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Georgia’s Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Ending

RTMNews - June 10, 2021

In accordance with the plan for reemployment and the announcement to no longer participate in the federal unemployment benefits insurance programs enacted through the...

GDOL Reminds Claimants to Reapply When Benefit Year Ends

RTMNews - March 26, 2021

After 53 weeks of the pandemic, many Georgians are reaching the end of the normally allotted time period for receiving unemployment insurance (UI) benefits....

Creating Wealth — A Critical Step for Black America

RTMNews - March 25, 2021

by Lamell McMorris, Washington Informer: The COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the recent attack on the U.S. Capitol in which domestic terrorists with Confederate flags...

Black America Needs a New Normal to Build Wealth

RTMNews - March 25, 2021

Although many officials have called for a new normal for millions of small businesses and communities that need something new instead of the same...

U.S. Billionaires Grow more Than $1 Trillion Richer During Pandemic

RTMNews - February 25, 2021

664 Richest Americans Now Worth a Collective $4.2 Trillion, Up 44% Since COVID Shutdowns Began in March 2020 American billionaires continued their alternative experience of the...

Atlanta Virtual Career Fair for Veterans happens Feb. 11

Roz Edward - February 8, 2021

This week, DAV & RecruitMilitary will host the Atlanta Virtual Career Fair for Veterans on Thursday, Feb. 11 from 11am to 3pm EST online. This free...

Author Maggie Anderson sheds light on MLK and Black-owned businesses

RTMNews - February 4, 2021

Emory alum Maggie Anderson and her family gained international attention in 2009 as they lived out her public pledge to only “buy Black” for...

Ossoff Calls on Sen. Perdue to Immediately Support $2,000 Stimulus Checks

RTMNews - December 29, 2020

After U.S. House Passes Bill, Ossoff Calls on Sen. Perdue to Immediately Support $2,000 Stimulus Checks After the U.S. House passed a bill on Monday...

Bank of America Awards $6.3 Million to 96 Atlanta Nonprofits in 2020

RTMNews - December 22, 2020

Bank of America Awards $6.3 Million to 96 Atlanta Nonprofits in 2020 Philanthropic Grants and Donations Focused on Coronavirus Relief for Health, Education & Job...

Ressler Gertz Foundation and Hawks investing $40 million in Atlanta

Roz Edward - October 27, 2020

THE RESSLER GERTZ FAMILY FOUNDATION AND HAWKS INVESTING $40 MILLION IN ATLANTA, BOLSTERING ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT IN BLACK COMMUNITY AND EXPANDING COMMUNITY/D&I COMMITMENT Ressler Gertz Family...

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