Hundreds of women from across the country are visiting Atlanta April 24-27 for the Vote Run Lead Action “Run As You Are” national training event The training is for aspiring candidates and campaign managers and is a three-day event that equips attendees to gain the tools, strategies, and confidence to step up, lead with authenticity, and take office. Visit voterunleadaction.org/runasyouare2025 to learn more. “The stakes have never been higher to develop a new kind of leadership, one driven by the power of strong, confident, capable women and gender-expansive individuals,” said…
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Atlanta’s Wheat Street Baptist Church formally announced to the world that it had a new pastor as it officially installed Reverend Dr. William J. Smith, Jr. as its 8th Senior Pastor. Reverend Dr. Smith’s installation service took place on March 1-2, 2025, and he now heads the historic edifice located on the famous Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia. Wheat Street Baptist Church is known as “God’s Mighty Fortress on Auburn Avenue, Where The Doors Swing Back On Welcome Hinges.”
Washington, D. C. – Wednesday, February 12, 2025, Congressman David Scott (GA-13) reintroduced legislation to permanently extend federal scholarship funding for students pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees in food and agriculture fields at 1890s colleges and universities. This bill ensures Congress will continue to support and prioritize the nineteen 1890 Institutions in light of dangerous funding cuts. “The food and agriculture sector has a significant impact on everyday life for millions of Americans, and maintaining a strong agriculture workforce is critical in protecting our food supply,” said Congressman David Scott. “Unfortunately,…
By Donovan McNeal Howard University News Service Climate experts and organizations are concerned for the environment and the effect on the public with the flurry of executive orders from President Donald Trump during his second term. Among these is a second withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, an international treaty with the goal of decreasing the global average temperature to well below 2 degrees Celsius. President Trump withdrew the U.S. from this same agreement in his previous term. The U.S., Iran, Libya and Yemen are the only four countries not…
MSM Celebrates 50 Years of Shaping the Future of Health Equity Historically Black medical school is among the nation’s leading educators of primary care physicians, biomedical scientists and public health professionals Atlanta, Georgia – The Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), a private historically Black medical school and one of the nation’s leading educators of primary care physicians, launches a year-long celebration marking five decades of advancing health equity. “From our founding in 1975 as a two-year medical education program to the world-renowned institution that we are today, Morehouse School of Medicine…
Movement for National Support Launched By Black Churches Reverend Dr. Joseph Evans and Reverend Dr. Warren H. Stewart, Sr. conceived and birthed the ‘Credo,’ a statement of beliefs that guide our beloved community, standing in opposition to ‘Project 2025’ and its intents and objectives. “We believe this Credo is inspired by the Spirit of the Lord. Therefore, our Credo is not a reaction to Project 2025. Instead, it is an ethical response to white Christian Nationalism,” says Reverend Dr. Joseph Evans. Evans adds that “The Credo was conceived by the…
