Michael Russell, CEO of H. J. Russell & Company, was recently elected to serve as a member of the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, serving a term from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2021. The board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta oversees the management of […]
Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. has acquired a “major piece of property” near the Atlanta BeltLine Westside corridor. The three-quarter-mile line is an unused railroad corridor stretching from Joseph E. Boone Boulevard to Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway and was acquired from Bethursday Development Corporation. It provides a critical connection between Northside Drive and the 1.8-mile segment of […]
The Municipal Court of Atlanta announced the appointment of Rashida A. Davis, Esq. as the Interim Court Administrator and Chief Clerk of Court. Davis was confirmed by a majority of the Court’s Bench given her extensive experience and breadth of knowledge of the organization and departmental needs. For the past two years, Davis has served […]
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee passed legislation Tuesday to allow Gov. Brian Kemp to pursue health care waivers from the federal government. The panel’s 9-4 vote came after Senate Minority Leader Steve Henson (D-Stone Mountain) sought to open up the bill’s Medicaid waiver request to cover more Georgians. Henson’s bid to amend Senate […]
Fair Fight Action added faith co-plaintiffs to our federal lawsuit demanding election reform in Georgia. Ebenezer Baptist Church, Virginia-Highland Church, Baconton Missionary Baptist Church, and The AME 6th Episcopal District joined Care in Action in the suit. “Today we have amended our Fair Fight lawsuit to include several faith-based co-plaintiffs from around Georgia. These faith […]
The nation’s most prominent civil rights organization announced over the weekend during its annual national board meeting in New York, a strategic restructuring which better positions the organization to lead the critical policy advocacy and social justice work needed to ensure the rights of all people. The group also signed series of memoranda of understanding […]
The City of Atlanta has removed the salary history question on employment applications in an effort to ensure fair hiring practices. “The City of Atlanta has taken a critical step toward the elimination of pay discrimination by removing salary history questions on employment applications,” said Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. “Too often, salary history can trap […]
The Atlanta City Council unanimously approved a resolution to create the Bottoms’ Administration’s Task Force for the Promotion of Public Trust. The task force will evaluate the City’s legislative and administrative policies and procedures with regard to ethics, transparency and compliance. Appointments to the task force will be chosen by both the Mayor and City […]
When new construction projects break ground across the United States, they regularly encounter archaeological materials. Those materials can represent the last surviving trace of the lives lived by the people who made them; and all too often, those materials turn out to be from cemeteries and burial grounds used by segregated and enslaved African-American communities. […]
Westside Future Fund (WFF) announced the election of seven new members to its Board of Directors: Rev. Kenneth Alexander, John Gamble, Jim Grien, Shawntel Hebert, Wonya Lucas, Derrick Jordan and A.J. Robinson. “I am grateful these talented Atlanta leaders have chosen to serve on the Westside Future Fund Board of Directors,” said Richard J. Dugas, […]
