The Atlanta Voice, 19 other publishers of color selected for Facebook Sustainability Accelerator
The Atlanta Voice | October 20, 2020
The Atlanta Voice was selected among 19 other publishers of color to participate in the Facebook Journalism Project’s Sustainability Accelerator program. The Accelerator will run from mid-October through early 2021, followed by a six-month period to execute on specific grant-funded initiatives (grants are distributed by the International Center for Journalists)....
Mayor’s integration of WorkSource Atlanta, Invest Atlanta approved by Atlanta City Council
By Marshall A. Latimore | The Atlanta Voice | October 20, 2020
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ plan to improve economic mobility and job opportunities for Atlantans by integrating WorkSource Atlanta—the City’s workforce development arm—into Invest Atlanta—the City’s economic development arm—was unanimously adopted by the Atlanta City Council (Resolution 20-R-4375). Approval of the Administration’s intergovernmental agreement to merge WorkSource Atlanta and Invest Atlanta...
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms creates anti-displacement tax fund to strengthen homeownership for legacy residents
By Marshall A. Latimore | The Atlanta Voice | October 20, 2020
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued an administrative order directing the City of Atlanta’s chief operating officer to develop an agreement with Invest Atlanta to partner with the City to implement a city-wide anti-displacement program for legacy residents in Atlanta. The anti-displacement program would authorize the use of the first installment...
Morehouse School of Medicine awarded $1 Million NIH grant for COVID-19 community engagement research, health communications
By Marshall A. Latimore | The Atlanta Voice | October 20, 2020
Morehouse School of Medicine received a $1 million award from the National Institutes of Health for COVID-19 pandemic outreach and engagement efforts in ethnic and racial minority communities. Morehouse will form a statewide coalition as one of 12 support teams across the US that are established as part of the...
Susan G. Komen Greater Atlanta, Walgreens partner during national breast cancer awareness month
By Marshall A. Latimore | The Atlanta Voice | October 19, 2020
Susan G. Komen Greater Atlanta, metro Atlanta’s leading local resource for breast cancer screening, diagnostic and support services, today announced its partnership with Walgreens to save lives during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Walgreens customers can get involved by donating during checkout at participating Walgreens locations in Georgia through Oct....
Arthur M. Blank Center for Stuttering Education and Research established at University of Texas at Austin’s Moody College of Communication
By Marshall A. Latimore | The Atlanta Voice | October 19, 2020
The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, through the awarding of a $20 million legacy grant, is establishing the Arthur M. Blank Center for Stuttering Education and Research, which will be an overarching center to expand the vision and work of Dr. Courtney Byrd, who founded and directs the Michael and...
#Election2020: Week one of early voting breaks Georgia records
By Itoro N. Umontuen | The Atlanta Voice | October 19, 2020
As the first week of early voting kicked off in Georgia, Dr. Jill Biden, wife of the former vice president and Democrat candidate for President, Joe Biden, spoke to supporters in Downtown Decatur Monday, October 12th. “Are you ready to turn Georgia blue?” Biden asked supporters. In Dekalb County, 133,151...
