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Vice President Joseph Biden and Dr. Jill Biden welcomed over 120 elected African American officials and their guests to their official residence at the U.S. Naval Observatory February 15 in honor of Black History Month.       The Vice President who had just returned from a trip to Ft. Campbell Kentucky... Read More →

President Obama answers questions about the FY2012 budget from the media during a press conference on February 16, 2011. (Official White House photo by Lawrence Jackson) On February 14, 2011, the Administration released the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2012. President Obama stated that this... Read More →

Less than 1 percent of Americans serve in uniform today, but they bear 100 percent of the burden of defending our Nation. Currently, more than 2.2 million service members make up America’s all-volunteer force in the active, National Guard, and Reserve components. Since September 11, 2001, more... Read More →

President Barack Obama speaks via teleconference to a group of students 20 miles away at Negaunee High School during a distance learning demonstration at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Mich., February 10, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Samantha Appleton) On February 10, President Barack... Read More →

December 8-11 Trade Wind Resorts St. Pete Beach, Florida .gallery { margin: auto; } .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } .gallery img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; }  Read More →

The National Conference of Black Mayors has endorsed the national coalition of Mayors Against Illegal Guns in an effort to make America’s cities safer.  The coalition aims to encourage Mayors to recognize that there is no greater threat to public safety than the threat of illegal guns and guide... Read More →

The National Conference of Black Mayors supports The Black Women’s Roundtable Empowerment Tour. The tour hit seven (7) states and the District of Columbia over a period of next 7 months. The BWR Tour provided over 10,000 Black and underserved women and girls with tools that help them to live healthier;... Read More →

The National Conference of Black Mayors has been selected to receive a seed grant of $25,000 from Broadband for America.  By receiving the seed capital, NCBM is then qualified to apply for the second round of funding, which would potentially fund at $500-$2million.  Broadband for America aims to make... Read More →

The Green The City Initiative aims to assist African American Mayors in putting their cities on a path to long-term economic and environmental sustainability through the development and implementation of a green city plan. The goal is to reduce the carbon footprint of American cities while making them... Read More →

The Let’s Move! Campaign started by First Lady Michelle Obama, has an ambitious national goal of solving the challenge of childhood obesity within a generation so that children born today will reach adulthood at a healthy weight. On Friday, June 11, 2010 Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen... Read More →