Education & Schools
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…
Washington, DC – February 18, 2024 – “Get the girl to check the numbers.” If she says the numbers are good, astronaut John Glenn told them, I’m ready to go! This year, February 20, 2024, marks the 62nd Anniversary when America became the first nation to launch a human being to orbit the Earth, not only once, but three times! The “girl” John Glenn was referring to was Katherine Johnson, the brilliant African American mathematician, NASA Legend, and Woman of the 20th Century! John Glenn put his life in the…
Alzheimer’s Association partners with My Black Doctor Directory to spread awareness as Black Americans are disproportionately affected by Alzheimer’s and other dementia. February 8, 2024, Atlanta, GA – The Alzheimer’s Association, Georgia Chapter is proud to announce a new partnership with My Black Doctor Directory. Health equity means assuring everyone has a fair and just opportunity to be as healthy as possible. Unfortunately in Atlanta and other cities, both large and small, health inequity persists and costs lives. To help address this inequity, we have developed a web-based directory of…
