AAMA Mayors Respond to Mass Shooting at Texas Elementary School Published on May 25, 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 the mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas: Tagged as: , Announcements
African American Mayors Statement on Mass Shooting in Buffalo, NY Published on May 16, 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 the mass shooting in Buffalo, NY: Tagged as: , Announcements
AAMA Recognizes Black Maternal Health Week 2022 Published on April 13, 2022 On the one-year anniversary of the White House issuing its first-ever presidential proclamation marking Black Maternal Health Week, Mayor Sylvester Turner (Houston, TX), president of the African American Mayors Association issued the following statement. Tagged as: , Announcements
AAMA Applauds Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s SCOTUS Confirmation Published on April 07, 2022 (Washington, D.C.) — On the occasion of Judge Kentaji Brown Jackson’s confirmation to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, Mayor Sylvester Turner (Houston, TX), president of the African American Mayors Association issued the following statement applauding this extraordinary moment for the nation: Tagged as: , Announcements
African American Mayors Supports President Biden’s Budget Published on March 31, 2022 (Washington, D.C.) — Today, Mayor Sylvester Turner (Houston, TX), president of the African American Mayors Association issued the following statement in support of President Joe Biden’s fiscal year 2023 discretionary budget request: Tagged as: , Announcements
Environmental Defense Fund and AAMA establish Fellowship Published on March 30, 2022 Environmental Defense Fund and the African American Mayors Association (AAMA) are partnering to provide local governments with the expertise and funding needed to develop climate-resilient infrastructure projects. Tagged as: , Announcements
Black Mayors React to the Emmett Till Antilynching Act Signed Into Law Published on March 29, 2022 (Washington, D.C.) — Today, President Joe Biden signed into law the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, H.R. 55, which designates lynching as a federal hate crime. Tagged as: , Announcements
AAMA Reacts to Republican Attacks on Judge Jackson at SCOTUS Hearing Published on March 24, 2022 (Washington, D.C.) — As the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary nears the conclusion of the confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanij Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, Mayor Sylvester Turner (Houston, TX), president of the African American Mayors Association issued the following statement opposing the behavior of many of the Republicans on the committee: Tagged as: , Announcements
AAMA Urge Senate to Pass the CROWN Act Published on March 18, 2022 (Washington, D.C.) — As the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair, the CROWN Act, Mayor Sylvester Turner (Houston, TX), president of the African American Mayors Association issued a statement. Tagged as: , Announcements
African American Mayors Reflect on the One-Year Anniversary of the ARP Published on March 11, 2022 Today, on the one-year anniversary of the American Rescue Plan, African American Mayors are reflecting on how the funding has powered our country’s economic recovery and is driving transformative investments in communities. Tagged as: , Announcements