Two years into the 90s, my nephew, the first born of the next generation graduated from high school and decided to celebrate with a friend at a skating rink near his home. A few tough guys from a rival school threatened him, accusing them of being there to “take our girls.” One claimed to have a gun. This sent my nephew and his pal into a corner convenience store near his home where he asked the Korean owner to phone police. Instead of calling police, he pulled out a shotgun,…
Education & Schools
By Susan Gonsalves Columbine. Parkland. Uvalde. Sandy Hook. Those recognizable references spark a myriad of memories and emotions. According to the K-12 Violence Project’s school shooting database, 2024 saw the second highest number of incidents at 330 or 19 less than an all-time high of 349 recorded in 2023. Elementary schools were targeted 87 times while middle and high schools had 28 and 183 incidents, respectively. 2025 is continuing this disturbing trend with 41 reported school shootings as of this month. Additionally, an uptick in bomb and shooting threats and…
Hundreds of women from across the country are visiting Atlanta April 24-27 for the Vote Run Lead Action “Run As You Are” national training event The training is for aspiring candidates and campaign managers and is a three-day event that equips attendees to gain the tools, strategies, and confidence to step up, lead with authenticity, and take office. Visit voterunleadaction.org/runasyouare2025 to learn more. “The stakes have never been higher to develop a new kind of leadership, one driven by the power of strong, confident, capable women and gender-expansive individuals,” said…
Atlanta’s Wheat Street Baptist Church formally announced to the world that it had a new pastor as it officially installed Reverend Dr. William J. Smith, Jr. as its 8th Senior Pastor. Reverend Dr. Smith’s installation service took place on March 1-2, 2025, and he now heads the historic edifice located on the famous Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia. Wheat Street Baptist Church is known as “God’s Mighty Fortress on Auburn Avenue, Where The Doors Swing Back On Welcome Hinges.”
Washington, D. C. – Wednesday, February 12, 2025, Congressman David Scott (GA-13) reintroduced legislation to permanently extend federal scholarship funding for students pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees in food and agriculture fields at 1890s colleges and universities. This bill ensures Congress will continue to support and prioritize the nineteen 1890 Institutions in light of dangerous funding cuts. “The food and agriculture sector has a significant impact on everyday life for millions of Americans, and maintaining a strong agriculture workforce is critical in protecting our food supply,” said Congressman David Scott. “Unfortunately,…
MSM Celebrates 50 Years of Shaping the Future of Health Equity Historically Black medical school is among the nation’s leading educators of primary care physicians, biomedical scientists and public health professionals Atlanta, Georgia – The Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), a private historically Black medical school and one of the nation’s leading educators of primary care physicians, launches a year-long celebration marking five decades of advancing health equity. “From our founding in 1975 as a two-year medical education program to the world-renowned institution that we are today, Morehouse School of Medicine…
