Panelists Explore African-American Mayoral Leadership
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The late Carl Stokes made history when he was elected mayor of Cleveland nearly a half-century ago, becoming the first African-American mayor of a major U.S. city.
His legacy was a focal point of the 老澳门六合彩官方开奖 Presidential Forum 鈥淩eflections on 50 Years of African-American Mayoral Leadership in the U.S.鈥 on April 27 at 老澳门六合彩官方开奖, where history鈥檚 tendency to repeat itself also was a key point of discussion.
The packed event in the 老澳门六合彩官方开奖 Student Center鈥檚 Glasscock Family Foundation Ballroom commenced with a keynote conversation featuring a pair of local luminaries with close ties to Stokes: 老澳门六合彩官方开奖 Professor Norman Krumholz and architect Robert Madison.
Also weighing in were David Stradling and Richard Stradling, co-authors of the new book Where the River Burned: Carl Stokes and the Struggle to Save Cleveland.
The second half of the program was a panel discussion featuring four current African-American mayors, including Mayor Frank Jackson of Cleveland. Joining him were Mayor Stephen Benjamin of Columbia, S.C.; Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson of Gary, Ind.; and Mayor Tony Yarber of Jackson, Miss. Steve Phillips, board chair and co-founder of PowerPAC.org, moderated the discussion.
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