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Prada Accused of Using Blackface Imagery at NYC Store and Online

Prada is coming under fire for using blackface-style imagery in at least one of its New York City storefronts and…
Wells Fargo’s Mobile Holiday Food Bank Makes a Stop in Atlanta

The Wells Fargo mobile holiday food bank rolled into Atlanta Thursday, accepting non-perishable food and monetary donations. The pop-up food…
Spelman Receives $30 Million Gift to Support New Center for Innovation & the Arts

Spelman College has received the largest gift from living donors in its 137-year history from long-standing Spelman trustee Ronda Stryker and spouse William Johnston. The…
Open Enrollment Ends Dec. 15, But There’s Still Time and Options

It’s not too late to enroll in the HealthCare.gov marketplace before the December 15 deadline. Coverage may be more affordable…
Three Malls to Host The Village Market ATL’s Pop-up Markets

The Village Market is getting you ready for the holidays. The quarterly pop-up market attracts vendors from all over the…
Minority Business Development Agency Awards Nearly $2 Million to Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), announced grant awards of nearly $2 million to four Historically Black…
Gwinnett School Board Gets Its First Member Of Color

The Gwinnett County school district is the state’s largest school system. It is also one of the most diverse — 76…
Dr. Stanley J. Pritchett Resigns as President of Morris Brown College

Dr. Stanley J. Pritchett, president of Morris Brown College has tendered his resignation to the school’s Board of Trustees, effective…
Commissioner Gregory Adams to Host School-to-Prison Pipeline Gaps Leadership Summit

Commissioner Gregory Adams will host a strategic conversation exploring gaps in efforts to disrupt the so-called school-to-prison pipeline. The Commissioner’s…
DeKalb County to Host Public Safety Job Fair on Jan. 5

The DeKalb County Office of Public Safety is hosting a job fair on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, from 10 a.m.…
Local Green Atlanta Finds New Home, New Growth With New Season

It’s late November in Atlanta, and the days are chilly, windy and raw. But when you step into Local Green…
AUC Consortium, Inc. Presidents Deliver Strong Case for Investing in HBCUs in New National Tome on Workforce

Clark Atlanta President Ronald A. Johnson and Morehouse School of Medicine President and Dean Valerie Montgomery Rice provide compelling insights on how a strong American workforce needs…
Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, Spelman College President Emerita, Named 2020 Westside Future Fund Board Chair

Westside Future Fund board of directors has selected Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum to serve as its chair beginning in 2020.…
APS and Fulton County Offices Announce Weather Delay for Tuesday

The forecast for temperatures to fall below freezing early Tuesday morning with the potential for black ice, and in alignment…
MARTA Police Chief Wanda Dunham Promoted to C-Suite

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) has promoted Chief Wanda Y. Dunham from Assistant General Manager of Police and…
Forty Six APS Schools “Beat the Odds”

According to statistical analysis released today by the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement (GOSA), Atlanta Public Schools (APS) has 46…