Moderator – Valarie W. Mackey, WrightNow Solutions Panelist – Norma Marquez-Barahona, Randstad North America Panelist – Eddie Bright Jr. River Capital Group Holdings
A new tremor is threatening to shake minority communities as protests over racial injustice sweep the country: A wave of evictions as a federal moratorium on kicking people out of their rental units expires. The ban on evictions — which applies to rentals that are backed by the government — expires in a matter of …
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms authorized the creation of the CoA Recovery Fund to support businesses and facilities that were adversely impacted during otherwise peaceful demonstrations in response to recent incidents highlighting systemic racism in American society. The purpose of the fund is to help businesses quickly address damages so they can continue to serve residents and communities with …
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ATLANTA (CBS46) — The Georgia NAACP will hold the “March on Georgia” Monday morning at the Georgia State Capitol as the state’s General Assembly returns to work for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic started. The peaceful march will also feature a speech from Atlanta Hawks Head Coach Lloyd Pierce. He’s a member of …
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Watch Nancy Flake Johnson President and CEO Urban League of Greater Atlanta on Live Interview on Rolling Out 6-15-20 9:30 a.m. EST. Watch on Youtube Livestream or Facebook Live @rollingout
In his latest order, Gov. Brian Kemp lifted a shelter-in-place requirement for older Georgians, cleared the way for live entertainment venues to reopen and gave the OK for larger gatherings to resume. Here’s a look at major developments related to the coronavirus over the past week. Read more
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