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NCBM

National Conference of Black Mayors

Jobs and Workforce Committee The Jobs and Workforce Committee ...
Consumer Groups Warn About Potential for Fraud in Cash for Clunkers Program (Congress Now/August 13, 2009) Consumer ...
Md., universities to buy electricity from renewable sources State offices, campuses to buy ...
Pre-Application Process for Stimulus Grants All agencies applying for a ...
Rural Riddle: Do Jobs Follow Broadband Access? (Washington Post/April 23, 2009) In ...
New Smog Rules Target Rural Counties (GOVERNING/March 2010)  Thirty-one years ago ...
Education Committee The Education Committee focuses on ...
Service Employees International Union Service Employees International Union The National ...
Youth Leadership Council NCBM Youth Leadership Council This program ...
Unions Join Fray in Health-Care Overhaul (New York Times Caucus Blog/August ...
The Changing Geography of Metropolitan Employment Job Sprawl Revisited by Elizabeth Kneebone, ...
Obama Boosts Fuel Economy Standards Despite Detroit’s Woes (US News & World Report/March ...
SC Legislators Want To Make Budget Cuts Automatic (The Associated Press/January 5, 2010) ...
Boost in Food-Stamp Funding Percolates Through Economy (The Wall Street Journal/July 7, ...
49 of 50 States Lose Manufacturing Jobs (Atlanta Business Chronicle/August 27, 2009) ...
Bay Bridge Breakdown: Are Our Bridges Safe? (ABC News/October 30, 2009) The ...
Florida Conference of Black Mayors   Mayor John MarksChapter President Tallahassee, ...
Oklahoma Conference of Black Mayors   Mayor Marilyn MurrellChapter President Arcadia, ...
FCC Report: Bringing Broadband to Rural America Over the past few years, ...

About NCBM

Our Mission

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 →

Our Partners

Alabama Power Anheuser- Busch Companies Inc. AT&T Indiana Atlanta Life Insurance ATS Chester Blackboard Connect CDM CH2M Coca Cola Enterprises, Inc. Comcast Eastern Division Coors Brewing Company Delta Air Lines, Inc. Edison Electric Institute Freddie Mac Global Wealth Management Governing Grice... Read More →

NCBM President Mayor George L. Grace

The Honorable George L. Grace, Sr. was reelected to his fourth term as mayor of St. Gabriel, Louisiana in 2007.  He has served as the mayor of the city since its incorporation in 1994.  He was formerly the State Vocational Director and a Teacher/Coach. Mayor Grace has a Bachelor of Science degree... Read More →

Vanessa R. Williams: A Vanguard Visionary

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

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

National Headquarters Centennial Tower 101 Marietta Street, Suite 3410 Atlanta, GA 30303 (404) 765-6444 (p) (404) 765-6430 (f)     Vanessa R. Williams Executive Director   Shantel Gilbert Director of Youth Programs   Reginald Givens Deputy Director    Dora Muhammad  Director of Communications... Read More →

History

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 George L. Grace St. Gabriel, Louisiana               1ST VICE PRESIDENT Mayor Eugene W. Grant Seat Pleasant, Maryland   2ND VICE PRESIDENT Mayor Hilliard L. Hampton, Jr. Inkster, Michigan    3RD VICE PRESIDENT Mayor Ron Davis Prichard, Alabama   TREASURER Mayor Maurice... Read More →

Centennial Towers, 101 Marietta Street Ste. 3410, Atlanta, Georgia 30303 | Phone: (404) 765-6444 | Fax: (404) 765-6430 | Email: info@ncbm.org