Byron W. Brown was elected on November 8, 2005 as the first African American mayor of Buffalo, New York. He previously served as a member of the New York State Senate. He is also the first mayor of Buffalo, New York since Grover Cleveland to originally come from the New York City region. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Nickname: Location of Buffalo in New York State Coordinates: , Country State County Erie First Settled 1789 Founded 1801 Incorporated (City) 1832 Government  - Mayor Byron Brown (D) Area  - City 52. ... Open seat redirects here. ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Anthony Masiello (born 1947) is an American politician. ... Queens is geographically the largest of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States, and the most ethnically diverse county in the U.S. It is coterminous with Queens County in the State of New York and is located on western Long Island. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      Further information: Politics of the United States#Organization of American political parties The Democratic... For other uses, see Alma mater (disambiguation). ... Buffalo State College, often referred to colloquially as Buff State, is a public, liberal arts college in Buffalo, New York and is part of the State University of New York. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations · Other religions Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      Baptist is... is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... This is a list of mayors of Buffalo, New York. ... The New York State Senate is one of two houses in the New York State Legislature and has members each elected to two-year terms. ... This is a list of mayors of Buffalo, New York. ... Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837–June 24, 1908), was the twenty-second and twenty-fourth President of the United States. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

History

When he was sworn in to the State Senate on January 1, 2001, Byron Brown became New York's first African-American State Senator elected outside of New York City. He also made history by becoming the first minority member of the New York State Senate to represent a majority white district. He was first elected to represent the Masten District on the Buffalo Common Council in 1995. While on the Council, Senator Brown was called "bright, creative and hardworking," in a Buffalo News survey and was recognized in 1989 by Ebony Magazine as one the “30 Leaders of the Future.” As mayor, he is a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition^[1], a bi-partisan group with a stated goal of "making the public safer by getting illegal guns off the streets." The Coalition is co-chaired by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Academy Award winners Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, and Jamie Foxx on the 60th anniversary cover of Ebony Magazine, November 2005 Ebony, a magazine for the African American market, was founded by John H. Johnson and has been published since the autumn of 1945. ... The Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition is a coalition of mayors from 225 different United States cities, with a stated goal of making the public safer by getting illegal guns off the streets. ... In a two-party system (such as in the United States), bipartisan refers to any bill, act, resolution, or any other action of a political body in which both of the major political parties are in agreement. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... Thomas Michael Menino (born December 27, 1942) is the current mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, United States and the citys first Italian-American mayor. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born 14 February 1942) is an American businessman, founder of Bloomberg L.P., and the current Mayor of New York City. ...

Byron Brown started his career holding key staff positions with the President of the Buffalo Common Council, the Chair of the Erie County Legislature, and the Deputy Speaker of the New York State Assembly. Senator Brown also served as Erie County Executive Dennis Gorski’s Director of the Division of Equal Employment Opportunity. The Buffalo Common Council is the legislative branch of the Buffalo, NY City Government. ... Erie County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ... The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or EEOC, is a United States federal agency tasked with ending employment discrimination in the United States. ...

A native of Queens, New York, Byron Brown came to Buffalo as a college freshman, earning a dual Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Journalism from Buffalo State College. He also completed a certificate program for senior executives in state and local government at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. This article is about the borough of New York City. ... Buffalo State College, often referred to colloquially as Buff State, is a public, liberal arts college in Buffalo, New York and is part of the State University of New York. ... Harvard redirects here. ... The John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University (colloquially known as the Kennedy School, Harvard Kennedy School and HKS[1]) is a public policy and public administration school, and one of Harvards graduate and professional schools. ...

The Buffalo Chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference in 1991 honored him with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Award for community service. In 1993 he was selected by Business First to its "40 Under Forty Honor Roll." In 2001, he was awarded the Infinity Broadcasting/WBLK "Voice of Power Award" and the “Citizen of the Year” award in 2004. He also received the "Political Impact Award" from the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority in 2001. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference Logo. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar. ... Martin Luther King redirects here. ... Community service refers to service that a person performs for the benefit of his or her local community. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alpha Kappa Alpha (ΆΚΆ) is the first Greek-lettered sorority established and incorporated by African-American college women. ...

Byron Brown is married to the former Michelle Austin and they have a son, Byron III. They are members of the congregation at St. John Baptist Church. Byron Brown is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, a past President of the Buffalo State College Alumni Association Board, and sits on the Board of the Boy Scout Council of Western New York^{[citation needed]} and the Community Action Organization of Erie County. Byron Brown also is a member of the Erie County Democratic Committee. He was a delegate to the 1992, 2000 and 2004 Democratic National Convention. Alpha Phi Alpha (ΑΦΑ) is the first intercollegiate fraternity established by African Americans. ... It has been suggested that Baiting Hollow Scout Camp be merged into this article or section. ... The 1992 National Convention of the U.S. Democratic Party nominated Governor Bill Clinton of Arkansas for President and Senator Al Gore of Tennessee for Vice President; Clinton announced Gore as his running-mate on July 9, 1992. ... The 2000 National Convention of the U.S. Democratic Party nominated Vice President Al Gore for President and Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman as his Vice President. ... 2004 Democratic National Convention logo The 2004 Democratic National Convention culminated in the arrival of John Kerry on July 29 to address the delegates. ... Featured at the Democratic National Convention are speeches by prominent party figures. ...

Brown was a member of the controversial "Grassroots" political organization in Buffalo, a largely African-American group founded to displace State Assemblyman Arthur Eve's control over State funding to the Buffalo area.

Criticism

Since taking office, Brown has supported the Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino project. In recent times, however, he has fought with the Seneca Nation regarding a strip of road that runs between the two properties marked for casino construction. One of the terms that Mayor Brown insisted upon was the use of a racial quota hiring policy for the new casino. For other uses, see Seneca. ... Manifestations Slavery Racial profiling Lynching Hate speech Hate crime Genocide (examples) Ethnocide Ethnic cleansing Pogrom Race war Religious persecution Gay bashing Blood libel Paternalism Police brutality Movements Policies Discriminatory Race / Religion / Sex segregation Apartheid Redlining Internment Anti-discriminatory Emancipation Civil rights Desegregation Integration Equal opportunity Counter-discriminatory Affirmative action Racial...

In December of 2006, Brown's son, Byron Brown III, took the senior Brown's car without permission and drove about the area near his house and Canisius College campus. Brown III, 16, was intoxicated and hit and damaged a number of vehicles, including three Canisius student's cars. In April, 2007, Brown III admitted to the damage and was charged with driving without a license and leaving the scene of an accident. Buffalo surveillance tapes of the incident were misplaced, and Canisius managed to produce other tapes with incriminated Brown III. Canisius College (pronounced IPA: ) is a private Catholic college in the Hamlin Park district of north-central Buffalo, New York. ...

Some counter critics by stating Brown is fighting the best he can against a deal that was agreed upon before he took office.

Some counter counter-critics by stating that Brown's motives are questionable at best and his resource allocation decisions are consistently made with his own personal interests in mind, not the best interest of the City of Buffalo or its residents.

Mayor Brown has a strong hatred for white college students that live in the area around his home on Blaine Ave. It is even rumored that he had a Canisius College student killed because he saw them drinking a beer.

References

External links

• Byron Brown's biography