KeishaForGovernor.com October 21, 2026 – Atlanta, Georgia – The Keisha for Governor campaign held a community support town hall at Friendship Baptist Church in Atlanta, drawing a packed audience. The event featured a conversation with Keisha Lance Bottoms and special guest, actress Kerry Washington. Opening remarks were delivered by former Atlanta Mayor Shirley C. Franklin and Congresswoman Nikema Williams. During her remarks, Williams emphasized the importance of the upcoming election and the value of representation within the community. Featured guest Kerry Washington shared with the audience the story of her…
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By Dr. Georgianne Thomas (Civil Rights Activist, Creator and Co-Executive Producer) and Reverend Alvelyn Sanders Swafford (Co-Executive Producer, Writer, Director, and Producer) Foot Soldiers: Class of 1964 Honors the Young Women Who Helped Carry the Movement — New Interdisciplinary Academic Book Coming Soon Atlanta, Georgia – The Atlanta Student Movement began in early 1960 when students from the six historically Black institutions of the Atlanta University Center organized to challenge racial segregation and discrimination in Atlanta. Inspired by the Greensboro sit-ins, Morehouse College students Lonnie King, Joseph Pierce, and Julian…
ABL 42nd Annual Super Tuesday Conference Tuesday, October 20, 2026 8:00 am – 4:00 pm Atlanta Marriott Marquis 265 Peachtree Center Avenue NE Atlanta, Georgia 30303-7402 “One Great Day – Power Requires Action”
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…
Interview with Killer Mike (Michael Santiago Render), Interviewed by Lashley / Zeriba Media, Saturday, September 19, 2026 at the Russell Family Enterprises Event for Georgia Residents to Celebrate 6th Annual Community Event: Russell Rocks the Block (RRTB) Lashley: Talk to events like this and talk to your impression of what this represents to the community. Killer Mike (Michael Santiago Render): Well, I’ll tell you what it represented to me. Black wealth wasn’t something I saw on the Cosby show; and what I mean by wealthy is a true Black middle…
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,…
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