By Linda Brooks-Cooper, Vice President of Loch Lomond Community in Atlanta, Georgia The Loch Lomond Community Association along with other SW Atlanta communities have invited the Georgia Department of Transportation to present their information regarding the new I-20/I-285 Interchange for SW Atlanta, a massive project. The organizations are trying to reach as many people as possible to inform them of this event which will affect them. The meeting date is March 14, 2023, at 4001 Danforth Road SW, in Atlanta, Georgia 30331-7205, from 2 pm -5 pm. More information is available…
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2022 Get Out The Vote Bus Tours Schedule Washington, D. C. – On Thursday, October 6, 2022, the Transformative Justice Coalition (TJC) along with its national partner organizations: National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), Rainbow/Push Coalition, Black Voters Matter, Concerned Black Men of America, Hip Hop Caucus, League of Women Voters, and the African American Policy Forum announced their 25-city Arc of Voter Justice Tour, Get Out The Vote (GOTV) Tour. A citizen’s right to vote is your voice and TJC and its partners are inviting everyone to join them as…
You are cordially invited to attend Lay Day Worship Service Sunday, October 9, 2022 10:00 am Guest Speaker: Ms. Stephanie L. Young, Executive Director “When We All Vote” Presented by Edge-Cannon Lay Organization Mr. Guy Howard, President Big Bethel AME Church 220 Auburn Avenue NE Atlanta, Georgia 30303-2602 Reverend John Foster, Ph. D., Senior Pastor
Senator Reverend Warnock’s legislation, the Invest to Protect Act, will provide federal funding for training, equipment, mental health support, officer recruitment and retention to support small law enforcement agencies in Georgia and across the country. This bill makes critical investments to increase officer safety, fund de-escalation and domestic violence training, purchase body worn cameras and more. Senator Reverend Warnock: “I’m glad the House passed my bipartisan legislation to help keep our families and communities in Georgia safe by strengthening critical support for our small local law enforcement agencies.” The Invest…
The cities of Fulton County invite members of the media to attend their presentation Friday morning as they make their case in mediation for preserving their fair share of Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) dollars. The cities and county must agree on a plan to distribute the revenues between the county and city over the next decade by the end of the year or the tax lapses. Currently, Fulton County receives less than 5 percent of LOST revenues because less than 1,000 residents live in unincorporated areas of the county,…
By Bettianne Hart In anticipation of the rigorous confirmation hearings awaiting the nation’s first African-American woman nominee to the Supreme Court, dozens of Atlanta women joined hundreds of other women to rally for confirmation and show support for Judge Jackson. Rally organizers convened by the National Council of Negro Women and the Black Women’s Roundtable of the National Council on Black Civic Participation brought together leaders of national women’s groups, including sororities and labor groups to mark the historic event. Melanie L. Campbell, CEO and convener of the BWR led…