The inequality drumbeat is getting louder and louder across the metro region. Even the Washington Post recently sent a reporter here to feature the day-to-day struggles of a young, recently homeless single mother in Clayton County.

The author wrote, “For the poor in the Deep South’s cities, simply applying for a job exposes the barriers of a particularly pervasive and isolating form of poverty.”

Whether it’s “leaning in” or “protecting one’s magic,” there’s plenty of leadership advice aimed at women in the workplace.

Women Executive Leaders of DeKalb (WELD), a program of the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a panel discussion, which I had the honor to moderate, on female leadership in today’s diverse workforce.

If you’ve picked up a newspaper or turned on the TV lately, you would think DeKalb County is on the verge of bankruptcy and receivership.

But parks abound, the fire trucks arrive when a call is received and trash is picked up on a weekly basis.

DeKalb, like many of Georgia’s 159 counties, employs bad apples. But should the wool of corruption cover the county entirely? Hardly.

For one local brewery, sustainability isn’t just a buzzword.

This past weekend, Atlanta’s own SweetWater Brewing Co. raised funds for its “Save Our Water” campaign to support the Chattachoochee Riverkeeper and the Waterkeeper Alliance.

People from cities all over the Southeast boarded kayaks, canoes and more for “The Big Float” to raise awareness for clean water. The annual fundraiser lasts through Labor Day with events in markets where SweetWater is served.

Normalizing diplomatic relations with Cuba is in the works as the White House seeks a new approach to engagement after 54 years.

Congress will further decide the breadth of such relations with votes on three bills to end the trade embargo and travel ban.

A delegation of Atlanta residents from the city’s World Affairs Council recently visited the Caribbean island nation and brought back with them much enthusiasm and hope for the future.

Under the Obama administration, White House officials have promoted U.S. trade and investments in Africa to supplement existing and ongoing development aid.

One critical step to securing Africa’s future is investing in its human capital.

The Mandela Washington Fellowship is a flagship program of the State Department’s Young African Leaders Initiative and brings 500 African leaders from across the continent to America for an immersion in Western practices of business and entrepreneurship, civic engagement and public administration.

This one got me. It hit me in a place where the others never reached. It angered me.

The Charleston Massacre.

In many a painful yet phenomenal moment in America’s history, the African-American experience has been to practice unequivocal equanimity.