By Edrea Davis – Ongoing efforts to suppress and invalidate the voices of Black voters in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Georgia have galvanized the Georgia Coalition for the Peoples’ Agenda (Peoples’ Agenda), Clayton County Black Women’s Roundtable (BWR) and other groups to register, educate and mobilize voters for the upcoming Senate runoff elections. The disenfranchisement […]
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Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery Was a Drum Major for Environmental Justice
By Felicia M. Davis – As I say farewell to our beloved leader, spiritual and intellectual guide and personal mentor, reflections upon the many lessons that Dr. Joseph E. Lowery taught informs my perspective on virtually everything. We know that he would admonish us to listen to the experts about COVID19 but he would also […]
Official Statement from Lowery Institute on Transition of Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery
Joseph and Evelyn Lowery Institute for Justice & Human Rights Statement on Peaceful Transition of Reverend Doctor Joseph Echols Lowery, Age 98 October 6, 1921 – March 27, 2020 Our beloved, Rev. Dr. Joseph Echols Lowery, made his transition peacefully at home at 10 p.m., Friday, March 27, at the age of 98. He was […]
Urban League of Greater Atlanta Joins the Atlanta Citizens Review Board
Atlanta, GA – President and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Atlanta (ULGA), Nancy Flake Johnson, recently announced the organization’s membership on the Atlanta Citizens Review Board (ACRB), following a unanimous vote by the Atlanta City Council at its Monday, March 21, 2016 meeting. “We have been working directly with other nonprofits and government […]
Georgia Legislative Black Caucus Honors Kenny Leon, Will Packer, Millie Jackson, SOS Band and Brick
Atlanta, GA – The Georgia Legislative Black Caucus presented its annual Heritage Dinner and honored a bevy of legendary entertainers with Georgia connections last Thursday at the Georgia World Congress Center. Highlights included a performance of “Georgia On My Mind” by Sheila Ray Charles, daughter of Ray Charles in a tribute to her late father […]
PZI Jeans Introduces New Denim Styles for the Woman with Curves
Atlanta, GA – PZI Jeans, long known for creating innovative denim designs and perfectly fitting women with curves; introduces new denim styles from its Fall/Winter line, which includes a variety of exciting pieces. With the theme running high, FIT, COMFORT AND STYLE, PZI Jeans once again offers consumer conscious styles that the PZI woman will […]
Real Men Cook Atlanta Father’s Day Celebration to feature Performance by “R&B Divas” KeKe Wyatt
” Atlanta, GA – Continuing what has become a Father’s Day tradition for many families, thousands of people will come together to celebrate strong Black men for the 24th annual Real Men Cook for Charity Atlanta (RMC Atlanta) celebration, 3 – 6 PM Sunday, June 16, at the Georgia World Congress Center, Georgia Ballroom Building […]
Civil Rights Royalty Remembers Dr. King Celebrating Drum Majors for Justice
ATLANTA – Ambassador Suzan Johnson Cook, U.S. Ambassador-At-Large for International Religious Freedom, U. S. State Department, was visibly moved as she accepted her award at the SCLC/Women’s Organizational Movement for Equality Now, Inc.’s (sclc/WOMEN, Inc.) 34th Annual Drum Major for Justice Awards Dinner held in Atlanta last week. “I could not miss this moment,” Ambassador […]
Lillian Lewis, wife of Congressman John Lewis remembered: “Good night and see you in the morning”
ATLANTA – ( ByArit Essien) – “Compassionate yet compulsive.” “A work horse, not a show horse.” “A woman who did not just come and occupy space…” Described for her many attributes, both charming and impressive –though she found comfort in being a life partner and confidant behind the scenes, Lillian Lewis, 73, an outspoken civil rights activist […]