2020 DSU–Local Government Leadership Institute

Summer Youth Leadership Initiative, Building a Black Male Pipeline in Municipal Leadership through an Understanding of MS Delta Area Heritage and Culture

MDNHA-133

Purpose:  A summer program to demonstrate to young Black men a pathway to municipal leadership and future careers by highlighting the accomplishments of other Black men and their critical roles in municipal leadership in the Delta, and by teaching the history and culture of the Mississippi Delta and strategies for building on the accomplishments of Black men in the Delta.