African-American Mayors Meet With Global Leaders for Historic Summit

[onpatrol98]

African-American Mayors Meet With Global Leaders for Historic Summit
Posted: 12/20/11 09:49 PM ET

African-American mayors from across the United States left their tight-knit communities, some with as few as 855 citizens, and traveled across the Atlantic Ocean for a historic dialogue in Dakar, Senegal. The 2011 World Summit of Mayors Leadership Conference was held just days before Christmas and also featured mayors and ambassadors from across Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean along with scholars and a number of other activists.

The goal: to build alliances with local leaders from across the planet and exchange a world of ideas and information that they hope will impact communities both on a local, national and international level. "All politics really is local..." insists Omar Neal who is mayor of Tuskegee, Alabama -- a notable city that boasts a population of about 11,000. And that was the general consensus of the delegation which convened in the glitzy Hotel Meridien President Conference Hall faintly resembles the United Nations, save for its rich wooden structures and distinct architecture which pays homage to the African continent.

The goal: to build alliances with local leaders from across the planet and exchange a world of ideas and information that they hope will impact communities both on a local, national and international level. "All politics really is local..." insists Omar Neal who is mayor of Tuskegee, Alabama -- a notable city that boasts a population of about 11,000. And that was the general consensus of the delegation which convened in the glitzy Hotel Meridien President Conference Hall faintly resembles the United Nations, save for its rich wooden structures and distinct architecture which pays homage to the African continent.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cheryl-wills/african-american-mayors-m_b_1161860.html

[Cigar11]

1. This is how you turn a Minority into a Majority /eom

[onpatrol98]

2. I agree...

I'm glad to see activity like this.

[Number23]

3. As a black woman who is also mighty proud to consider herself a global citizen

THIS is the kind of stuff that I love to see. Thanks for posting even if Huff Post does it's usual journalistic weirdness. This bit:

"A thirty-something-year-old stunning African-American woman from Atlanta was the unifying force behind the American delegation."

makes no sense at all.

No folks, it wasn't me. It was apparently someone named Vanessa Williams (I don't think THE Vanessa Williams) but for some reason, the article doesn't give her name. http://ncbm.org/category/about/executive-team/

[nofurylike]

4. believe it,

my FIRST thought was that it was You, #23!

"No folks, it wasn't me."






(Joy to see you!)

[Number23]

6. Oh my GOD!!

OMG Oh my God, oh my GOD!! You're HERE!!!!!

(blowing kisses)
(doing cartwheels)
(Dancing like James Brown)

YOU'RE HERE!!!

[nofurylike]

7. OMGoddess, i bow!!!!

YOU YOU YOU!!! dear, kind Number23, YOU knew how to inspire courage in me




YOU are HERE!!!!



Thank You so very much for that precious welcome, dear friend

[nofurylike]

5. that is wonderful to hear about!

thank you for posting that, onpatrol98!