Jeremy Fugleberg

jfugleberg@enquirer.com

Several local African-American elected officials will gather to voice their support for Hillary Clinton on Friday in Cincinnati and praise the presidential candidate's work on issues important to the African-American community.

The gathering, at the Urban League of Greater Cincinnati, is a way for the campaign to point out the former secretary of state's support among African Americans in southwest Ohio. Clinton recently swept a number of primaries in southern states with strong support from African Americans, far more than that garnered by Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, her rival for the Democratic nomination.

Headlining the Friday event is former Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory, city Councilman Wendell Young, Silverton Mayor John Smith, Forest Park Mayor Charles Johnson and Springfield Township Trustee Gwen McFarlin.