ICMA is launching a new social media initiative, #WeWearIt4U, and is aimed at normalizing the perception of wearing a mask.

We as public administrators must utilize our roles in developing policies to support fair, equitable, and just changes. [PM Special Supplement, June 2020]

Excerpt from "Leadership and Professional Local Government Managers: Before, During, and After a Crisis," April 2019 [PM Special Supplement, June 2020]

Participants in the USAID SURGE Project, implemented by ICMA, focus on bouncing back from the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders the present inaccessible.” [PM Special Supplement, June 2020]

City managers, no matter what race, are bound by the ICMA Code of Ethics. [PM Special Supplement, June 2020]

We need a dialogue in our communities and organizations about race, equity, equality, and privilege. [PM Special Supplement, June 2020]

The national associations representing local, state, and territorial governments call on Congress to boost the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage for Medicaid.

As COVID-19 continues to spread through communities of color, it is important to understand the historic framework impacting African Americans and why race still matters.