm Steven Dettelbach to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The call follows negotiations among a group of 20 Senators seeking to lay out a pathway to common sense gun violence prevention legislation. Tagged as: , Announcements
AAMA Statement on String of Mass Shootings Published on June 02, 2022 (Washington, D.C.) — Today, Mayor Frank Scott, Jr. of Little Rock, Arkansas and president of the African American Mayors Association (AAMA) released the following statement in response to yesterday’s shootings in Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and California: Tagged as: , Announcements