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Floyd Hampton Livingston

floyd hamptonFloyd Hampton Livingston is a bit of an introvert — odd, considering he’s being recognized here for his efforts to better the City of Long Beach by putting himself out there, whether as 9th District Councilmember Steven Neal’s communications organizer or in the outspoken guise of “the Man” for all-things-Long Beach Website 562CityLife. After serving as editor-in-chief for LBCC Magazine, in August 2010 Livingston got a call from Neal’s office — and wondered whether he was in some sort of trouble. Turns out several people had bent Neal’s ear about “the Man,” and the rest is becoming history. “When I got on board with the councilmember, I was very green,” Livingston admits. “I was a bit afraid of the responsibility that I would have — that I do now have — but I took it as a challenge, and it’s really taken me to another level. The work that I do really does have an effect on my community.”