PROPEL, a first-of-its-kind innovation hub for 2-year and 4-year Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), announces the launch of a pioneering cybersecurity consortium. The PROPEL HBCU Cybersecurity Consortium (HCC), created in partnership with Southern Company, was founded on the principles of collaboration, leadership, innovation and foresight. This Consortium not only unites academia, industry and government but more importantly serves as a nucleus for HBCUs to complement their curriculums to be more industry skill aligned and agile to the ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape. “PROPEL’s consortium will set a benchmark for developing a…
Education & Schools
There could not have been a better place to be on Sunday afternoon, May 5, 2024 than the Southwest Arts Center on New Hope Road in SW Atlanta. The Metropolitan Atlanta Community Band, under the direction of Mr. Vanable H. Moody, Sr., and Mr. Allen Ward, Jr., presented its Spring Concert starting at 4:00 P.M., and let me tell you…This was one concert not to be missed. The Metropolitan Atlanta Community Band was founded in 1996 by the late Dr. Alfred D. Wyatt, Sr. and other prominent Atlanta area musicians.…
By Mike Manley The premiere of the three-part documentary series entitled, “The Amazing Legacy of Turner High School, We Claim the Rights” opened to rave reviews this past Saturday at Kipp Atlanta Collegiate, 98 Anderson Avenue, at the former campus of HM Turner High School. It has been a project 10 years in the making Inspired by Turner High alumni Mike Manley ’74. His wife Valarie Wright Manley, MD ‘76 whom he met at Turner 50 years ago has been faithfully by his side. The documentary is produced by filmmaker…
ABL 17th Annual Congress on the State of Black Business in Metro Atlanta “Driving Economic Equity: Shaping the Future” Featuring Congress Chair: Al Edwards, President and CEO of CERM and Congress Honorary Chair: The Honorable Michael Thurmond, CEO of DeKalb County, Georgia What Topics will the Congress Explore? Black Business and Community Development Real Estate Development and Housing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) A Look Into Infrastructure WHEN: Thursday, April 11, 2024 8 am – 3 pm WHERE: DeKalb Conference Center 495 North Indian Creek Drive Clarkston, Georgia 30021-2359 For…
By M. Paulyne Morgan White The historic Big Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church will celebrate the Annual Morris Brown College (MBC) Day Service on Sunday, March 17, 2024 during the 10:00 am worship service, in the sanctuary where the college was founded in 1881. The highly anticipated celebration will conclude the 2024 Morris Brown College’s National Alumni Founders Day Celebration held in Atlanta, Georgia. The women serve as honorary chairpersons and receive the prestigious Women’s Day Award. They include the Honorable Keisha Lance Bottoms, former Atlanta Mayor; the Honorable…
