James Perry 2010 - Mayor for a City that Works

Candidate Obama said it best, “Let New Orleans be the place where…a city rises up on a new foundation that can be broken by no storm.”

Watch the Video Made by James Perry as he reflects on his trip to South Africa

 
In preparation for service as Mayor of New Orleans, I’ve been rethinking leadership.  
Part of that came via my participation in the Effective Leadership Program (ELP).  ELP, a selective fellowship, is a joint venture by Duke University, the University of Cape Town and Southern University in Baton Rouge.  The Program culminates in a retreat to [...]

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Forty-one years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. arrived in Memphis to help garbage workers who were being denied a living wage. In his last fight, King was fighting for the dignity of the working poor. In order to do so, he built a strong partnership across race and class.