It was April 30, 1967. I was 11 years old sitting on the front row of the balcony of Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church with my friend Yolanda King on my left. We were listening to her father, Martin Luther King Jr., recite his sermon: “Why I’m Opposed to the War in Vietnam.”Click here to read […]
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ISB Gala celebrates Atlanta’s diverse faiths and its dedication to peace
The annual gala of the Islamic Speakers Bureau (ISB) was particularly poignant this year. Founder Soumaya Khalifa began by expressing what a difficult period she and ISB have been going through since the Oct. 7.
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Column: Ed Powers stepping down as head of HOPE Atlanta
As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on June 1, 2018
During his nearly 25-year tenure as executive director of HOPE Atlanta, Ed Powers shepherded the nonprofit through tremendous growth in serving the homeless as well as the rebranding of the agency from Travelers Aid of Atlanta.
