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MACC ConversationsPVLI: The Importance of ResilienceTune in to hear from Mya Corbin, MACC's Communications Specialist and Amondo Dickerson, Managing Director of Phyllis Wheatley Community Center, about preserving Black history and building community resilience. Amondo highlights the Center’s 100-year legacy of uplifting Black voices and serving youth. He stresses the need for nonprofit solidarity and shared resources, especially as funding decreases. This episode encourages unity, support, and continued investment in Black communities.
2025-06-1711 min
Our Mayors Breaking it DownWhat Is the National Forum for Black Public Administrators and Why Is the Organization Important?AAMA CEO Phyllis Dickerson and Savannah, GA Mayor Van Johnson discuss the impact and importance of the National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA) with Marica Conner, Executive Director of NFBPA.
2024-10-0222 minOur Mayors Breaking it DownHealthy Bodies Lead to Healthy CommunitiesAAMA CEO Phyllis Dickerson and Savannah, GA Mayor Van Johnson welcome Chief Medical Officer of Georgia at VillageMD, Dr. Clyde Watkins, Jr., to discuss the importance of value-based care in our communities.
2024-09-2515 minOur Mayors Breaking it DownWhat Is Affordable Housing?Co-hosts AAMA CEO Phyllis Dickerson and Savannah, GA Mayor Van Johnson welcome Tempe, AZ Mayor Corey Woods to discuss affordable housing and other initiatives.
2024-09-1813 minOur Mayors Breaking it DownLet's Get to Know Mayor Van JohnsonAAMA CEO Phyllis Dickerson engages in an up-close and personal one-on-one interview with Savannah, GA Mayor Van Johnson.
2024-09-1126 minOur Mayors Breaking it DownAffordable or Attainable?Milton Pratt with the Michaels Organization joins AAMA CEO Phyllis Dickerson and Mayor Van Johnson of Savannah, GA, to discuss strategies to provide expanded housing access.
2024-09-0420 minOur Mayors Breaking it DownHow did she do it?Join AAMA CEO Phyllis Dickerson and Savannah, GA Mayor Van Johnson, as they delve deep with St. Louis, MO Mayor Tishaura Jones to explore best practices and efforts to reduce crime.
2024-08-2821 minOur Mayors Breaking it DownWhat Happened and Where Do We Go from Here?Baltimore, MD Mayor Brandon Scott sits down with AAMA CEO Phyllis Dickerson and Savannah, GA Mayor Van Johnson to discuss the Key Bridge collapse along with the aftermath. They also discuss the importance of infrastructure investment and moving forward after the tragedy.
2024-08-2130 minOur Mayors Breaking it DownWhere are we going from here?AAMA CEO Phyllis Dickerson and Savannah, GA Mayor Van Johnson discuss AAMA's focuses and priorities with AAMA President and Montgomery, AL Mayor Steven Reed.
2024-08-1426 minOur Mayors Breaking it DownChallenges Surrounding Rural CitiesGreenville, MS Mayor Errick D. Simmons joins AAMA CEO Phyllis Dickerson Mayor Van Johnson of Savannah, GA to discuss the challenges that rural mayors face and how he's finding solutions.
2023-05-0130 minOur Mayors Breaking it DownThe Cost of Dealing with the Aftermath of Mass ShootingsCEO Phyllis Dickerson hosts “Our Mayors Breaking it Down,” a podcast designed to share evidence-based insights and perspectives around AAMA’s policy pillars. New episodes will include mayors of large, medium, and rural cities who will discuss pathways to solutions for some of our cities’ most pressing problems.In our fifth episode, Buffalo, NY Mayor Byron Brown, sits down with Dickerson and Co-host Savannah, GA Mayor Van Johnson to discuss the cost of the aftermath of mass shootings and how the city of Buffalo is recovering from tragedy.
2023-04-2527 minOur Mayors Breaking it DownThe State of Housing in AmericaCEO Phyllis Dickerson hosts “Our Mayors Breaking it Down,” a podcast designed to share evidence-based insights and perspectives from mayors of large, medium, and rural cities and discuss pathways to solutions for some of our cities’ most pressing problems.In our fourth episode, former mayor of Columbia, SC and President Joe Biden's Senior Advisor and Director of the Office of Public Engagement Steven K. Benjamin joins Phyllis and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens to discuss the state of housing in America and steps taken to improve the quality of life in Atlanta.
2023-04-1719 minOur Mayors Breaking it DownAAMA's Corporate Business CouncilIn our third episode, Terri Broussard Williams, Head of Social Justice Policy & Partnerships, Amazon, and Chair of AAMA's Corporate Business Council joins CEO Phyllis Dickerson and Savannah, GA Mayor Van Johnson to discuss outreach, Williams' career and her experiences as Chair of AAMA's Corporate Business Council.
2023-04-1228 minOur Mayors Breaking it DownThe Next Generation of LeadersIn our second episode, Earle, AR Mayor Jaylen Smith, the youngest mayor in the country, joins AAMA CEO Phyllis Dickerson and co-host Savannah, GA Mayor Van Johnson to share his insights on being a young leader and managing the demands of his role as a mayor.
2023-04-0427 minOur Mayors Breaking it DownPubic Safety and Gun Violence PreventionIn our first episode, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Savannah, GA Mayor Van Johnson join CEO Phyllis Dickerson to discuss public safety and gun violence prevention.
2023-03-2820 min
Our Mayors Breaking it DownPublic Safety and Gun Violence PreventionNew York City Mayor Eric Adams and Savannah, GA Mayor Van Johnson discuss public safety and gun violence prevention with Our Mayors Breaking it Down host Phyllis Dickerson.
2023-03-2720 min
The REALTIST Real Talk PodcastBlack Mayors Meet Black Real Estate Professionals -- The Possibilities are Endless, Featuring AAMA CEO Phyllis DickersonPhyllis Dickerson, CEO of the African American Mayors Association (AAMA), sits down to discuss a new partnership between AAMA and NAREB. Phyllis speaks on the unique challenges the Black Mayors face and how REALTIST can use their knowledge and platforms to help their local mayors address the housing issues that afflict our communities.
2023-01-1317 min
First Christian Church El Reno10-09-22 Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost: From Bread and Cup to Faith and Giving (6/6)Associate Minister Tara Dew is joined by our Intersections Participants Phyllis Dickerson, Janie Ivey, Callie Nitzel, and Chris Watson to continue our worship series with their sermon "Faith and Economics".
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2022-10-1231 min
Rock the CultureLittle Rock in D.C.In this episode, we provide perspective and conversation on Little Rock's Juneteenth fiasco that went viral. We also talked with Phyllis Dickerson, Executive Director of the African-American Mayors Association and Mayor Frank Scott, Jr. regarding his inauguration of the President of the African-American Mayors Association and how it will benefit Little Rock.
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2022-05-1045 min
The Bakari Sellers PodcastPhyllis Dickerson and the Importance of Local PoliticsBakari Sellers is joined by CEO of the African American Mayors Association (AAMA) Phyllis Dickerson to discuss why Black mayors matter to Black citizens (7:14), the ways AAMA impacts and assists small-town mayors (9:50), and the current state of Black political power (11:19). Host: Bakari SellersGuest: Phyllis DickersonProducer: Donnie BeachamExecutive Producer: Jarrod Loadholt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022-03-2822 min
An Honorable ProfessionPhyllis Dickerson Supports Black Executive LeadershipHost and NewDEAL CEO Debbie Cox Bultan talks with Phyllis Dickerson, CEO of the African American Mayors Association, about her work to support and highlight America's Black mayors across the country. She also reflects on her unusual path from working in fashion to being an advance staffer to the Clintons and Obamas.
2022-02-1731 min