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African American Mayors Association Conference 2023

Our Mayors Our Cities: The Catalyst for Equitable and Inclusive Growth

April 19 - 21, 2023 · Omni Shoreham Hotel · Washington, DC

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Annual Conference 2023

About AAMA

Join the African American Mayors Association, April 19th – 21st, 2023 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC for our ninth Annual Conference, “Our Mayors Our Cities: The Catalyst for Equitable and Inclusive Growth.” Our theme is expected to elevate dialogue that informs and empowers the future of leadership, change, and growth in cities across America.

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Our Mayors Our Cities: The Catalyst for Equitable and Inclusive Growth

Featured Speakers

Surprise Celebrity Guest

U.S. Congresswoman (D-CA)

Congressman Steven Horsford

U.S. Congressman (D-NV) Chairman, Congressional Black Caucus

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Malik Yoba

CEO/Founder, Yaba Development

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Stephen Benjamin

Senior Advisor to the President & Director of the Office of Public Engagement, The White House

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Mayor Karen Bass

Los Angeles, CA

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Robert Smith

Founder, Chairman & CEO, Vista Equity Partners

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Senator Raphael Warnock

U.S. Senator (D-GA)

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Secretary Xavier Becerra

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

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Former Mayor Michael Nutter

Founder, AAMA Philadelphia, PA

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U.S. Secretary Pete Buttigieg

U.S. Department of Transportation

Mayor Eric Adams

New York, NY
AAMA Board of Trustees

Mayor, Frank Scott, Jr

Little Rock, AR President, AAMA

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U.S. Secretary Marcia Fudge

U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development

Mayor Lori Lightfoot

Chicago, IL
AAMA Board of Trustees

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Kumar Chandran

Senior Advisor, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Surprise Celebrity Guest

Shhhhh.... It’s a Secret

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Mayor Shawyn Patterson Howard

Mt. Vernon, NY
1st Vice President, AAMA

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Governor Wes Moore

Governor of Maryland

Congresswoman Shontel Brown

U.S. Congresswoman (D-OH)

Congressman Bennie Thompson

U.S. Congressman (D-MS)

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Phyllis Dickerson

CEO, AAMA

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Mayor Muriel Bowser

Washington, DC. AAMA Board of Trustee

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Kristen Clark

Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Justice