Black Mayors Release Pact on Police Reform Published on June 30, 2020 Today, the African American Mayors Association released a pact -- dubbed the “PEACE Pact” -- to reform policing nationwide. The pact, which aims for community-centered policing, provides a framework for discussion generated by Black mayors and some of the best practices they are seeing in their communities: Tagged as: , Announcements
Black Mayors Nationwide Honor Memory of George Floyd Published on June 09, 2020 Black Mayors across the nation are honoring the memory of George Floyd. Tagged as: , Announcements
Head of AAMA Responds to the Murder Charge in George Floyd Case Published on May 29, 2020 Mayor McKinley Price, DDS, of Newport News, VA and president of the African American Mayors Association issued the following statement in response to ongoing protests associated with the killing of George Floyd. Tagged as: , Announcements
Head of AAMA Blasts Racist Attack Against Minneapolis Man Published on May 27, 2020 Head of African American Mayors Association Blasts Racist Attack Against Minneapolis Man, But Commends Mayor’s Response Tagged as: , Announcements
Black Mayors Applaud HEROES Act for Providing Critical Local Support Published on May 15, 2020 HEROES Act Provides Critical Local Support, says African American Mayors Association Tagged as: , Announcements
Black Mayors Join Sen. Booker in Demanding Relief for Small Businesses Published on May 15, 2020 Black mayors across the country joined Senator Booker in calling on Congress to include the RELIEF for Main Street Act in the next COVID-19 recovery package. The Act would funnel $50 billion to states and localities, which would supply loans and grants to very small and minority-owned businesses. Tagged as: , Announcements
AAMA Names Mayor McKinley Price New Head of Organization Published on May 06, 2020 Mayor McKinley Price, DDS of Newport News, VA was sworn in yesterday as the new President of the African American Mayors Association (AAMA). Tagged as: , Announcements
AAMA Urges SBA To Release Paycheck Protection Program Racial Data Published on April 20, 2020 Last week, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that it had run out of funding to process additional small business loans through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) as Senate Democrats called for the SBA to produce more complete data showing where funding was allocated. Tagged as: , Announcements
Coronavirus Stimulus Package Ignores Unique Needs of African Americans Published on March 26, 2020 Black Mayors Ask Congress to close the “Small City Loophole” in the New Stimulus Bill Tagged as: , Announcements
Black Mayors to Postpone AAMA's Annual Conference in Atlanta Published on March 13, 2020 The African American Mayors Association (AAMA) President Hardie Davis, Mayor of Augusta, GA, released the following statement in response to the global COVID-19 crisis. Tagged as: , Announcements