Atlanta, Georgia – September 1, 2026 – City Connect Partnership, a metro-Atlanta not-for-profit organization since 1999, previously known as My Brothers Keeper Outreach International. The organization was founded by Norris Knox who serves as its CEO and President and has worked in the Atlanta community with various non-profits in leadership roles, and is on a mission to curb senseless gun violence in our public and private schools, colleges, universities and on city streets and suburban communities throughout the country. City Connect Partnership has developed a gun violence initiative rightfully named…
Education & Schools
Atlanta Bethel Community Church is hosting is National Night Out Event on Tuesday, August 4, 2026 from 5 – 8 pm at Atlanta Bethel Community Church parking lot, 953 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive NW in Atlanta, Georgia 30314, for Atlanta’s Washington Park Community. You are welcome to come and connect with others.
Atlanta, Georgia — April 27, 2026 — Morris Brown College is proud to announce it has received full accreditation reaffirmation for an additional five-year term, extending through 2031, from the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, a Virginia-based accrediting agency. The TRACS Board of Trustees voted to grant reaffirmation to MBC on April 27, 2026, at its annual meeting, signaling the college’s sustained success in academic rigor and strengthening academic progress, in institutional operations, fiscal stability, enrollment growth and governance. “Through our unwavering faith in God, the dedication and…
Reverend Dr. Jonathan C. Augustine, pastor of Big Bethel AME Church in Atlanta, recognized seven students at Black Law Students Association at Emory University in Atlanta, including Greear Webb a graduating law school student. Emory had recently been in local news because allegedly a law student was sending racist, threatening emails targeting minorities. It had been rumored that the administration initially did not know how to handle the situation or refused to handle the situation in a timely manner allegedly… perhaps due to feared repercussions from the White House and…
At a community meet-and-greet, on Sunday, March 22, 2026, regarding political involvement, Darris Rollins stated, “Voting is one important thing, but I wanted to do something more and take service to a different level. I wanted to get off of the couch, NextDoor and social media and throw my hat in the ring to really make a difference and affect legacy, children and grandchildren.” “Economic development is not just bringing amenities to South Fulton; it is also about retaining the local entrepreneur,” Rollins continued. A Special Election will be held…
Concessions International (CI) Hosted “A Day in the Life” Career Exposure Event at Paschal’s Restaurant with Students from Herman J. Russell West End Academy to Grow Their Interest in Being in Hospitality and Culinary Fields Atlanta, Georgia (March 5, 2026) – Led by Concessions International (CI), the 46-year-old, U.S.-based prime operator of food and beverage concessions in airports across the country and in the U.S. Virgin Islands, in collaboration with Atlanta-based Herman J. Russell West End Academy, 40 self-selected 6th-8th grade students participated in CI’s first-ever immersive career exposure program designed to…
