ATLANTA, May 4, 2020 – Pallet Consultants Nationwide announced today that its facility in Atlanta, Georgia has increased pallet production, expanded its team and is well-positioned to help manufacturers, distributors and supply chains reopen or expand throughput. Throughout the Coronavirus-imposed lockdowns, the Pallet Consultants facility in Atlanta has remained open and active. This time has been used to support essential supply chains, produce spare inventory and prepare for when Georgia resumes business. Atlanta Operations Manager Casey Hardegree is excited to have the capabilities and inventory necessary to support the refreshed…
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Washington, D.C. – On April 26, 2020, Florence Nwando Onwusi Didigu, 73, defended her dissertation to earn her Ph.D. in Communication, Culture and Media Studies. Her dissertation and future book titled, “Igbo Collective Memory of the Nigeria – Biafra War (1967-1970): Reclaiming Forgotten Women’s Voices and Building Peace through a Gendered Lens,” is a reflection of the Igbo women who, like herself, survived the war. Didigu, who is the oldest of five sisters, is graduating from Howard University with her fourth degree as a prestigious Sasakawa and Annenberg Fellow. She…
RoweDocs, MAJL Laboratories Partner to Administer Mobile COVID-19 Tests at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church on May 10, 2020 Free Testing for Individuals Without Insurance, Receive Medicaid or Medicare As the global coronavirus pandemic continues to claim lives and disproportionately impact minority communities nationally, RoweDocs and MAJL Laboratories will host a free, drive-thru COVID-19 testing site on the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church campus on Sunday, May 10, 2020. Testing begins at 11 am and concludes at 3 pm Individuals who do not have insurance or receive Medicaid and Medicare…
By Horace Henry In spite of the negative impact that the coronavirus pandemic placed on the institutions in the Atlanta University Center, Gammon Theological Seminary managed to recognize it’s graduates in a special way. On Wednesday, May 6, 2020, Gammon Seminary held a special ceremony for all of its proud graduates in the class of 2020. President Dean Dr. Ken J. Walden, along with other members of his faculty and staff welcomed each of Gammon’s graduates to the campus for a special ceremony. They were each presented with a congratulatory…
By Mrs. Bunnie Jackson-Ransom, First Class, Inc. Fulton County Commissioner (District 6) Joe Carn says, “Our community needs clear and accurate information about the dangers of COVID-19 and additional funding on a block by block level to help flatten the curve in our community.” A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 83% of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Georgia during the month of March were African American. African Americans make up only 32% of Georgia’s population. The study included a total of eight Georgia…
By Horace Henry On May 2, 2020 at approximately 1:45 pm, viewers on the ground around Atlanta were fascinated to see a show of solidarity as the strategic flying teams of the U. S. Navy and U. S. Air Force honored our first responders who are on the front line helping to keep us safe and alive during this COVIC-19 pandemic. The two flying squadrons flew over Grady Hospital in downtown Atlanta before jetting off to fly over Piedmont-Fayette and Piedmont-Newnan hospitals. The teams started out earlier in Cobb County,…
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