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…
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From Struggle To Strength, A Guide To Financial Empowerment is a book by Atlanta native Pete Meadows. The book focuses on moving from survival mode to financial security, with faith reflections interspersed within the chapters of the book, constantly reminding the reader of his or her connection with God, and direction from God, His mercy and His divine grace and favor. The book covers goal setting; building a solid financial foundation; faith reflection; entrepreneurship and passive income; homeownership and real estate as wealth builders; understanding and investing for retirement; social…
In 2000 my mother’s neighbor, a school teacher, suddenly lost her husband who had served as a high school principal. For two years she did not come out of the house or engage people. In 2002 I decided to send her a dozen roses on Valentine’s Day in the name of her deceased spouse. The note asked her to keep love in her heart despite the loss. She began to come back to life, engaging neighbors, slowly returning to her old self. I realized the first year after losing a…
Street Charity is an organization that was created by John and Antuanette Patton with the idea of feeding the homeless who are on the street. They wanted to bring back some independence to individuals, away from the limitations of the soup kitchen. They wanted to provide, to the homeless, a broader range of options in the food choices that are available to them. With that in mind, they came up with a unique way of resourcing food that allowed the homeless consumer to eat with dignity. Their organization created a…
WASHINGTON, August 22, 2025 / PRNewswire/ – A coalition of Southern mayors, facilitated by Ohio River South, is calling on the Trump Administration to reverse course on proposed budget cuts and a potential reorganization within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that could dismantle key HIV and STI prevention programs and jeopardize national progress toward ending the HIV epidemic. In a joint letter sent this week to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the mayors raise alarms about the possible elimination of the CDC’s Division of HIV Prevention, along with reduced…
Club recognized by the American Heart Association for lifesaving response and community leadership following a cardiac emergency Atlanta, GA — The American Heart Association, devoted to changing the future to a world of healthier lives for all, has awarded the Heartsaver Hero Award to the Howard University Alumni Club of Atlanta (HUAC) and community member Amber Taylor for their brave actions during a cardiac emergency. In June 2024, beloved community leader and Howard University graduate A. Binford Carter collapsed from sudden cardiac arrest while attending the MEAC Nation Cookout at…
