The conviction of disgraced singer R. Kelly on all counts of abuse, including forced labor, underscores a groundbreaking new report on human trafficking in the United States that includes a section on Georgia.
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Georgia’s new human trafficking hotline engages public in fighting the crime: IHTI
Georgia’s new anti-trafficking hotline will help fight two major forms of human trafficking – sexual exploitation and labor, according to the executive director of the Atlanta-based International Human Trafficking Institute.
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Renowned architect Philip Freelon (1953-2019) leaves his mark on Atlanta, U.S.
Atlanta leaders expressed sadness over the death on July 9 of North Carolina architect Philip Freelon – who designed the National Center for Civil and Human Rights.
Freelon, 66, was one of the most admired architects in the country, and he was considered the most significant African-American architect of cultural attractions.
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Column: Super Bowl week is big for National Center for Civil and Human Rights
As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on Feb. 1, 2019
Super Bowl week has been a game-changing experience for the Atlanta-based National Center for Civil and Human Rights.
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National Center for Civil and Human Rights names new CEO
The National Center for Civil and Human Rights has named Jill Savitt as its CEO – succeeding Brian Tolleson, who has been serving as the interim CEO for nearly a year. Tolleson will return to serving on the center’s board once Savitt begins her new role on March 11.
Savitt is no stranger to the center.
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Breaking Barriers, a conversation with trailblazing athletes
By King Williams Atlanta’s Center for Civil and Human Rights convened a special panel on Jan. 23 to discuss the role of activism in sports and among athletes, particularly those affecting women and the LGBTQ community. The title of the panel was: “Breaking Barriers: Sports for Change.” It was part of a rotating exhibition that […]
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Coca-Cola releases Andy Warhol-inspired Super Bowl commercial aimed at togetherness, announces $1 million gift for Atlanta attraction
While it’s not the official cola sponsor of the NFL, Atlanta-based Coca-Cola wants to be sure people attending and watching the Super Bowl will feel its presence.
Right before the kick-off of the “Big Game,” the company will air a new animated ad – inspired by a 1975 quote by pop artist Andy Warhol – that celebrates inclusion, diversity and togetherness.
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2019…It’s OUR Time!
By Carla C. Smith, President, The Junior League of Atlanta, Inc. Over the past six months, The Junior League of Atlanta, Inc. (JLA) has been able to create, develop, implement and inspire new beginnings during our 102nd year. New beginnings were ignited not only in the women, children, and families that we serve but also within […]
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Center for Civil and Human Rights gives us timely inspiration
For me, the Power to Inspire gala – the benefit for the Center for Civil and Human Rights – inspired a sense of gratitude for what we have in our town.
The Center will celebrate its fourth anniversary next month, and it’s hard to imagine an Atlanta without this touchpoint for our community. It combines in one place our unique place in the history of civil and human rights.
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Atlanta commemorates 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination
It was a day of sad memories as Atlanta marked the 50th anniversary of the assassination of its hometown spiritual leader – Martin Luther King Jr. – on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee.
At the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, King’s family gathered at King’s crypt to lay a wreath and to commemorate the actual moment of King’s death 50 years ago.
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Guess who’s coming to dinner? Joe Biden
In a major coup, the Center for Civil and Human Rights will honor former Vice President Joe Biden at its fourth annual “Power to Inspire” tribute dinner on May 17 at the Georgia Aquarium.
The event has become the biggest annual fundraiser for the Center, which opened in June, 2014, to showcase Atlanta’s role in the Civil Rights Movement and to serve as a gathering place to shine the light on current human rights struggles.
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Derreck Kayongo resigns as CEO of the Center for Civil and Human Rights
Derreck Kayongo, president and CEO of the Center for Civil and Human Rights since December 2015, turned in his resignation on Monday.
Kayongo was the second CEO of the Center, which opened in June 2014. He followed founding CEO Doug Shipman, now president and CEO of the Woodruff Arts Center.e
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What Does World Class Mean?
By Kevin Gillese World Class: If there is one phrase that gets bandied around quite often in Atlanta, particularly in the arts and culture community, it’s this one. Sometimes it feels like Atlantans are so obsessed with becoming “world class” that they don’t see how much of our city is already there. At its most […]
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Hundreds attend ‘Comfort Women’ memorial dedication in Brookhaven
The new statue in a Brookhaven park of a seated woman is small — about five feet high. But the attention for the comfort women memorial was large, making headlines all the way across the Pacific Ocean and sparking opposition from the Japanese Consulate in Atlanta.
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Photo Pick: Rally at Civil by Kelly Jordan
Twenty-five Atlanta-based LGBT and allied organizations held a vigil at the Center for Civil and Human Rights in memory of those who were killed in Orlando and a call to action to prevent this terrible violence from happening again in the future. Kelly Jordan was there and captured these images:
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Commentary: A call to help Georgia’s young entrepreneurs
Original post on WABE by Maria Saporta The Koch brothers have a national reputation for funding Republican candidates and conservative causes. But in Georgia, there is another side to the Koch family. Koch Industries bought Georgia-Pacific in 2005. One year later, Charles Koch’s wife, Elizabeth Koch, started Youth Entrepreneurs Georgia to help spark an entrepreneurial spirit among […]
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Commentary: Atlanta has become a hub for negotiations
Original Story on WABE The United States and 11 other Pacific Rim nations agreed to a trade deal known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership in Atlanta on Oct. 4. It took more than five years of difficult negotiations to hammer out this agreement. Atlanta’s spirit of mediation fits right into the image that came out of the […]
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Center for Civil and Human Rights is on the march with major new gifts
By Maria Saporta
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on Friday, March 8, 2013
The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation is increasing its donation to the National Center for Civil and Human Rights by $1.5 million to a total of $2.5 million.
As a result, the Civil Rights Gallery wing will be named after the Blank Family Foundation.
