The new memoir by the Rev. C.T. Vivian is a morally based guidebook for today’s social activists as much as it is a recollection of Martin’s path from Depression-era Missouri to the round table of the Civil Rights movement in Nashville and Atlanta.
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Atlanta City Council member aims to legitimize street racing, stunt driving
Could regulating and monitoring the otherwise out-of-control practices of street racing and stunt driving transform them into safe, city-sanctioned events? That’s what Atlanta City Councilman Antonio Brown wants to find out.
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Ellen Dunham Jones’ ‘Retrofitting Suburbia,’ pandemic, Sandy Springs revitalization
When it comes to Georgia Tech professor Ellen Dunham-Jones’ latest book, Case Studies in Retrofitting Suburbia, Sandy Springs is in a unique position because of the major redevelopment initiative it has underway plus its ties to Jones.
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Dr. Anthony Fauci to receive Georgia Tech’s 2021 Ivan Allen Jr. Prize
In a testament to the importance of public health, Georgia Tech will award its prestigious Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage to Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, one of the nation’s leading infectious disease experts who is now serving as President Joe Biden’s chief medical advisor.
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Right whale caught in deadly tangle of fishing gear spotted off Georgia’s coast; watch continues
State environmental officials continue to watch the waters off Georgia’s coast for a North Atlantic right whale tangled in a potentially deadly mess of line that looks like commercial fishing gear. This endangered species is Georgia’s marine mammal.
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Felicia Moore sets up run for Atlanta mayor
Atlanta City Council President Felicia Moore has filed the legal paperwork to set up a run for mayor.
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Emory to host webinar to explore ‘kick ass’ views of undocumented scholars, activists
The co-editor of a new book intended to showcase “undocumented scholars doing kick-ass theoretical and empirical work” is to explore this new thread in the national discussion of immigration in a Jan. 25 webinar hosted by Emory University.
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Reporter’s Notebook: New nonprofit executives, and maybe some local government kumbaya
Also how to get a Zoom with Shaq.
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Of Atlanta Housing’s 2,500 senior residents, five have died of COVID-19
Five elderly Atlanta Housing (AH) residents have passed away due to COVID-19-related complications, a spokesman for the housing authority said Thursday.
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Plant Vogtle enters its third presidential administration as costs, delays hover
The next definitive update on Plant Vogtle’s cost and opening date is due in February. Until then, ratepayers are sifting through testimony from a monitor whose report conflicts with statements from the company.
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Free high speed internet, low VOC paint now required in certain affordable housing
The nation’s most significant program to fund affordable housing has new criteria in Georgia that aim at making units more sustainable and requiring residents to have access to free high-speed internet.
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Apple, Southern Company to invest $25 million for AUC’s Propel Center
The center aims to promote and support career opportunities for communities of color. By Allison Joyner Last week, Apple, along with regional energy utility Southern Company announced a partnership to build a first-of-its-kind global innovation and learning hub for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) at the Atlanta University Center. Dubbed the Propel Center, the […]
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Atlanta’s housing authority wants COVID-19 vaccines for its senior residents
The city’s public housing authority is exploring the possibility of vaccinating its elderly residents to protect them from the spread of COVID-19 at the agency’s apartment complexes.
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Georgia public health infrastructure wasn’t ready for this
According to Georgia’s top public health doctor.
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MLK Day unites metro Atlantans in missions to serve others
The food and toiletries ICNA Relief plans to distribute to the homeless Monday in Downtown Atlanta represent the service organization’s recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and with it the chance to add to ICNA’s social services program.
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Art contest for Youth Birding Competition begins amid newfound passion for birds
The pandemic hasn’t stopped the T-shirt Art Contest that’s part of Georgia’s planned 16th annual Youth Birding Competition. The statewide art contest was won last year by an eighth-grader from Duluth.
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Thanks to friends and partners, King Center is stable as it celebrates King holiday
The King Center is reimagining how it marks the holiday events around the national holiday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, and it has brought in more partners than ever before to expand its mission.
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Atlanta’s massive affordable housing bond program is officially a go
On Monday, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms inked her signature on legislation that green-lights $50 million in bond funding aimed at producing and preserving affordable housing across the city.
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Gov. Kemp releases cautious budgets as Biden pushes pandemic relief for states
“My fellow Georgians, the state of the state is resilient. And we will endure.” – Gov. Brian Kemp, 2021 State of the State message.
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Reporter’s Notebook: Grady full, predicting 2021 and more
Also, maybe another way to fight about corporate property tax breaks
