African American Mayors Association

📍TODAY in NYC | The AAMA Board of Directors convened today to support board member Mayor Eric Adams’ announcement ahead of its meeting: 332,000+ NYC Housing Authority & Section 8 residents will receive free, high-speed WiFi = A major win for digital equity. #OurMayors

Record-breaking improvements in public safety—“These achievements are a testament to the power of collaborative, community-centered strategies and innovative policing employed by AAMA’s Member Mayors.”— CEO Phyllis Dickerson Read more: ourmayors.org/aama-member-ma…

At the Essence Festival today, AAMA President and Savannah, GA Mayor Van R. Johnson II & New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell illuminated the vital role local leadership plays in building generational wealth & economic stability in a discussion presented by Wells Fargo. #OurMayors

Happy Independence Day, America! AAMA mayors across the country pause to celebrate the builders of democracy and the ideals of freedom and justice for all, while yet working towards a more perfect union. #Happy4th #IndependenceDay #OurMayors

AAMA proudly supports @TheCROWNAct legislation that prohibits race-based hair discrimination. Join the movement by signing the petition at Dove.com/CROWN & help us celebrate Black hair independence by sharing your #CROWNLove today. #TheCROWNAct #CROWNCoalition #OurMayors

AAMA’s offices are closed today as we proudly celebrate the national holiday, #Juneteenth, while acknowledging, there’s more work to do so that freedom truly rings from “the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire” to “every hill & molehill of Mississippi.” #OurMayors

AAMA proudly introduces its 2025 Future Leaders Fellows! This Fellowship includes intensive public policy advocacy training and an on-site visit to work within a member mayor’s office, Welcome Pharah Green, Andrew Moore, Paris Tracey, and Jeremiah Johnson. #OurMayors

The African American Mayors Association honors the bravery of the men and women who have died for the cause of freedom. It’s a debt no one can fully repay. #MemorialDay #NeverForgotten

AAMA congratulates Barbara Lee and John Ewing, Jr. as winners of recent mayoral elections. Lee, Oakland's representative for 20+ years in the U.S. House, was elected mayor in April. Ewing was elected mayor of Omaha Tuesday after 18 years as Douglas County treasurer. #OurMayors

🎓 Honoring 10 future changemakers at #AAMA2025! Congrats to the Kevin Johnson Presidential Scholars & Washington-Rosenwald HBCU Scholars — each awarded $5K for their brilliance, leadership & service. #OurMayors #ThePowerofNow

The towns of Rankin, PA and Earle, AR each have been awarded a $12,500 grant by the American Beverage Foundation for a Healthy America. Both Rankin and Earle are creating new ways to bring healthy food access to their communities. Watch their stories here. #OurMayors

Big congrats to Maywood, IL, the recipient of a $75,000 grant from the American Beverage Foundation for a Healthy America. Mayor Nathaniel Booker teamed up with Dion's Chicago Dream to put innonvation to work to expand healthy food access. Watch their story here. #OurMayors

Show some love to Mayor Derrick Wood & Dumfries, VA, a 2025 winner of a $75,000 grant from the American Beverage Foundation for a Healthy America! “One of my main goals has been to heal this community through healthy eating and active living,” said Mayor Derrick Wood. #OurMayors

We’re proud to announce Savannah, GA as one of our 2025 Nutrition Access, Affordability and Education Grant winners. 🏆 Through a $125K grant from the American Beverage Foundation for a Healthy America, Savannah is planting seeds of change. Watch Savannah's story here. #OurMayors

The 2025 @OurMayors annual meeting, "The Power of Now" was inspirational and productive. Excited to participate with @EDF Community Engagement & Build to Zero Teams and to share fact sheets from @cleanairmoms about our work.

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Please give a handclap to AAMA’s newly elected Board of Trustees President for 2025-2026, Savannah, GA @MayorJohnsonSAV. He was sworn in today by @KJ_MayorJohnson, former mayor of Sacramento and founding president of AAMA. #OurMayors #ThePowerofNow #AAMA2025

#AAMA2025 Closing gavel luncheon👉🏾 youtube.com/live/7ssRk8o-e… #OurMayors #ThePowerofNow

Today, I'm in D.C. to speak at the African American Mayors Association’s Annual Conference. Over the past three years, @OurMayors has been an important organization for our city, showing what's working in other cities and sharing ALL the ways we're making NYC the BEST place to…

#AAMA2025 Day 3 starting NOW with our Business Council breakfast. WATCH HERE: youtube.com/live/exbDJUkDl… #OurMayors

👏👏👏Congrats to New Orleans, winner of a $125K grant to improve nutrition access from the American Beverage Foundation for a Healthy America. New Orleans will expand delivery of healthy, medically tailored foods through Top Box Foods, a produce prescription program. #OurMayors