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Morehouse School of Medicine partners with CommonSpirit Health to train more Black physicians
Two of the nation’s leading health organizations are responding to the dual pandemic of COVID-19 and racial injustice with a 10-year, $100 million partnership to develop and train more Black physicians, helping address the underlying causes of health disparities. Morehouse School of Medicine, a historically Black medical school and one of America’s leading educators of primary care physicians, and CommonSpirit […]
New Birth Missionary Baptist, King’s Table Food Pantry host final 2020 food distribution on Dec. 19
The King’s Table, in partnership with New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, will host its final food distribution of 2020 on Saturday, Dec. 19, at 10 a.m., just ahead of the Christmas holiday. This Saturday will also mark The King’s Table’s 40th week of food distribution this year. A food ministry created to support families in the community by eliminating hunger […]
HUD Secretary Ben Carson visits Atlanta to announce Choice Neighborhood Planning Grant award for Bowen redevelopment
HUD Secretary Ben Carson came to Atlanta Tuesday with a check in hand to begin the redevelopment process for the former Bowen Homes site after Atlanta Housing was awarded one of ten planning grants for FY 2020. The $450,000 in federal funding will augment investments from Atlanta Housing, the City of Atlanta, and its partners to move forward with a stakeholder-driven process, reimagining the area […]
Clark Atlanta announces $15 million gift from MacKenzie Scott, largest individual gift in university history
Clark Atlanta University President George T. French announced a $15 million donation from novelist and philanthropist, MacKenzie Scott — the single largest private gift in the history of the university. Scott, who is reported to be the 18-richest person in the world, also gave to another HBCU today. Baltimore’s Morgan State University also received a record-breaking donation from Scott for […]
Metro Atlanta teens celebrate participation in first-ever Disney Dreamers Academy virtual program series
A stirring production, tributes from beloved celebrities, and powerful musical performances marked the Dec. 12 commencement ceremony for the first Disney Dreamers Academy virtual program series. One hundred teens from across the country – 10 from the Atlanta area – were feted and celebrated for completing the 12-week, one-of-a-kind-program of live and on-demand video sessions designed to help them jump-start their life […]
#Election2020: Early in-person voting begins in Georgia Senate runoffs
Early in-person voting began Monday in the runoff elections for Georgia’s two U.S. Senate seats, with lines reported to be shorter than in the first days of early voting for the general election last month. More than half of the record 5 million votes in the Nov. 3 general election were cast during its three-week early voting period. Early in-person voting could be […]
Kweku: ‘Separate approaches for seeking Black reparations don’t have to further divide us’
“To be black and conscious in America is to be in a constant state of rage.” —James Baldwin Growing up between Middle America and Canada, as a first-generation Ghanaian, I could relate to James Baldwin’s quotes. But it was not until my teenage years that I came to understand that I was viewed as too “American” to be “African” while […]
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Atlanta Police Foundation break ground on City’s third at-promise center
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms led City officials and community partners during a groundbreaking event for the Atlanta Police Foundation’s (APF) third At-Promise Center in Southwest Atlanta. The At-Promise Center is scheduled for completion at the end of 2021. The Invest Atlanta Board of Directors approved a $1 million grant from the Campbellton Road Tax Allocation District (TAD) to support the […]
#ELECTION2020: President-elect Biden announces key Cabinet-level members of his administration
President-elect Joe Biden announced key members of his administration: Secretary Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture; Congresswoman Marcia Fudge, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs; Katherine Tai, US Trade Representative; and Ambassador Susan Rice, Director of the Domestic Policy Council. This diverse, tested slate includes some of the nation’s most accomplished public servants: Secretary Tom […]
Atlanta Public Schools announces phased return to schools in January
Across Metro Atlanta, school has been in session for nearly a full semester and many parents have had to scramble to find alternatives to traditional in-person schooling if they opted to not send their children back to school or their local school district chose to adopt a virtual learning strategy. Living through a pandemic has changed various aspects of life […]