Place matters. So says Raj Chetty, the economic mobility guru of Harvard University. Chetty’s Opportunity Insights just released a comprehensive study on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s HOPE VI program — a model that was first designed and developed in Atlanta by Egbert Perry, the chairman and founder of the Integral Group, […]
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Atlanta Rotary seeking to engage people with the spirit of the ‘Atlanta Way’
The Atlanta Way took the spotlight at the June 23 meeting of the Rotary Club of Atlanta. In many ways, it was a coming home. The Atlanta Rotary has been a galvanizing force of bringing the community together for decades. It was on Sept. 20, 2021, when two Rotarians – Egbert Perry and Larry Gellerstedt […]
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Atlanta Committee for Progress united in supporting Andre Dickens and the city
Based on the turnout at ACP’s December meeting on Dec. 8 at the headquarters of King & Spalding, Mayor Dickens’ relationship with Atlanta’s business and civic leaders is as strong as that of any mayor since Shirley Franklin, who founded the group in 2003.
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Atlanta Committee for Progress reflecting on its role under new mayor
The Atlanta Committee for Progress – the high-powered blue-ribbon group that advises the mayor of Atlanta – is at a crossroads.
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LINK trip to Chicago to explore fixes for race and income inequities
The regional leadership delegation – LINK – will be going to Chicago at the end of October where it will focus on the issues of historic racial inequities, the wealth gap as well as transit and economic development.
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Great Atlanta mayors had great ideas
For decades, Atlanta had the good fortune to elect several visionary mayors – larger-than-life leaders who catapulted the city to new heights.
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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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Atlanta LINK trip headed to Chicago in October
The Chicago LINK trip is back on.
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Potential of Atlanta’s Center for Civil and Human Rights finally being realized
At long last, Atlanta’s National Center for Civil and Human Rights will become the institution leaders originally envisioned it would be.
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We can do better Atlanta by adding more diversity to our corporate ranks
Atlanta may be the cradle of the civil rights movement, but it has ways to go to have diversity on its corporate boards and within its executive suites.
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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.
