AAMA Commend President Biden’s New Executive Orders on Racial Equity Published on January 27, 2021 Today, Mayor McKinley Price, DDS (Newport News, VA) -- president of the African American Mayors Association -- released the following statement in response to President Biden’s executive orders on racial equity. Tagged as: , Announcements
Black Mayors and Black Law Enforcement Execs. Expose White Supremacy Published on January 20, 2021 lack Mayors & Black Law Enforcement Execs. Push Police Depts. To Root Out Radicalization & White Supremacy Tagged as: , Announcements
AAMA Applaud Election of Georgia’s First Black and Jewish Senators Published on January 07, 2021 Yesterday, Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff were declared the winners of the Georgia U.S. Senate runoff races. Tagged as: , Announcements
Black Mayors Condemn Violent Protests at Capitol Published on January 06, 2021 Today, a mob of anarchists stormed the Capitol in a futile attempt to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election. Tagged as: , Announcements
Black Mayors Prepared to Work with Next Pres. Administration Published on November 05, 2020 We Are Prepared to Work with Next Administration for a Better Tomorrow, Says African American Mayors Association Tagged as: , Announcements
Building A Strong Community During the Pandemic Published on October 09, 2020 Mayor Steve Benjamin and Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar Host Virtual Conversation on Building A Strong Community During the Pandemic Tagged as: , Announcements
Black Mayors Commend New HEROES Act For Offering Needed Funding Published on September 29, 2020 Revised Heroes Act Offers Necessary Funding for Communities Nationwide, says African American Mayors Association Tagged as: , Announcements
Black Mayors Condemn Lack of Justice for Breonna Taylor Published on September 23, 2020 Today, only one of three police officers involved in the death of Breonna Taylor was indicted -- and solely on a charge of wanton endangerment. Mayor McKinley L. Price, DDS (Newport News, VA) -- President of the African American Mayors Association -- issued the following statement. Tagged as: , Announcements
AAMA Applauds $100M Bloomberg Donation to Historically Black Schools Published on September 04, 2020 Today, former Mayor Mike Bloomberg pledged to donate $100 million to the nation’s four historically Black medical schools. The funding will help support the training of more Black doctors, which will in turn help patients of color across the nation. Tagged as: , Announcements
AAMA Launches First-Ever Institute to Train and Empower Black Mayors Published on August 27, 2020 This week, the African American Mayors Association hosted the inaugural session of the AAMA Mayors' Institute for Racial and Economic Justice. In partnership with HBCUs across the country, the institute supports the ongoing training of Black mayors, with an emphasis on newly elected mayors who lead small and large sized cities ranging from 500 to over 1 million. Tagged as: , Announcements