Please join Hosea Helps’ 2022 Holiday Festivals of Services’ Kick-Off and Great Turkey Drop-Off! …Celebrating over 50 years of feeding Atlanta through the holidays. When: Thursday, November 10, 2022 From 10:00 am to 2:00 pm EST Where: Hosea Helps Headquarters 2545 Forrest Hills Drive SW Atlanta, Georgia 30315-8122 Contact: Yolanda Favors Hosea Helps (Hosea Feed the Hungry) https://4hosea.org/ (404) 755-3353 YFavors@4Hosea.org http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07ejfrw1yf50a105e7&llr=lmz6ybcab
Health & Medicine
Nayana Ferguson is the co-founder of multiple award-winning Anteel Tequila and the first Black woman in the world to own, co-own and lead a tequila brand. Nayana has received national attention as a pioneer in the spirits industry as well as being a 16-year pancreatic cancer survivor and a 10-year breast cancer survivor. Nayana is a National Advocate for PanCAN, the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, where she helps spread awareness about pancreatic cancer through sharing her story of resilience to provide hope to those affected by this horrific disease. Her…
By Dr. Joan Prince When America gets a cold, the Black community gets pneumonia. This is a saying that is well known to many who pay attention to topics of health care and health equity in this health-compromised and vulnerable population in America. Yes, there have been colds, there has been pneumonia, and now there is COVID-19. Once again, those who can least accommodate another health epidemic are the most adversely affected. As a national advocate for equity and a research consultant for the national We Can Do This COVID-19…
DeRetta Rhodes, Ph.D. named chair of 2023 Atlanta American Heart Association Heart Ball Atlanta, Georgia — As plans are underway for the 2023 Atlanta Heart Ball, DeRetta Rhodes, Ph.D. has been named chair of this year’s community-wide campaign. The Heart Ball celebrates progress made through the dedication and passion of all who support the American Heart Association’s Heart of Atlanta, a year-round effort aimed at investing in and saving and improving lives in the Atlanta community. DeRetta’s leadership and dedication to the mission began in 2021, when she joined the…
By Diane Larché Dr. Jamal Bryant, Partners Mark ‘Road to One Million’ with Documentary Premiere, Onsite Event to Commemorate Collaborative Community Effort Stonecrest, Georgia – After two and a half years of providing free meals and resources to families since the start of the pandemic, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church will reach a sobering milestone of serving its millionth person on October 15, 2022 at 9:30 am. The food distribution event, led by The King’s Table food ministry, will take place on New Birth’s campus located at 6400 Woodrow Road…
You are cordially invited to contribute an article or essay to the National Council for Black Studies Annual Report on the State of Affairs for Africana Communities in 2022 and beyond. The report is scheduled to be released in Spring 2023. This report aims to include short essays (between 2000 and 2500 words or between 8 and 10 double-spaced pages, including references) on new, emerging, and ongoing current issues and innovations of importance to Africana communities in the U.S. and anywhere in the global African world. Our mission is to create a…
