Capital City Area Black Caucus will talk collaboration
City and county collaboration serves as the main topic for the next Capital City Area Black Caucus “Trenton Future Series” scheduled for March 9 beginning at 12 noon.
The subject matter has moved CCABC to extend invitations to Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes and Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora for a panel discussion at the Trenton YMCA located at 431 Pennington Ave.
A proposed inquiry asks “Where Are The Opportunities to Work Together” as local leaders, community activists, and politicians join the conversation.
John Bailey, event organizer, noted “CCABC invited current and former elected officials, county business and community leaders as well as concerned citizens to participate on a response panel and share their perspectives in this discussion on how municipalities and county government can be more effective and efficient in delivering services that impact not only Trenton city residents, but residents throughout the county.”
Response panel commitments to date include: Former Trenton Mayor Doug Palmer, African American Chamber of Commerce of NJ President John Harmon, Businessman/Community Advocate Tracey Syphax, Freeholder Sam Frisby, Trenton City Councilman Jerrell Blakely, Attorney/ Businessman Wes Bridges, Pastor Wayne Griffith, Pastor John Taylor.
In recognition of March being celebrated as Women’s History Month, CCABC will present Women’s History Month Community Recognition plaques to more than 150 Influential Black Women in Mercer County.
Freeholder Frisby noted “these CCABC monthly discussions are critically important to the community and to elected officials. I am proud to be a part of this type of quality instructive and constructive community programming. The discussions and information are necessary and the March CCABC meeting is on time, in that we will be talking about City-County collaboration.”
“As a freeholder, part of my job is to help facilitate these types of city-county engagements and interactions. In addition, this recognition of 150 Black Women in Mercer County is long overdue and is an unbelievable gesture and acknowledgment of these women for their contributions and their efforts on behalf of all of us in the county. This is an important and major recognition of Black Women’s contributions in the Capital City area and I am glad that CCABC saw the importance in honoring these outstanding Black Women and I look forward to being a part of the March 9th recognition program.”
Bailey, who served as campaign manager during Gusciora’s rise to power, organized the “Trenton Future Series” as a way to empower community members, placing them in the same room as political leaders and other movers and shakers.
The series of monthly discussions on the future of the city and on critical issues and hot topics impacting African American citizens in the Capital City area.