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West Palm Beach mayor urges strategic federal engagement, recommends rebranding DEI to protect local programs
Summary
Mayor Keith James said Black mayors should use data and choose allies when engaging the federal government, and suggested renaming diversity-equity-inclusion programs to make them more politically palatable while protecting local initiatives.
Mayor Keith James urged a strategic, data-driven approach for city leaders engaging with the federal government and recommended pragmatic messaging changes for local diversity programs in light of shifting national politics.
Speaking on the City Center podcast, James said Black mayors should "not be the face of opposition to this new administration" and instead should conduct a stress test of how proposed federal policy changes could…
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