By Hazel Trice Edney Trice Edney Communications (TriceEdneyWire.com) – Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, a nationally renowned scholar, public intellectual and cultural critic, has urged an audience of HBCU students to use their historically Black college education to continue the “unfinished fight” by impacting and transforming America. “HBCUs are critical. They still produce most Black people who are educated in America. Right now, despite Harvard and Yale and Princeton and all of them, we got Morehouse, we got Spellman, we got Talladega, we got Livingstone, we got Tuskegee. They still produce…
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By Dwayna Williams, Donna x DWAYNA https://donnaxdwayna.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/donnaxdwayna https://www.instagram.com/donnaxdwayna/ https://www.youtube.com/@DonnaxDWAYNA https://x.com/Donnaxdwayna Photos by Lashley / Zeriba Media On Saturday, September 19, from noon to 4:00 pm, at John Hope Community Center in Atlanta’s Castleberry Hill neighborhood, the Russell Family Enterprises, LLC invited Georgia residents to celebrate its 6th annual community event: “Russell Rocks the Block (RRTB).” Russell Rocks the Block Brings Community, Opportunity and Celebration to Castleberry Hill. Free Castleberry Hill Community Event Brings Jobs, Voting Resources, Food, Music, and Fun for All Ages. More than a free annual celebration,…
Atlanta City Council Honors the Life and Legacy of Native Atlantan and Spelman Alumnae, Class of 1957, Alvia Alexander Boone December 17, 1935 – September 9, 2026 Atlanta, Georgia – Members of the Atlanta City Council paid tribute to Alvia Alexander Boone, wife of the late John Oscar Boone, Sr. and daughter of the late Theodore Martin “T. M.” and Dorothy Hudson Alexander. Mrs. Boone passed away at the age of 90 on September 9, 2026. A remarkable woman who uplifted the lives of generations of Atlantans, Mrs. Boone’s…
Founder of Mr. V’s Figure 8, V’s on Peachtree and Mr. V’s Restaurant Equipment Leaves a Lasting Legacy of Entrepreneurship, Mentorship and Opportunity James L. “Mr. V” Virgil 1940 – 2026 Atlanta, Georgia ATLANTA, GA – September 8, 2026 – The family of James L. “Mr. V” Virgil announces with profound sadness his passing at the age of 85. A pioneering Atlanta entrepreneur, restaurateur, businessman and community leader, Mr. V spent more than five decades building businesses, creating opportunities and helping others pursue their own entrepreneurial dreams. Born and raised…
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…
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.
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