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@unitedwayvip Good News! We are currently #recruiting NATIONALLY for our upcoming VIRTUAL Summer 2023 training.

No need to be in Atlanta to participate. #unitedwayatl #unitedwayvip #nonprofittraining #boardmembers #boardofdirectors #atl

Please join Cobb County Chairwoman Lisa Cupid for her 2023 State of the County Address, 7 p.m. Thursday, May 4, at the Jennie T. Anderson Theatre. During the evening, she will recognize m…

6: 15 – 7 p.m. – Reception at the Cobb Civic Center. 7 p.m. – The program begins in the Jennie T. Anderson Theatre. Both facilities are located at 548…

Georgia Association of Black County Officials Annual meeting today 3pm at Savannah City Hall and Brunch tomorrow at J.W. Marriott 11am to 1pm

#Georgia #gapol #Savannah #accg #accg2023 #countiesmatter #blackcountyofficialsmatter #countyofficialsmatter

Reposted from @fultoncomm5 and @marvinarringtonjr Fulton County Department of Public Works is Accepting Applications for 2023 Summer Internship Program The department is seeking young p…

The department is seeking young people interested in public service. The Fulton County Department of Public Works is now accepting applications for its 2023 Summer Internship Program. High school graduates…

Reposted from @montyross95 Repost• @nikkolas_smith – Imagine a teenager named Ralph Yarl rings your doorbell, and your immediate (racist and hate filled) response is to shoot him in the h…

– Imagine being such a terrible human being that your next move is to shoot Ralph AGAIN, after he falls to the ground… – Imagine walking freely into AND out…

We must address the healthcare desserts, hospital desserts, and healthcare inequities in Fulton County, specifically in South Fulton. #southfultonstrong @ernstyoung @fultoninfo @morehouse…

#southfultonstrong @ernstyoung @fultoninfo @morehouseschoolofmedicine @the_fdha @cityofeastpoint @cityofatlantaga @cosfga @unioncitygov @cityofcollegepark @cityoffairburnga @explorehapeville_ga #palmetto #chattahoocheehills @myhomerulenews @mayor_bianca @ward2joe @joshuabbutleriv @eastpointcitycouncilmanlance @hzw1 @cosfdistrict3 @cosfdistrict5 @councilwoman_williams_cosf6 @cosfobserver @ucmayorvince @marioaveryformayor @hattie4fairburn @deanaingraham @andreforatlanta @andreaboonenow…

Reposted from @cosfdistrict3 Join us, Fulton County Commissioner Marvin Arrington Jr. and We All Value Excellence (WAVE) for the annual Easter Eggstravaganza on April 8th at Cliftondale U…

Reposted from @africanarchives —Nanny also known as Queen Nanny was a Maroon leader in Jamaica during the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Enslaved Africans who escaped & established i…

—Nanny was a runaway slave from Western Africa who had been sold into slavery. It is usually assumed that she was born into the Ashanti tribe of modern-day Ghana. —Nanny and…

Reposted from @atlantaintown The Fulton County Commission has asked the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate Wellstar for “health care redlining” after closing two Atlanta hospitals …

Commission Chairman Robb Pitts said closing Atlanta Medical Center in Old Fourth Ward (pictured) and Atlanta Medical Center South in East Point hurts majority-Black communities and leaves those living south…

Public Safety Town Hall March 23, 2023 6pm to 8pm @cosfdistrict3 @hzw1 @fultoncomm5 @marvinarringtonjr fultoncountysheriff_patlabat Chief @meadows_keith

March 23, 2023 6pm to 8pm @cosfdistrict3 @hzw1 @fultoncomm5 @marvinarringtonjr fultoncountysheriff_patlabat Chief @meadows_keith

Reposted from @capitalb_atl A task force created in 2021 is gaining momentum after commissioners approved $250,000 to research the compensation of descendants of formerly enslaved Black c…

Resident Elon Osby said she’d like to see cash payments go to those whose families were forced to give up their land without fair compensation — a situation that she’s…

Reposted from @kapsi1911 ‪In recognition of Black History Month, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. continues to recognize a few of its member’s “Achievement in Every Field of Human Endeavo…

#KappaHistoryIsBlackHistory Rev. Ralph Abernathy (1948 initiate of the Beta Zeta of Kappa Alpha Psi) was a key figure in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and beyond. As the…