Two landmark events Wednesday morning weaved special tales of Atlanta’s history, present and future. The first was the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Norfolk Southern’s new corporate headquarters in Midtown as dignitaries welcomed Atlanta’s newest Fortune 500 company. The second was the unveiling of a memorial to Richard Jewell and law enforcement at Centennial Olympic Park
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Atlanta wins with Felicia Moore/Andre Dickens run-off
It’s a new day for the City of Atlanta.
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Andrew Young: ‘There’s something very special about this city’
Former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young received the Council for Quality Growth’s Four Pillars Award on Oct. 14 at the Georgia World Congress Center. Upon accepting the award, Young reminded the more than 1,100 people attending the gala in person (and another 400 watching via livestream) that Atlanta is a special place.
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Rotary Club discusses Atlanta Olympics: What I learned from the ones who were a part of it
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the 1996 Centennial Olympics games. By Allison Joyner Growing up, I was a daddy’s girl, but one of my favorite ways of spending time with him was watching sports on TV. That time with him gave me a love of athletic competition and I am grateful that he […]
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Vine City’s Cook Park turns flooded land into a legacy of history and peace
After a devastating flood ravaged Vine City in 2002, neighborhood residents gathered with more than 100 dignitaries and guests to celebrate the opening of the new Rodney Cook Sr. Park in Vine City on Wednesday.
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Reporter’s Notebook: Andrew Young to receive Council for Quality Growth award
As of today, June 17, Juneteenth is the newest federal holiday. President Joe Biden signed a bill into law declaring Juneteenth as the nation’s 12th federal holiday, the newest one in 38 years. “Juneteenth marks both a long hard night of slavery and subjugation and a promise of a brighter morning to come,” Biden said […]
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Delta, Andrew Young and others deserve credit for Atlanta’s global growth
Atlanta’s evolution as a global center for business came into focus on March 11, when Delta CEO Ed Bastian hosted a surprise birthday celebration for Young (a day before his 89th birthday) at the company’s headquarters.
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Delta’s Ed Bastian: Happy Birthday Andrew Young – here’s a building and $1 million for your foundation
Andrew Young, former Atlanta mayor, received an early surprise birthday gift Thursday – a building named in his honor on the campus of Delta Air Lines’ headquarters.
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New bank for Black, Latinx consumers starts as Fed seeks to equalize credit access
The new bank announced Thursday by Andrew Young, Killer Mike and Ryan Glover illustrates the purpose behind the nation’s first sweeping update in 25 years of rules that govern banking in minority communities – a review that aims to address inequities in access to credit.
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Atlanta pushes ahead with Nobel Peace initiatives
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, progress is being made to brand Atlanta as a “city of peace.”
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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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Gaurav Kumar named president of the Andrew Young Foundation
The Andrew J. Young Foundation has named Gaurav Kumar as its new president.
Former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young, 88, will remain as chairman of the foundation, and he is working from home during the coronavirus pandemic
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Column: Atlanta woman leading campaign to end Target’s use of plastic shopping bags
An Atlanta woman is taking on Target’s use of plastic bags in a “Theresa versus Goliath” campaign.
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Column: Andrew Young’s love song for Atlanta, past, present and future
As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on Sept. 21, 2018
When former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young received Georgia Tech’s Ivan Allen Jr. Prize in Social Courage on Sept. 13, he turned it into a love song for Atlanta – past, present and future.
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Column: Andrew Young receives Ivan Allen Jr. Prize from Georgia Tech
As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on July 27, 2018
Over the years, former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young has received dozens of awards.
But receiving the 2018 Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage from Georgia Tech holds special meaning for Young – the only Atlanta mayor to receive the prize since it was established in 2011.
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Andrew Young on the road to recovery
Former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young views the past 45 days as a needed break from the ultra-busy life he has led as a global leader for more than six decades.
Young fell ill in May during a trip to Nashville where he was to give a speech at the baccalaureate at Fisk University – immediately getting admitted to the Vanderbilt Medical Center and then transferred to Emory University Hospital.
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Decades after the “I have a Dream” speech, Atlanta professors aim to measure the progess
“Fifty years later we should be at [parity], not because whites in America are doing worse, but because blacks in America are doing better,” said professor Nisha Botchwey, explaining data from the “Measuring the Dream” project.
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Salute to Greatness dinner features San Juan Mayor Cruz and U.S. Sen. Booker
Although he didn’t attend the Salute to Greatness dinner on Jan. 13, President Donald Trump was certainly on the menu.
The Salute is the major fundraising event for the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change (better known as the King Center), and it is held every year at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta.
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Former Atlanta mayors split endorsements
Just ahead of Atlanta runoff election day, three incumbents of the mayor’s office don’t agree on which mayoral candidate is the best one to make sure the city fulfills its promise.
In front of City Hall this morning, Shirley Franklin, who served as mayor for eight years starting in 2002, said she wants Mary Norwood to be the next mayor.
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Atlanta’s mayoral race is up for grabs
The 2017 Atlanta mayoral election is unlike anything we’ve ever seen.
And it is anybody’s guess on how it will shake out.
The back-and-forth between Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and Atlanta City Council President Ceasar Mitchell this past week shined a spotlight on several of the complex issues that will influence the outcome.
