2020 Naismith Awards to be announced on CBS Sports Headquarters on April 1 – 3 17 Finalists for Most Prestigious Men’s and Women’s College Basketball Awards ATLANTA (March 31, 2020) – For the first time in the history of the Naismith Awards, which are administered by the Atlanta Tipoff Club, the Citizen Naismith Trophy Player of the Year winners, the Werner Ladder Naismith Coach of the Year honorees and Naismith Defensive Players of the Year will be announced live on CBS Sports HQ, the 24/7 streaming sports news network. Aliyah…
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Program to provide low-income families with internet connections and computers that support distance learning Atlanta, GA – Comcast announced today it has partnered with Atlanta Public Schools (APS) to launch the Get Our Kids Connected campaign to support low-income families. Through its Internet Essentials program, Comcast will work with APS to solicit financial support from individuals and organizations to sponsor students with low-cost, high-speed internet and computers. “A growing number of students attending Atlanta Public Schools do not have internet service or the technology in their homes to stay connected,”…
Safely Using Hand Sanitizer: https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/safely-using-hand-sanitizer Each of us can help stop the spread of COVID-19 disease by washing our hands regularly with soap and water for 20 seconds – especially after going to the bathroom, before eating, and after coughing, sneezing, or blowing your nose. If soap and water are not available, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that consumers use alcohol-based hand sanitizers containing at least 60% alcohol. The alcohol in hand sanitizer works best when you rub hand sanitizer all over your hands, making sure to…
March 30, 2020 – Atlanta, Georgia – For Atlanta Public Schools (APS) families who missed the original device distribution window for their child’s school, the District is doing a “last call” this week for device pick up. If an APS student does not have a device, it is very important that they contact their child’s school by Tuesday, March 31 at 5 pm, and let the school know that their child still needs a device. The District’s Technology team will assess those needs and make devices available for pick up…
The Atlanta Inquirer family mourns the passing of Civil Rights leader Reverend Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, who died on March 27, 2020, and is so grateful that he was the “Face in the Place,” as he so eloquently commented about others who would be unashamedly present in the struggle for cultural equity and against human indignity and poverty. Joseph Echols Lowery was born to Leroy and Dora Lowery on October 6, 1921 in Huntsville, Alabama. He was the great-grandson of Reverend Green Echols, the first Black pastor of Lakeside Methodist…
Atlanta, March 27, 2020 – The Supreme Court of Georgia is gearing up to hold oral arguments via video conferencing the week of April 20, Chief Justice Harold D. Melton announced today. In the face of the coronavirus outbreak, this is the first time in history the state’s highest court will hold a virtual session. “We are committed to continuing the court’s business with as little disruption as possible,” Chief Justice Melton said. “Thankfully, we now have the technology that makes this possible.” Attorneys will argue 19 cases before eight…
