COLUMBUS, Ind. — Mayor Kristen Brown has pledged support for minority issues, about three weeks after she missed Martin Luther King Jr. Day events in Columbus.
Brown, who was criticized when she missed the events, apologized Saturday during the monthly meeting of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
She called her absences a “rookie mistake” by a mayor still learning how to prioritize responsibilities.
“I will be there next year,” she assured the local NAACP members, who had invited her and laughed forgivingly at the response.
Member Ann Jones admitted she was put off that the mayor not only did not attend, but also did not send a letter or video to show good faith to the cause.
“ She’s apologized over and over,” NAACP Chapter President Gwen Wiggins said about Brown.
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