What an amazing turnaround.
Black-led arts organizations heralded the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta support for diversity in its latest round of funding through its Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund.
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Maria Saporta, executive editor, is a longtime Atlanta business, civic and urban affairs journalist with a deep knowledge of our city, our region and state. From 2008 to 2020, she wrote weekly columns and news stories for the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Prior to that, she spent 27 years with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, becoming its business columnist in 1991. Maria received her Master’s degree in urban studies from Georgia State and her Bachelor’s degree in journalism from Boston University. Maria was born in Atlanta to European parents and has two young adult children. She launched SaportaReport in February 2009.
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Lt. Gov. Duncan hopes ‘inclusive innovation’ will make Georgia ‘tech hub of East Coast’
It’s an ambitious goal – to make Georgia the technology hub of the East Coast.
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Atlanta Community Food Bank opens new “company-owned” food center in Gwinnett
By Maria Saporta In an effort to respond to growing demand and to improve how it distributes food in the region, the Atlanta Community Food Bank Thursday officially opened its first “company-owned” Community Food Center. The new Center, a 14,000-square-foot facility in Gwinnett County near Stone Mountain at 1979 Parker Court, will the first time […]
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Southern gentleman R. Randall Rollins – an Atlanta business leader and philanthropist – dies after short illness
Atlanta has lost one of its true Southern gentlemen with the passing of R. Randall Rollins, the chairman of Rollins Inc. Randall Rollins, 88, died Aug. 17 after a short illness, according to a notice posted by the company that said he was surrounded by family. “It’s going to be a great loss,” said Jimmy […]
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Georgia taking steps to improve its voting process for the November elections
As we approach the Nov. 3 General Election, Georgia’s reputation is at stake.
Already, Georgia was hit with a ton of negative national headlines during the June 9th primary elections as voters faced a number of obstacles and delay in trying to cast their ballots.
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Kimberly Gresh to be honored as ‘Volunteer of the Year’ in virtual event
The 2020 National Philanthropy Day will be unlike all previous Philanthropy Days.
Not surprisingly, the annual event will be an online, interactive event on Oct. 29 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund awards $1.1 million to 10 nonprofits in latest round
In its latest round of grants, the Greater Atlanta COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund awarded a total of $1.125 million to 10 local organizations in response to the region’s needs as a result of COVID-19.
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Chattahoochee RiverLands envisions more people enjoying river’s beauty
For decades, the Chattahoochee River has been an undervalued amenity and unrealized opportunity for the Atlanta region. But that’s about to change.
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Georgia Smart announces innovation awards to four communities in the state
Four communities – Clayton County, Sandy Springs, Savannah and Valdosta – received new grants from Georgia Tech’s Smart Community Challenge Thursday.
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Respect the arc of history with new name: Henry Grady-Yolanda King High School
Back when I was a student at Grady High School, I remember my Georgia history teacher pointing to a sentence in our textbook that said Henry Grady was a great Southerner and orator.
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James Carville urges Georgia CEOs to fix state’s voting problems by November
Political consultant James Carville is issuing a challenge to Georgia’s corporate community: Make sure Georgia holds fair elections on Nov. 3.
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UPS and United Way Worldwide expand anti-human trafficking efforts
United Way Worldwide and UPS are ramping up their efforts to fight human trafficking just in time for United Nation’s World Day Against Trafficking in Persons on July 30.
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Descendants of Henry Grady seek civil discourse, positive change
It’s an awkward time to bear the name – Henry Grady. Just ask Henry Grady III, the great, great grandson of Henry Grady, champion of the “New South” movement launched in the 1880s.
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‘Beloved Benefit’ launching candid online conversations July 30
Although there won’t be a “Beloved Benefit” gala this year, the initiative will launch special programming for 2020.
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Tyler Perry on the reopening of his studio at Fort Mac: ‘So far, so good’
Going into its second week of filming, Tyler Perry Studios is setting a standard of how to run a movie studio during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Kelly Dolan to lead Ronald McDonald House Charities globally
Former Atlantan Kelly Dolan will become the next president and CEO of the Chicago-based Ronald McDonald House Charities on Dec. 8.
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With the passing of C.T. Vivian, John Lewis – Atlanta loses two pillars of its greatest generation
It felt like a gut punch. Losing C.T. Vivian and John Lewis on the same day – July 17 – was almost too much to bear. The phrase I kept repeating in my head was: “We are losing Atlanta’s greatest generation.”
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Farewell Rev. C.T. Vivian– we will miss your extraordinary spirit
By Maria Saporta Another civil rights legend has left us. Rev. Cordy Tindell “C.T.” Vivian, 95, passed away Friday morning, according to Don Rivers, his close friend and business partner. A close associate of Martin Luther King Jr., Vivian fought for the right to vote – serving as a civil rights organizer. During the 1960s, […]
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Doug Shipman to leave Woodruff Arts Center, Hala Moddelmog to step in as interim CEO
In a surprise announcement, the Woodruff Arts Center on Thursday said its current president and CEO – Doug Shipman – will be stepping down on Aug. 31 after three years in the role.
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Frank Fernandez: Atlanta well positioned to lead on race and equity
The incoming president and CEO of the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta – Frank Fernandez – hopes to unleash the power of collaboration to galvanize metro Atlanta to address issues of inequity in our region.
