Public health doctors and family members from around the world gather at the headquarters of The Atlanta Inquirer newspaper. As part of the Humphrey Fellows program at Emory University, they investigate the health of their countries and resonate with Inquirer’s motto: “To Seek Out The Truth.” They were asked, “Did your experiences on that historical walking tour with Dr Jabari Simama have any influence on your awareness and/or thoughts on public health in the Atlanta community, or elsewhere? I realized that people in communities can reach their goals better than…
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WASHINGTON, DC – On Tuesday, January 12, 2021 from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm, U. S. Congressman David Scott (GA-13) will host a telephone town hall and briefing alongside health experts and medical professionals to provide the latest updates and answer questions about the COVID-19 vaccine. The telephone town hall is free and open to residents of Georgia’s Thirteenth District. Visit https://davidscott.house.gov/live/ to receive a call to join the telephone town hall on Tuesday evening. WHAT: Congressman David Scott’s COVID-19 Vaccine Telephone Town Hall WHO: U. S. Congressman David Scott,…
By Reverend Dr. Otis Moss, Jr. Now and then in our lives and in history, the three above realities take place at the same time. We witnessed each of the above events in our own time and space on January 5-6, 2021. One hundred years from now, I predict that preachers, teachers, writers, artists, historians, theologians, political scientists, legal scholars, journalists and many more will discuss and learn from the American events of January 5-6, 2021. This will take place locally and globally. First, the election of Raphael Warnock and…
How to Celebrate the Dr. King Holiday The angst and anxiety that so many people have been feeling the past several months is understandable. From an unrelenting pandemic that has taken so many lives, to the plague of social injustice that continues to challenge the lives of Black people in the United States, it has been a difficult time in America. How fitting it is, then, that the first major holiday of the year that we celebrate is the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr holiday. At a time when we…
January 8, 2021 – Atlanta, Georgia – Hosea Helps is preparing to provide thousands with free produce, food boxes, and warm bundles for their 20th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. In a time of social unrest and historic firsts, the event will serve as a way to celebrate all of what the Civil Rights Movement has for the world and as a call for a peaceful transition of power in Washington. MLK Celebration: Monday, January 18th, 2021 Georgia World Congress Center (Outside-Drive Thru and Walk Up) 10 am to…
U. S. Capitol Under Siege; Former U. S. Presidents Push for Unity On Tuesday, January 5, 2021, as many Georgians celebrated history being made, with Georgia’s first Black U. S. Senator and youngest U. S. Senator being elected to office, America was pushed to the brink of ruin. All should realize how deep the divisions in our country truly run. Many in the state of Georgia were rejoicing as Democrat Reverend Dr. Raphael G. Warnock and Democrat Jon Ossoff had seized their elections in races for Georgia’s U. S. Senate…
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Chase A. Blackwell is the nephew of Atlanta Inquirer publisher John B. Smith, Jr. A very talented and smart young man, Blackwell is a junior at Whitefield Academy in Smyrna, Georgia. He is very passionate about the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) not only because it is a good organization, but because he, first hand, knows the devastating affects of cancer. In 2016, Chase lost his mother to cancer; and in 2017, he lost his father to cancer. Despite his losses, his mother when he was 12 and his father…
By Ramona Houston, PhD, PMP In November, African-Americans and Latino-Americans/Latina-Americans voted and made an impact! We redirected the course of this country by electing Joe Biden for President and Kamala Harris for Vice President. Our job, however, is not complete. With two U.S. Senate seats in Georgia at stake, our vote counts more than ever. We must stay intentional and focused on our goal of moving America forward. Our full participation in the January 5th, run-off election is critical. We must vote for Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff for U.S.…