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African American Mayors Association Issues Statement on HBCU Bomb Threats

Posted by Bud Mench Media Group -BMMG on February 17, 2022 at 6:09
African American Mayors Association Issues Statement on HBCU Bomb Threats
(Washington, D.C.) — Amid a series of bomb threats targeting a host of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) during Black History Month, Mayor Sylvester Turner (Houston, TX), president of the African American Mayors Association issued the following statement calling on the nation to stand united against a hateful minority intent on disrupting racial progress.
 
“Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) were created to provide opportunities for people of color to gain access to higher education they were historically denied. Today, these institutions are bastions of innovation, vital cultural pillars, and economic growth engines powering communities and cities across the country.
“My fellow Black mayors and I are appalled by the ongoing bomb threats targeting these institutions. These anti-democratic attacks are relics of the racist past that made it necessary to intentionally create supportive social, cultural, and academic environments for people of color seeking higher education in the first place. 
“Our nation’s racial progress was, and remains, possible because the vast majority of Americans decide each day that racial violence and discrimination are against our values. For that reason, we must stand as a united front in support of HBCU communities and urge our political leaders to take swift action against hateful rhetoric and attacks attempting to take us back to our nation’s darkest days.”
“We support the ongoing efforts by the FBI to work cooperatively with federal and local law enforcement and to fully investigate these nationwide threats as racially or ethnically motivated violent extremism and hate crimes.”
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The African American Mayors Association (AAMA) is the only organization exclusively representing over 500 African-American mayors across the United States. AAMA seeks to empower local leaders for the benefit of their citizens. The role of the AAMA includes taking positions on public policies that impact the vitality and sustainability of cities; providing mayors with leadership and management tools; and creating a forum for member mayors to share best practices related to municipal management
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