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Tag: MLK
Posted inAllison Joyner, Latest News
CVC’s new board will focus on ‘Atlanta way,’ racial healing
The Corporate Volunteer Council of Atlanta’s newly installed board of directors is excited to help move the metro area forward. By Allison Joyner Earlier this month, the Corporate Volunteer Council of Atlanta (CVC) — now in its 31st year — installed its new board of directors to bring more awareness to corporate social responsibility (CSR), […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: MLK Day in Atlanta
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Atlanta next Tuesday, Jan. 11. The pair will focus on the “urgent need” to pass voting rights legislation to protect “the integrity of our elections from corrupt attempts to strip law-abiding citizens of their fundamental freedoms and allow partisan state officials to undermine vote counting […]
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Book documenting sites of Civil Rights landmarks launch at MLK birth home
The U.S. Civil Rights Trail marks over 120 landmarks across 14 states for travelers to visit. By Allison Joyner A new work detailing some of the better-known and not-so-apparent important locations of the Civil Rights Movement is now available for purchase. The U.S. Official Civil Rights Trail Companion Book compliments a website that follows a […]
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Auburn Avenue is our most important street. Here’s what we should be doing
As we close out Black History Month, I think it’s time we show some love towards the most important street in Atlanta – Auburn Avenue.
Posted inHistoric Westside, http://leadership.saportareport.com/historic-westside/, Thought Leader, Thought Leadership, Uncategorized
A First Step Toward a Mixed-Income Community
Intro by John Ahmann, Westside Future Fund: Thanks to the Jaren Abedania, the Westside Future Fund’s (WFF) Vice President of Real Estate, for this week’s column. In my October 2, 2018 column, Two Years of Westside Future Fund, I spoke to our commitment to increase the supply of high-quality affordable rental housing and in this […]
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Nike’s backing of Colin Kaepernick a welcome return of corporate activism
By King Williams Corporate activism isn’t new, we just haven’t seen it in a while Nike recently announced that Colin Kaepernick, the controversial former quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers, as its brand ambassador for the 30th anniversary of its iconic “Just Do It” campaign. The announcement prompted vehement praise and vehement protest beyond anything […]
Posted inHistoric Westside, http://leadership.saportareport.com/historic-westside/, Thought Leader, Thought Leadership, Uncategorized
Creating Sustainable Change, and a Beloved Community, on Atlanta’s Westside
Column By Rodney Bullard Intro by John Ahmann, Executive Director of Westside Future Fund “Thanks to Rodney Bullard, Vice President of Community Affairs for Chick-fil-A, Inc. and Executive Director of the Chick-fil-A Foundation, for this week’s column. In the spirt of “the more we, the more I can do,” the Chick-fil-A Foundation has been a […]
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Photo Pick: The King Center’s 50th by John R. Naugle
John R Naugle was at the KING Center’s 50th Anniversary event on June 26th and captured these wonderful images of the celebration. Dr. King’s big sister, Dr. Christine King Farris, was in attendance on the exact 50th Anniversary in the founding of the KING Center. It was especially fantastic that Dr. Bernice A. King highlighted Gandhi’s influence (and […]
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Photo Pick: “Birthplace of a King” by Kelly Jordan
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Posted inArts & Culture Seen, Thought Leader
Remembrance As Resistance: Art Effecting Change in Changing Communities
By visual artist, Charmaine MinniefieldAn elder once told me, “Your existence is your resistance.” I am an artist activist. My work ranges from acrylic on canvas to large scale murals in communities around the metro area. My public art intentionally pushes back against erasure, misrepresentation and marginalization. I work to preserve the Black narrative (both […]
Posted inMetro Business, Thought Leader
Metro Atlanta Chamber Issues Statement Regarding Martin Luther King Jr.
The Metro Atlanta Chamber today celebrates the contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a statement from MAC President and CEO Hala Moddelmog: “Dr. King’s legacy lives on in Atlanta – it’s in our daily lives, the work we do here at the Metro Atlanta Chamber and in our drive to build an inspiring […]
