NCBM

The National Conference of Black Mayors (NCBM) represents more than 650 African American Mayors across the United States; collectively its membership represents over 48 million citizens. NCBM is a leader in the redevelopment of our most vulnerable communities and works towards the empowerment of leadership... Read More →

The Honorable Robert L. Bowser is the 12th Mayor of the City of East Orange, New Jersey. He holds the distinction of being the first African American in the history of the City to have been elected to serve a third term. Mayor Bowser hails from a family whose presence in East Orange dates back to the... Read More →

The humility and grace of Vanessa R. Williams covers her presence with an unassuming posture.  It is a closer look at her vision and work that will reveal the global influence of the 35-year-old Executive Director of the National Conference of Black Mayors (NCBM). As Executive Director of the National... Read More →

PAST PRESIDENTS   1974-1978  A. J. Cooper, Founder (Prichard, AL)                                 1978-1982 Richard G. Hatcher (Gary, IN)                                   ... Read More →

National Headquarters The 191 Building 191 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 849 Atlanta, GA 30303 (404) 765-6444 (p) (404) 765-6430 (f)     Vanessa R. Williams Executive Director   Shantel Gilbert Executive Assistant to Executive Director                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          ... Read More →

Our Founding Thirteen Black mayors, newly elected in the South, were the visionaries who founded the Southern Conference of Black Mayors (SCBM) in 1974.  They were elected following enactment of the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts of 1964 and 1965.  Passage of this landmark legislation dramatically... Read More →

PRESIDENT Mayor Robert L. Bowser East Orange, New Jersey               2nd VICE PRESIDENT Mayor Hilliard L. Hampton, Jr. Inkster, Michigan   3rd VICE PRESIDENT Mayor Ron Davis Prichard, Alabama   TREASURER Mayor Jamie Mayo Monroe, Louisiana   ASSISTANT TREASURER Mayor James Walls District... Read More →