As COVID-19 disproportionately ravages African-American communities, civil rights and faith organizations representing tens of millions of Americans warn of a ‘devastating’ impact on the African-American community if Congress fails to provide aid to struggling state and local governments and front-line public service workers. WASHINGTON — Today, the National Action Network, civil rights leaders, and faith leaders — representing a combined 30,000 congregations of more than 25 million people — sent a joint letter to Congress calling for swift passage of state and local aid in the next stimulus bill. The…
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Georgia DPH Exceeds 100,000 COVID-19 Tests in 10 Days Testing Now Available to all Georgians Atlanta – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has reached its goal of testing 100,000 individuals in 10 days. More than 108,000 tests were processed since Commissioner Kathleen E. Toomey, M.D., M.P.H, set the DPH goal last week. “This is an important benchmark for Georgia as we work to stop the spread of COVID-19 in the state,” said Toomey. “Increased testing is critical to understanding where there are hotspots of infection and how best…
By Horace Henry In spite of the negative impact that the coronavirus pandemic placed on the institutions in the Atlanta University Center, Gammon Theological Seminary managed to recognize it’s graduates in a special way. On Wednesday, May 6, 2020, Gammon Seminary held a special ceremony for all of its proud graduates in the class of 2020. President Dean Dr. Ken J. Walden, along with other members of his faculty and staff welcomed each of Gammon’s graduates to the campus for a special ceremony. They were each presented with a congratulatory…
By Mrs. Bunnie Jackson-Ransom, First Class, Inc. Fulton County Commissioner (District 6) Joe Carn says, “Our community needs clear and accurate information about the dangers of COVID-19 and additional funding on a block by block level to help flatten the curve in our community.” A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 83% of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Georgia during the month of March were African American. African Americans make up only 32% of Georgia’s population. The study included a total of eight Georgia…
ACLU of Georgia Aggressively Protecting African-American Community’s Hard-Won Civil Liberties and Civil Rights by Bunnie Jackson-Ransom, First Class, Inc. Ana Maria Rosato, ACLU Communications Director ATLANTA – Under the leadership of executive director Andrea Young, the ACLU of Georgia is aggressively protecting the African-American community’s hard-won civil liberties and civil rights that are under attack as the COVID pandemic ravages the state and nation. “Any government practice or policy response to the coronavirus must be grounded in science and public health,” Young said. She has called on state officials to…
By Horace Henry On May 2, 2020 at approximately 1:45 pm, viewers on the ground around Atlanta were fascinated to see a show of solidarity as the strategic flying teams of the U. S. Navy and U. S. Air Force honored our first responders who are on the front line helping to keep us safe and alive during this COVIC-19 pandemic. The two flying squadrons flew over Grady Hospital in downtown Atlanta before jetting off to fly over Piedmont-Fayette and Piedmont-Newnan hospitals. The teams started out earlier in Cobb County,…
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