Members of the Martin Luther King Jr. Drive (MLK) Merchants Association met at Johnny M’s Pizza Bistro Bar and Grill on the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard to participate in neighborhood clean-up. Johnny M’s Pizza Bistro Bar and Grill is owned and operated by Atlanta businessman and philanthropist Johnny Mims who is also the current president of the merchants’ association. The mission of the Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Merchants Association includes providing professional business building guidance to the members, creating employment opportunities…
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Prime Times for Cyber-Attacks and How to Stay Protected By Celeste Boyd-Spear, Vice President and General Manager, AT&T Southeast States Retail Organization October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The topic might sound overwhelming, and it certainly can be, but there are a few easy ways we can educate and protect ourselves and our loved ones. Be mindful of timing. Cyber actors target certain times to strike. Experts warn that holiday weekends like Thanksgiving are some of the most prolific times for scammers, who never take a vacation. They can defraud and…
Celebrating the Tenth Anniversary of Benjamin Elijah Mays Site in Greenwood, South Carolina The Benjamin Elijah Mays Site held its grand opening on April 26, 2011. As part of the tenth anniversary celebration, there is a tenth anniversary magazine that will commemorate the life of Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays, our 10 years of success as a historical preservation site, and promote the Historical Site and Museum here in Greenwood, South Carolina. The commemorative magazine will feature a photographic commemoration of the Historical Site, scholarly articles on the life and legacy…
By Gregory Smith, Ahnayah Hughes and Airielle Lowe, Howard University News Service Washington, D. C. – Jessica Murray said her daughter is reluctant to be herself when she goes to class at Coosa High School in Rome, Georgia, because of racial taunts from white students. “My child doesn’t want to wear her real hair, because kids have called her a monkey,” Murray said. LeKisha Morgan, who has three children at the school, said her daughters have told her of similar incidents. “My daughters have been called nappy-headed monkeys and other…
Since 1992, the Nissan Foundation has awarded approximately $13 million to more than 150 nonprofit organizations committed to promoting cultural awareness and understanding Celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2022, the Nissan Foundation annually awards grants to nonprofits in California, Georgia, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, Tennessee and Texas Deadline to submit Letters of Intent for 2022 grant cycle is November 1, 2021 NASHVILLE, Tennessee – For nearly 30 years, the Nissan Foundation has supported organizations that promote the many benefits that diversity brings to our communities. As part of that commitment,…
As you drive south on Jonesboro Road past the old Clark College and Gammon Seminary campuses you enter the Lakewood Heights section of Atlanta. A block or so past the Blair Village Pawn Shop you can see it on the left side of the street. Many people in Atlanta are not familiar with South-View Cemetery, but for those living in this area of Southeast Atlanta, South-View has been a major part of their lives. In the 1880s, after being unable to enter the front gates of white-owned cemeteries for burial,…
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