When one thinks of influential Atlantans who played a role in shaping our city, a lot of names come to mind. Frank Quarles, however, is probably not one of them, and that’s a shame. The Reverend Frank Quarles was a former slave who founded Atlanta’s Friendship Baptist Church and his role in shaping the future […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: Morehouse bounces Kanye’s team, Methodists build housing
Also: a public screening of a new documentary on displacing homeless Atlantans for the Olympics and more
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Atlanta-based CodeHouse working to diversify tech industry
There’s no denying a diversity gap exists in the technology industry. But in recent years tech companies have focused efforts to increase diversity within their ranks.
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Reporter’s Notebook: Georgia becomes first state to repeal citizen’s arrest law
Over the weekend, Colonial Pipeline, which fuels much of the East coast, shut down its services after a ransomware attack. 49% of Georgia gas stations are without gas, according to CNN. The pipeline restarted Wednesday, May 12, but it could take a few days for things to return to business as usual. In the meantime, […]
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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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Futurist computer research to be made available by IBM at two Atlanta HBCUs
A cure for COVID-19 is the potential result of a new type of research that IBM is providing through a diversity initiative that includes two Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Atlanta.
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Wells Fargo grant will fund $28 million in loans for Atlanta small businesses
The Wells Fargo Foundation is giving a $2.8 million grant to ACE (Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs) in an effort spark small business growth, especially in minority communities.
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Chase CEO at Morehouse: ‘If you don’t have character and culture, you are not going to be a leader’
JPMorgan Chase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon visited Morehouse College on Friday carrying a figurative “Help Wanted” sign.
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Nipsey Hussle, new developers Ryan Gravel, Donray Von and transforming The Mall West End
By King Williams “When we speak of place-making, we assume that the place being made was devoid of life, culture and context. Place-making indicates that nothing exists. It is inherently colonialist. Place-keeping uplifts an area’s culture, provides resources and enriches.” – Miranda Kyle, Atlanta Beltline Arts and Culture Program Manager On the afternoon of Sunday, […]
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Sports and venture capital meet at Morehouse before the Super Bowl
Amidst a slew of events for Super Bowl week, Morehouse College was the host of “Hearing Our Voices” – a panel of former athletes, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists.
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Morehouse’s medical mission takes it across the street, with groundbreaking for new campus
A chilly rain splattered on the construction machinery parked across the street from Morehouse School of Medicine, but Friday morning was bright for the folks gathered there for an official groundbreaking.
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Column: Morehouse gets two $1 million gifts at anniversary gala
As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on Feb. 23, 2018
For the new Morehouse College President David Thomas, his first “A Candle in the Dark” gala held on Feb. 17 at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta was a special night event.
The 30th annual fundraising event, which celebrated the 151st anniversary of the founding of Morehouse College, raised $3.4 million for student scholarships.
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Column: Kiwanis Club preparing to celebrate 100 years in Atlanta
As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on January 5, 2018
The Kiwanis Club of Atlanta is turning 100 years old on May 27, and the organization is celebrating the next several months by exploring its history.
“It’s been fun,” said Blake Young, president of the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta, the oldest Kiwanis Club in Georgia.
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Starbucks’ executives on Morehouse campus discuss race, racism
Talk about timing.
Morehouse College hosted a town hall meeting Thursday afternoon with Howard Schultz, founder and executive chairman of Starbucks; and Rosalind Gates Brewer, Starbucks’ president of the Americas and chief operating officer.
The town hall, which had been planned for month, took place less than a month after two black males were arrested at a Starbucks in Philadelphia for hanging out at the café without buying anything.
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Morehouse College names Harvard’s David Thomas as its 12th president
When David A. Thomas was 10 years old, his ambition was to attend Morehouse College.
On Sunday, the board of trustees of Atlanta-based Morehouse College named Thomas the 12th president of the prestigious historically-black institution.
Thomas comes with a 30-year academic background working for Ivy League institutions. He currently is the H. Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, a position he’s held since January.
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New leaders at Morehouse: ‘Time to turn the page’
A new leadership team is in place at Morehouse College as its Board of Trustees elected a new board chairman – Willie Woods; and named William “Bill” Taggart as the interim president.
The trustees, who met in Atlanta on Friday and Saturday, made the leadership changes after a host of reports revealed a fractionalized relationship between the board – in particular its Chairman Robert Davidson – and its president for the past four years – John S. Wilson.
