Atlanta Daily World

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Morehouse College will welcome Dr. Cornel West, American philosopher, scholar of African American studies, and activist, as its keynote speaker for the 141st Commencement Exercises on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at 9 a.m. on the College’s Century Campus. West will also receive an honorary doctorate of humane letters from the institution.

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By Dr. Julianne Malveaux After he won the Nevada Republican caucuses in 2016, the current President crowed his victory. “We won with young. We won with old. We won with highly educated. We won with poorly educated. I love the poorly educated.” Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA) reflected on this comment as he asked Republicans to join Democrats in preserving the Department of Education.

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CEO Lawyer Ali Awad Wins $75,000 Settlement in Perry Greene Harassment case, Announces in Press Conference with CAIR-Georgia The Georgia Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-GA), the local chapter of the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization (CAIR), today joined CEO Lawyer Ali Awad, of the CEO Lawyer firm, for a press conference at Masjid Jafar in Johns Creek, Georgia, where the CEO Lawyer secured and announced a $75,000 settlement with Perry...

1 week ago | atlantadailyworld.com | Roz Edward

The City of Atlanta’s Women of Atlanta Advisory Council’s Memorializing and Celebrating Stories of Impact Committee, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, announced the release of the inaugural Moving H.E.R. Forward List, recognizing 25 trailblazing women whose contributions have helped shape the city of Atlanta.

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Dr. Lomax joins the ranks of legendary pioneers, recognizing a lifetime of transformative leadership advancing the future of education through innovation, partnership and purposeDr. Michael L. Lomax, president and chief executive officer, UNCF was honored April 9 with the prestigious GSV 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award at the ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego—one of the world’s leading convenings of education, innovation and impact.