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…
12.10.18
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…
12.10.18
Clark Atlanta University Receives $250,000 Grant to Advance STEM

Clark Atlanta University has received a grant of $243,648 in support of four Clare Boothe Luce Undergraduate Scholarships in Cyber-Physical Systems and…
12.06.18
FICO to Host Free Consumer Financial Education and Empowerment Event

Leading analytics software firm FICO will host a free consumer financial education event in Atlanta on December 8, 2018 at Terminus…
12.06.18
Fifth Third Foundation Announces 2018 Strengthening Our Communities Fund Awards

The Fifth Third Foundation has announced its 2018 Strengthening Our Communities Fund grant recipients for Georgia – Hosea Helps, the Urban League of Greater…
12.04.18
East Point Mayor Elected to the National League of Cities Board of Directors

Mayor Deana Holiday Ingraham was elected to serve on the National League of Cities (NLC) Board of Directors at the…
12.03.18
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Returns to the Fabulous Fox Theatre February 21-24, 2019

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will return to the Fabulous Fox Theatre, February 21 – 24, 2019, as part of a 60th Anniversary…
11.30.18
On Our Radar: “Night of Beauty” Planned To Empower Black Women Living With Lupus

According to the CDC, women ages 15 to 44 are at the greatest risk of developing lupus — African-American women being two…
11.30.18
NAACP’s 2019 Jubilee Day Themed “Searching for Justice Worldwide”

The DeKalb NAACP will conduct its annual observance of Jubilee Day January 1, 2019 at 10:00 a.m., at the Rainbow…
11.30.18
Atlanta City Council Declares a Vacancy in the District 3 Seat, Sets Date for Special Election

The Atlanta City Council held a special called meeting Wednesday to declare a vacancy in the District 3 seat due…
11.29.18
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Announces Center for Workforce Innovation in Partnership with Atlanta Committee for Progress and Atlanta Technical College

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced the establishment of the Center for Workforce Innovation, a jobs training program focused on outcomes-based…
11.27.18
Atlanta Housing, Education Leaders Cut Ribbon on Innovative Affordable Housing Collaboration

Led by Invest Atlanta President and CEO Eloisa Klementich, housing and education leaders cut the ribbon at Springview Apartments Wed.,…
11.26.18
City of Refuge’s New Tech Academy Teaches Computer Coding on Westside

City of Refuge has opened a Tech Academy at the Workforce Innovation Hub to provide Westside residents with programs that…
11.26.18
Westside Residents Get a ‘Brush with Kindness’

For homeowners in Atlanta’s changing westside communities who may be struggling to maintain their home, Atlanta Habitat for Humanity and…
11.21.18
National Trust Raises Over $10 Million to Preserve Historic Black Sites

One year after the launch of the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, the National Trust for Historic Preservation has hit a funding…
11.27.18
Atlanta City Council Member Ivory Lee Young Jr. Dies at 56

The Atlanta City Council is mourning the loss of District 3 Atlanta City Council member Ivory Lee Young Jr. Young,…
12.04.18