C. T. Vivian’s Place in History is Secure! By Bunnie Hayes Jackson-Ransom First Class, Inc. Atlanta, Georgia https://www.FClassInc.com/ Special Correspondent to The Atlanta Inquirer Dr. Vivian was a walking-talking history book. Maybe I know this because our paths cross so very much lately. We show up at the same community events. I have visited him in his home library/office – which is another amazing experience. He was a dearly beloved friend. What a life this man has led. A civic leader, minister, educator, author, community activist and much more, Dr.…
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The election is just months away, and Georgia is running out of time to fix the voting deficiencies that plagued its primary elections. State and federal leaders must urgently invest in and put in place changes across the country, so all eligible voters have equal access to the ballot box, and no American has to choose between their safety and their constitutional right to vote. As we wait for the U.S. Senate to take up debate on the next Congressional coronavirus response package, we ask you to urge Georgia Senators…
By ACT.TV Systemic Racism Explained https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrHIQIO_bdQ ACT.TV is a progressive media company specializing in next generation live streaming and digital strategy. The ACT.TV YouTube channel focuses on animated explainers, livestreams from events and protests around the country, and original political commentary.
See a post of Shanta Crichlow entitled, “What Can I Do?” Shanta Crichlow is an alumna and former athlete of Georgia Tech and currently serves as the director of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) at Georgia Tech. https://mailchi.mp/246a59103fae/what-can-i-do https://my.fca.org/shanta_crichlow
Atlanta Metro Pastor Raises Questions to Help the Nation Move Toward Peace. “No Justice, No Peace” “When are we going to condemn systemic racism with the same moral urgency that we condemn riots?” Stone Mountain, Georgia – June 6, 2020 –– Dr. Kenneth L. Samuel (Victory for the World Church) challenged the nation’s leadership to practice Christian principals and condemn racism in the oppression and killing of Black people. In his sermon on Sunday, June 7, the Pastor of the Victory for the World Church located in Stone Mountain, GA,…
By Ronald J. Freeman, Sr., Esq. “Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will.” – Frederick Douglass We have the POWER. Amadou Diallo, February 1999 (New York City) –Eric Garner, July 2014 (New York) – unarmed; Michael Brown, August, 2014 (Ferguson ) – unarmed; Walter Scott, April 2015 (North Charleston) – unarmed; Philando Castile, July 2016 (Minneapolis) – unarmed; Breonna Taylor, May, 2020 (Louisville) – unarmed George Floyd, May, 2020 (Minneapolis) – unarmed; 39 UNARMED African Americans were killed by the police in 2016. By…
