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The small business owners’ best friend
Cassius Butts
June 30 - July 6, 2016
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SBA regional administrator sets records for lending to small businesses
By Terry Shropshire Helping small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs secure loans is more than just a job for Cassius F. Butts. It’s much more than a career or a mission. It is his ministry. The practice flows through his veins like so many red blood cells. In fact, business ownership is practically a genetic trait passed down by his parents. Butts’ father, an aerospace engineer, was an entrepreneur. His mother, also an entrepreneur, was the first recipient of the nationally accredited family child care services in the country. And Butts himself became an entrepreneur. He has worked in banking and in government under the presidencies of George W. Bush and Obama, who personally appointed him as the regional administrator for the Small Business Administrator for Region IV (the Southeast). In addition to his schooling at the famed Atlanta University Center, Butts obtained his Certificate of Grant Writing from Emory University’s Life Learning Institute. So not only is this his calling, he is armed with invaluable knowledge and experience that he can pass on to other business owners. So increasing the number of small businesses in America, particularly black and women owned business, is a concept that is tattooed into his soul. “To get involved in the political arena is mostly about giving access to capital for people who need it to get a jump start on life. That was my sweet spot,” Butts said from a spacious office high up in one of Atlanta’s skyscrapers. Because of his skill level, passion and development of strategic alliances, the Southeastern states of Kentucky, Tennessee, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Mississippi have reached $20 billion in loans in the last five years in Region IV, which is a record, including $1.3 billion in loans in Georgia in 2015. “The way we did that is that we have strategic alliances with entities that need our services. I made sure that one of the [priorities] was to have strategic alliances with every HBCU within Region IV and we did that,” said Butts, who has undergraduate and graduate degrees from HBCU powerhouses Morehouse College and Clark Atlanta University, respectively. “We have relationships with them to
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show them how to start and grow your business, and not just the students, but with the faculty, too.” The interesting thing about Butts’ career choice is that he could have gone to law school, worked at a Fortune 500 company, or in banking, or even gone into the seminary. But under the tutelage and mentorship of the legendary Maynard Jackson, Butts was able clearly see that servicing people, helping them secure loans and providing them with the tools and education needed to qualify for loans (all at no cost to the applicant) is what he was meant to do. “I always operate [on the premise] that your passion is your purpose and your purpose is your plan. Whatever you’re passionate about, that’s your purpose in life and you have to build a plan around it. Sometimes you have to step out on faith. People told me to stay in a corporate job. ‘You shouldn’t go there, you should go to law school because you can have a better career.’ I didn’t do that either you. ‘You should go back to the seminary.’ I didn’t do that either. I stayed where my purpose was and everything that I’ve done since has come to fruition. As long as you’re following your passion you will thrive.” During Butts’ tenure at the SBA, small businesses in the Southeast have witnessed a 45 percent increase in SBA backed lending, including a 26 percent increase in loans to women-owned businesses and nearly a 20 percent increase in loans to black-owned ones. Small businesses in the Southeast have been awarded $2.4 billion in federal contracts in fiscal year 2015. SBA resource partners have reached further in to communities than ever before as 222,000 entrepreneurs were counseled and trained last year alone through
strategic alliance memorandums with over 100 organizations, business chambers, associations and foundations, including such power-packed organizations as the Atlanta Business League, allowing the SBA to bring resources in to untapped markets. The success stories from business owners who benefited from SBA loans are numerous: There’s Billy Freeman Jr., owner of the Technique Concrete. Since opening five years ago, he has become one of the Southeast’s premiere construction companies in the area of concrete. He now has the bonding capacity of $12 million, and has been awarded $22 million in aggregate financing. And as a result of that, he’s the only one of his kind working on the Mercedes Benz stadium. He was awarded a $9 million contract. He’s now part of the City of Atlanta Watershed Project, the largest watershed project the city has had. There’s also Cynthia Jones, who took out an SBA loan during the Great Recession. “The president had a stimulus package and she took advantage of it. She took out a loan and purchased a building. Then she did a refinance on the building right down here in Atlanta, and [now] it’s a home that she’s converted into an office building,” Butts said. “And she is now hiring people. She does advertising and marketing for many transportation entities such as the airport, MARTA and other entities around the country.” But here’s one of the best aspects of the SBA, Butts’ testifies. “If you don’t have all your ducks lined up and you’re not ready [for a loan], we help you do it. We say come right here. And we provide a mentor, like the SCORE business center and the Women’s Center at no cost,” he advises. “With the strategic alliances in place, and the staff informed, we want the buzz to go out more and more to places that may never have heard about the SBA — from beauty salons to the corporate office — everyone should know about this and benefit from this. And if that happens, then I know that my assignment is complete,” Butts concludes.
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NEWS Councilwoman Joyce Sheperd announces funding for Ft. McPherson redevelopment
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ADW staff reports Atlanta City Councilmember Joyce Sheperd announced the allocation of $750,000 for technical assistance in the redevelopment of Ft. McPherson and an additional $325,000 to help in the city’s code enforcement efforts. The funds will be made available in the city of Atlanta’s FY 2017 budget which was approved Monday, June 20th. The $750,000 Funding is a result of a ULI technical assistance panel study focused on the 145 acres and ARC Livable Centers Initiative Study that was just completed for the larger Oakland City/ Fort McPherson area. Both of those exercises involved a significant amount of community input and were informed by market data. Significant technical development expertise is needed to support attracting redevelopment that isn’t substantially represented on the McPherson Implementing Local Redevelopment Board, and current funding is stretched with
the carrying costs of maintaining the base. Sheperd said there are many assets in place that create great opportunities (for example, two MARTA Stations, proximity to Beltline, continued economic development conversations with Mr. Perry). The technical expertise will guide the City of Atlanta to take maximum advantage and put this property to its highest and most productive use for the benefit of the surrounding communities, job creation, economic development and City of Atlanta tax rolls. Councilmember Sheperd, who is also Chair of the Code Enforcement Commission, secured an additional $325,000 funding for Code Enforcement. This funding will assist the Atlanta Police Department to significantly increase staffing within the Code Enforcement Division. This is in addition to $4,200,000 for Code Enforcement for FY17. The plan will deliver the following resources: • Eight (8) additional researcher positions • A new operations manager • A new customer service/ communications specialist The new positions will also deliver the following benefits: • Free up inspectors’ time to pursue proactive housing code enforcement • Improve title research capabilities and shorten time resolve cases • Overall coordination of back-office work flows, service level agreements (SLAs) and implementation of operational and financial strategies • Increase reporting to internal and external stakeholders regarding case status and overall activity levels •Enhanced liaison with key partners including City Council, City Departments, Fulton County and other partner organizations
Lewis victory in Congress taken from civil rights playbook By Errin Haines Whack, Associated Press Bernard Lafayette was all smiles as he watched his civil rights comrade John Lewis commandeer the floor of the U.S. House for an old-fashioned, marathon sit-in over gun legislation. Lafayette goes back with Lewis to the student sit-in protests in Nashville, Tennessee, to the early days of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, and the Freedom Rides, more than a halfcentury ago. Now 75 and a professor at Emory University in Atlanta, Lafayette said he was tickled but not surprised that Lewis, 76, abruptly pulled this page out of the civil rights protest playbook so many years after their student activist days _ and after quietly representing an Atlanta district in Congress for nearly 30 years. “To see him after these many years still sitting-in … that’s sort of engrained in him, that confidence that direct action can bring about some changes,” Lafayette said. Long heralded as the moral conscience of Congress, Lewis did not play by the rules when he rallied fellow Democrats and staged a 25-hour sit-in on the House floor Wednesday and Thursday. There was something about the need to persuade GOP lawmakers to act on gun control legislation that struck Lewis’ soul, leading
him to launch a rebellion hardly seen in Congress, drawing inspiration from his hero, Martin Luther King Jr. “He taught me the way of peace, the way of love,” Lewis said Thursday during a rally outside the Capitol, where he led the crowd in singing “We Shall Overcome” and vowed to stage another sit-in when Congress returns from recess. Democrats say Congress must act to stem gun violence in America in the wake of the mass shootings at an Orlando gay nightclub that killed 49 people and injured another 53. For Lewis’ student-movement cohorts, the strategy was both natural and nostalgic. “I don’t think anything like this has happened, ever,” said Eleanor Holmes Norton, also a SNCC organizer as a college student, and now a Democrat who been a non-voting delegate representing the District of Columbia in Congress since 1991. “We are in an era of direct action, but no one expects that members of Congress would have to do this. This is the kind of thing our constituents do to get our attention.” Norton said she got word of the possible protest Wednesday morning. Before long, Lewis and roughly a dozen Democrats had taken the floor, disrupting
legislative business with demands for a vote on a proposed gun bill, and refusing to leave. “We have turned a deaf ear to the blood of innocents,” Lewis exhorted at one point. “We are blind to a crisis. Where is our courage?” News outlets and social media quickly began buzzing about the events unfolding on the House floor _ the exact response needed to tug at the public’s conscience and elicit change, Lafayette said. “This is a way of showing to them the urgency of the situation. This is the way we brought about major change in the past,” Lafayette said. And as any civil rights veteran knows from experience, the fight is only beginning. “It’s not a quick thing,” said Sherrod. “But it helps to highlight the problems in a way that they haven’t been highlighted before. It would be no less than I expected from people like John Lewis.” “He is just known for this kind of activity,” Norton said. “He was willing to take the blows that come with being on the front line. John Lewis was beat up badly. Because of his nonviolent discipline, he was willing to somehow take that and not retaliate. He’s quite an amazing disciple of Martin Luther King Jr.”
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Buckley for U.S. Senate campaign unleashes billboard ads
The campaign of Allen Buckley, the Libertarian Party of Georgia’s U.S. Senate candidate, has begun running billboards in Georgia. The first billboard is up on Spring Road in Smyrna, Georgia. Buckley is a resident of Smyrna. The billboard notes that Johnny Isakson has voted for over $7 trillion of debt, and makes the following statement: “Fix the finances now!” A similar billboard will run in Savannah at the busy Abercorn and Montgomery crossroads beginning in early August. It will run for 12 weeks. “The billboards will provide Georgians with information about Johnny’s voting record with respect to the national debt. The billboards will also inform the voters that the main focus of my campaign is to work to solve the nation’s enormous financial problems. “Our country faces tremendous financial challenges. Senator Isakson has voted for approximately $7 trillion of our nation’s $19 trillion of debt, as well as the Omnibus Spending Bill of 2016. According to the CBO it will produce an additional $1.5 trillion of debt over the years to come. There’s a reason why Isakson’s Conservative Review score is a 34 or an [F].” Mr. Buckley is an attorney/CPA. He previously was the Libertarian Party’s candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2004 and 2008. In 2008, Mr. Buckley garnered 128,002 votes in the General Election, forcing a run-off between Saxby Chambliss and Jim Martin.
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AKA brings together students and universities at ThinkHBCU EXPO ADW Staff reports The nation’s oldest sorority for college-trained black women is bringing together dozens of leading Historically Black Colleges and Universities and hundreds of high school students so young people can explore their educational and career options. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated® is hosting the inaugural ThinkHBCU Expo from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 9, at the Georgia World Congress Center, 285 Andrew Young International Blvd NW. The expo will bring together HBCU alumni, faculty and staff who will greet and speak with students and give them information about their respective universities and colleges. The event, titled ThinkHBCU Expo “Launching New Dimensions of Service...On The Yard!” is a signature activity of the sorority’s 67th International conference, which will be held July 9 through 14 at the GWCC. The conference is expected to bring more than 24,000 sorority members, family and friends into the Atlanta area.
At the expo students can ask questions of college representatives, and receive information about scholarship and other financial aid opportunities. Some of the schools will interview students for possible admission. Alpha Kappa Alpha’s International President Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson said the sorority is preparing African American young adults for their next chapter in life. “We are committed to providing opportunities for people in our communities throughout the world,” said Buckhanan Wilson. “This expo will ensure that young men and women learn about these leading universities as they consider where they will go next.” Representatives from more than two dozen HBCUs from several states and the District of Columbia have committed to attend. Among the universities are Alcorn State University, Allen University, Benedict College, Clark Atlanta University, Dillard University, Fisk University, Hampton University, Howard University, Miles College, Spelman College, Texas Southern University, Tennessee State University, and South Carolina State University. In addition to meeting university representatives, students also can talk with recruiters from U.S. military branches and the Federal Aviation Administration. Several of the sorority’s partners also will participate, including NAMI, American Heart Association (AHA), Africare and the United Nations Associations of the United States of America (UNA-USA). AHA and NAMI executives will share with parents and student’s information about physical and mental health as part of college life. The UNA will discuss United Nations’ chapters on college campuses, while Africare representatives will talk about internship opportunities. The ThinkHBCU Expo is free. For more information, contact Shanene Muldrow via email at ThinkHBCU@aka1908.com.
Boys & Girls Clubs of America celebrates Extraordinary Teens at Georgia Aquarium event Turner Sports sportscaster Kristen Ledlow served as the master of ceremonies. Top tier executives in the Atlanta area were present, including leaders from The Coca-Cola Company, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Merrill Edge and Always Believing Foundation, and many other large local businesses. Founded in 1947 as BGCA’s premier youth recognition program, Youth of the Year (YouthOfTheYear.org) recognizes outstanding contributions to a member’s family, school, community and Boys & Girls Club, as well as overcoming personal challenges and obstacles. The recognition program encourages Club members to reach their full potential by achieving academic success, leading healthy lifestyles and contributing to their communities. Boys & Girls Clubs of America hosted the 2016 Southeast Youth of the Year celebration Thursday, June 23 at the Georgia Aquarium. The annual event celebrated remarkable teens from across the region, and is on track to raise more than $1 million to support the youth organization’s efforts this year. Guests heard speeches from the inspiring Southeast Region Youth of the Year candidates, who discussed their Club Experience, vision for America’s youth, and personal brand. The Southeast Region Youth of the Year receives a scholarship of $10,000, renewable up to four years, and move on to the National Youth of the Year Celebration in Washington, D.C. this September. The National Youth of the Year receives an additional $100,000 scholarship and the chance to meet the president of the United States.
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Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. and Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Partner for down payment assistance program By Ericka Davis Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta and Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. today announced the reopening of the affordable housing finance partnership: the Atlanta BeltLine Housing Initiative Program (HIP). The HIP offers up to $3 million in grant funding for the purchase of new homes or the rehabilitation of existing homes along the Atlanta BeltLine corridor. Funding is available exclusively to FHLBank Atlanta shareholder financial institutions and their eligible customers earning 80 percent or less than the area median income. During the 2015 pilot, HIP facilitated up to $1.7 million in first mortgage financing and provided up to $450,000 in grant funding to new homeowners. Interested homebuyers can visit the Atlanta BeltLine’s website at www.AtlantaBeltLineHomes.com to submit an application. The owner-occupied rehab program continues, but the wait list is currently
closed to new applicants. “Offering affordable units for working families is a key priority for the City of Atlanta and my Administration,” said Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed. “I look forward to the return of the partnership between the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta and Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. after the completion of a successful pilot program in 2015. It is imperative that lowincome families can access the benefits of living near the BeltLine as the project continues to positively transform the face of our City.” “ABI is committed to ensuring that the Atlanta BeltLine community continues to be a place that everyone has the opportunity to call home,” said Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. President and CEO, Paul Morris. “As the Atlanta BeltLine continues to grow, we want to celebrate the diversity of the 45 neighborhoods and assist individuals and families most affected by the impacts from growth and change. This unique partnership with FHLBank Atlanta is a
All 3 Gladys Knight’s Chicken & Waffles raided by agents, accounts frozen
By Terry Shropshire Another tidal wave of bad news and PR has struck the local famous restaurant Gladys Knight’s Chicken & Waffles. Just a few months ago, the famous eatery’s downtown location failed health inspections in multiple areas. This past week, agents raided all three ‘Chicken and Waffles’ locations, shut down all operations and the state’s Department of Revenue accused Knight’s son, Shanga Hankerson, of theft and tax evasion. No need to go into a panic about the legendary Motown singer. Even though the restauants are named after Gladys Knight, she is not the owner of the restaurant chain and has nothing to do with its overall operations. That would be her son, Shanga Hankerson, who is the actual owner of the three Atlanta-area restaurants. Knight only lent her famous name to her son’s business like an endorsement.
State officials accused Hankerson of stealing over $650,000 in sales taxes and withholding taxes owed to the state of Georgia, according to CNN. “After penalties and interest the total exceeds $1 million,” the department said. “The department further alleges that Hankerson used these funds for personal use.” The Department of Revenue agents executed search warrants on the corporate office in Riverdale, Ga., a suburb, and “unsuccessfully attempted to serve arrest warrants on Shanga Hankerson … at his home.” Revenue officers also scooped up Hankerson’s bank accounts and three luxury vehicles. Hankerson was reportedly in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. on Tuesday when the raid occurred and authorities negotiated terms of his surrender to Georgia authorities. This is not the first time Hankerson has been in hot water over taxes. Agency spokesman William Gaston told CNN: “He has been in over two dozen payment plans and has defaulted on all of them. It extends to 2013. They have all been for sales and withholding tax,”After the news hit the airwaves, her PR agency told CNN: “Gladys Knight lent her name to her son’s restaurants in the Atlanta area, similar to a celebrity endorsement. Ms. Knight was not involved in any way with the operation of the restaurants and she is sure that her son and and his business partners will rectify the situation. As always, her main concern is for her family’s well-being and she is making sure the family has the guidance they need to assess the situation and move forward.”
significant tool in fulfilling our goal of creating 5,600 units of affordable housing.” “The mission of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta is to help our shareholder financial institutions meet the changing affordable housing and credit needs of the communities they serve,” said Robert Dozier, Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer for FHLBank Atlanta. “One of the ways that we achieve that mission is to connect our shareholders with initiatives like these, as they build communities, stimulate the
local economy, and improve the lives of their customers.” Eligible participants include households at or below 80 percent of the area median income. Eligible properties include single-family homes within the Atlanta BeltLine Planning Area and must serve as the primary residence. Borrowers must contribute at least $1,000 toward the purchase of a home. Interested homebuyers should contact the Atlanta BeltLine at www. AtlantaBeltLineHomes.com to begin an application.
Reception & Induction Ceremony July 12, 2016, 6PM Hyatt Regency Atlanta 265 Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30303
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Beyonce is flawless at Ford Field The show was an event, a spectacle. I have seen thousands of bands live, including most of the major acts that can sell out a stadium, and I have never seen anything like the Ford Field show. U2 needs to check the show out. The cube beats the Pop Mart arch in spades. During the show, Beyoncé mentioned the trip she took with her family earlier in the day to the Motown museum and remarked that the people in Detroit have been privileged to have been witness to so much great talent. Indeed they are.
By Paul Warner Now that I’m older, I get a chance to see artists grow from the start of their careers, and follow them through the highs and lows of those careers. With Beyoncé Knowles, it’s been almost all highs. Last week at Ford Field in downtown Detroit, I got to see her make history. Beyoncé became the only solo African American artist to sell out a US stadium tour. She performed to 42,000 people in an indoor stadium in Detroit, the largest crowd I have ever seen an African American solo artist draw. Prince never toured stadiums, and Michael Jackson only toured stadiums in Europe, not the States. It’s an incredible achievement for any performer, but to see an African American woman play to so many people was emotional. The crowd was probably 70 percent African American women. They paid up to $250 dollars for tickets, and packed the bars and restaurants in downtown Detroit before and after the show. It’s a feat that any performer would want to pull off, but for a female, and an African American female at that, it’s even more extraordinary. In an industry and world where women are warned that it’s not if they will be sexually harassed, but when they will be sexually harassed, it’s a measurable triumph for the female spirit. I first saw her perform with Destiny’s Child when they were still considered an R & B act, before they “crossed over.” It was a radio show (several pop and R&B acts) back around the turn of the century, at a suburban arena, that didn’t sell out. They headlined the bill, and there was enough stage attitude to become a headliner, but honestly I doubt if anyone in the arena that day could see that the lead singer in the group would go on to become one of the biggest solo acts of all time. The next time I saw Beyoncé was at her first official solo show at an anniversary for one of the big three in a suburb of Detroit. The reason why this is a first-person story is because I can’t give an unbiased review of Beyoncé due to the fact that she once approved me to work for her as her photographer for her record company during her first solo outing, which included Destiny’s Child, and her sister, Solange. I was a
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stand-in for another photographer friend, who passed the job to me. It was my understanding that after finding out that I worked with Prince that she said, “Well, if he can work for Prince, he can work with me.” With the gig, I got a chance to knock off a professional bucket list item. To work a show in a documentary style, backstage, and in front of
‘Oh say can you see,’ TV judge performing national anthem the stage, from beginning to end. I was amazed to see that she was running the show herself, and she was only 21 at the time. When her atthe-time boyfriend (and future husband) Jay Z joined her onstage in front of 65,000 people, it would be one of the first times they performed together in public. From her solo start in a Detroit suburb where she performed in front of 65, 000 people, to last Tuesday at Ford Field in front of 42, 000 paying fans (her first solo show was free of charge), she came full Detroit circle. Just about 50 feet in front of me stood a huge cube, reminiscent of the Borg cube from the science fiction TV series, “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” The Borg’s mission was to assimilate all life forms they encountered into their collective unit. It was hard not to look at that cube (which absorbed images of Beyoncé and her family and acted as a stage for dancers and opened up to reveal circus type performers dangling from on high) and not think that the audience was not being assimilated into the Beyoncé collective. As soon as I saw the cube, which must have been nearly seven stories tall, that was my first thought; “We are being assimilated. The entire Southeastern Michigan area is being assimilated.”
Judge Lauren Lake’s performance of the “Star Spangle Banner” in Atlanta on June 24 before the Braves took on the New York Mets left fans mesmerized. Who knew she was musically gifted. But when Lake’s not at Turner Field belting out the national anthem, television viewers can catch her Monday through Friday as she serves as judge of the Emmy nominated, nationally syndicated court show Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court. Lake offers her legal expertise and nononsense perspective on life and love to litigants seeking answers to paternity questions. Not only is Judge Lake a powerful voice in the courtroom, she is also an accomplished professional vocalist. Judge Lake began singing professionally in her hometown of Detroit, to help pay her way through law school. She’s sung background and toured with platinum selling artists like P.Diddy, Mary J. Blige, Jay-Z, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and JT Taylor, the former lead singer of Kool and the Gang. When she isn’t empowering families in the courtroom, she traveling the country as a motivational speaker, spreading her inspiring message on how to live life limitlessly. Lake, a seasoned singer/songwriter and performer, recently wrote and coproduced her latest song the Limitless Anthem, which encourages people to step off their cliffs of complacency and free fall into possibility. The Limitless
Anthem is the theme song for the new LaurenLake.com website, which will launch alongside the Season 4 premiere of Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court in September 2016.
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ENTERTAINMENT Kierna Mayo on board with Interactive One digital
June 30 - July 6, 2016
Interactive One, the definitive digital destination for African American and Millennial audiences, recently announced the hiring of Kierna Mayo as the new Senior Vice President of Content and Brands, effective June 27. Widely known as an industry leading content creator, Mayo is an exciting addition to Interactive One. The award-winning former Editor in Chief, VP, Digital Content of Ebony magazine brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to her new position, having worked across multiple content areas and media platforms. Mayo joins the Interactive One family during a time of accelerating growth, as the company expands to reach a broader Millennial audience, while continuing to super-serve its core African American base. In addition to overseeing editorial direction and content strategy, Mayo will spearhead the expansion of video initiatives across iOne’s national brands – GlobalGrind, HelloBeautiful, NewsOne and TheUrbanDaily – as they further establish themselves as a source of video content central to Millennial and Black culture. “As a visionary media executive, Kierna has an impressive range of experience in areas which span the breadth of Interactive One’s portfolio,” says, Detavio Samuels, President
of Interactive One and One Solution. “She has a history of not only covering the news, but also creating the conversation, which is a lynchpin of iOne’s future content strategy.” With over 20 years of editorial experience – starting out as an early Hip-Hop journalist and later co-founding and serving as Editor in Chief of the ground-breaking Honey Magazine – Mayo has been a pivotal contributor to many outlets, including BET Networks, Tyra.com, Essence, and Hearst Magazines. In her new role at Interactive One, she will continue her trajectory of innovation, leadership and talent development. “The chance to bring my creative vision to the suite of iOne brands is the career move of a lifetime,” Mayo shares. “As the digital medium continues to evolve, the opportunity to expand Interactive One’s brands, offerings, and connections with their audiences, is limitless. I am honored to join forces with the company and to help it grow to unseen heights.” For more information on Interactive One, please visit, www. interactiveone.com
Ed Gordon begins production, Bounce TV’s first primetime news magazine show Bounce TV announced today that production has commenced on Ed Gordon, the network’s first entry into the primetime news magazine format, and the show’s premiere date has been scheduled for Tues. Sept. 13 at 10 p.m. EST. Multiple award-winning and well-respected television journalist Ed Gordon will produce and host the series of one-hour specials in which he’ll sit down for revealing interviews with top headline makers, entertainers and pop cultural figures. Ed Gordon will also include investigative pieces, celebrity profiles, current event segments and human interest feature stories. “From President Obama to Louis Farrakhan, from Beyoncé to O.J. Simpson, Ed is a trusted confidante of African-American newsmakers who define our culture. His insightful reporting and courageous storytelling make him the perfect journalist to shepherd our first news magazine show,” said Ri-Karlo Handy, Senior Vice President of Original Programming for Bounce TV. Gordon commented, “We are going to produce the kind of program I have always wanted to do. We’ll provide perspective and give our audience a more complete picture of the major issues. I’ll be able to talk one-onone with the day’s newsmakers and celebrities and get them to open up. That’s always a challenge and something the audience has come to expect from me. At the same time, we will also tell a wide variety of stories that are rarely presented on television. I’m extremely excited about our new show and thrilled to be joining Bounce TV.” Gordon has been a contributing correspondent for 60 Minutes, The Today Show and Dateline NBC, the host of “News and
Notes with Ed Gordon” on NPR, anchorman for BET and is a weekly contributor to the national Steve Harvey Radio Show. He is also the recipient of an NAACP Image Award, as well as the prestigious Journalist of the Year Award from the National Association of Black Journalists. Bounce TV is the fastest-growing African-American (AA) network on television and airs on the broadcast signals of local television stations and corresponding cable carriage. The network features a programming mix of original and off-network series, theatrical motion pictures, specials, live sports and more. Among the founders of Bounce TV are iconic American figures Martin Luther King, III and Ambassador Andrew Young. For more information, visit BounceTV.com.
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ADW staff reports Clarkston High School’s Air Force JROTC culminated a year of unprecedented community service and record-breaking fundraising with several top awards at the 2016 Converse College Cadet Leadership School in Spartanburg, SC. Bringing home top honors for GA943 was rising Senior Cadet Lt. Colonel Kenny Casimir, who won Outstanding Advanced Cadet for Mike Flight and rising Junior Cadet Staff Sergeant Christie Hayes won Iron Woman for India Flight, for the top physically fit in flight. The Converse College Cadet Leadership School was established in 1997 by Colonel Benjamin Pittman with eight participating JROTC schools and 180 participating cadets. Today, the program has blossomed into one of the premier training camps in the Southeast region with an average of 21 schools and a cadet population of 300 attendees from North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. According to Clarkston High School’s Senior Aerospace Science Instructor, Ret. Lt. Colonel William H. Johnson, III, “CLS is a finishing school for those skills that make cadets more productive members within their unit. It provides them with essential skills and fosters teamwork, as they accomplish
goals with cadets from other units. “CLS teaches discipline, boosts self-confidence and helps position cadets to reach new levels of academic and personal excellence. It is an effective measure of how well the cadet has internalized the principles and training provided,” according to Ret. Senior Master
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Sergeant Andy Vanderheide.” The Cadet Leadership School is a six-day training camp. The school is comprised of 200 Basic Cadets, 70 Cadre Cadets, twelve flights, and four squadrons. The Advance School is comprised of approximately 60 elite cadets that make-up four flights. While at camp each Cadet must complete a 1-mile run in nine minutes for males; 10 minutes for females; pass daily room inspections and personal appearance inspections; pass 4 daily exams; and complete a final exam and master the 23 drill sequences. Representing Clarkston High School, Air Force JROTC were nine of GA-943’s best Cadets including 7 Basic Cadet Staff Sergeants Blake Sibley, Nyonzima Bariruwiha, Abisai Gonzalez, Quashonia Grace, Cierra Kelley, Tyniah Simmons, and Christie Hayes; 1 Advance Cadet Lt. Colonel Kenny Casimir and 1 Cadre 1st Lt. Josiane Ngandu. In addition to taking top honors at CLS, Clarkston High School’s Air Force JROTC received the Outstanding Organization Award by the Headquarters of the JROTC, a distinction of honor based on a variety of criteria that must be attained throughout the year.
Gwinnett student to receive McDonald’s 365Black Award during Essence Fest By Diane Larche’ A Gwinnett County girl will be honored during the 13th annual McDonald’s 365Black Awards at Time Inc’s Essence Festival this year for her outstanding community work in assisting fellow students. On Friday, Lauren Seroyer of Lawrencevile, a 16 year old student at Peachtree Ridge High School will receive McDonald’s 365Black Community Choice Youth Award for her work in establishing a school based food pantry. A fellow student confided in her that she did not have enough food at home and Lauren stepped up to the plate to assist that student and other students. Lauren created the Community Assistance & Resource Effort 9CARE Closets program which confidentially provides students with access to a school based food pantry. She competed in a United Way shark-tank type “Spark Prize” competition and won $25,000. She now has CARE Closets in high schools all over Gwinnett County. Lauren will be one of seven honorees. Others are 13 year old Donovan Smith of Alburquerque, New Mexico for his work with homelessness; R & B vocalist Toni Braxton; Veteran NFL Player Charles “Peanut” Tillman; Actress Wendy Raquel Welch; Historian Lonnie Bunch founding director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Larry Triplett who will receive the McDonald’s Owner/ Operator Award.
The hosts of the 2016 365 Black Awards are actress/singer Amber Riley and actor Lance Gross.with musical performances by Chrisette Michele, Anthony Hamilton, Kelly Price and Eric Benet. The McDonald’s 365 Awards began in 2003 in response to its popular 365 Black marketing campaign celebrating the pride, heritage and achievements of African Americans year round. McDonald’s USA, LLC has 14,000 U.S. restaurants owned and independently operated by businessmen and women. For more information on the 365Black Initiative visit www.365Black.com
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Starting this summer, Atlanta will join many cities across the world – from New York City to Paris – in launching its own bike-share system. In just a few weeks, Atlanta’s first bike-share system will debut downtown, with 100 bikes at 10 stations, growing to 500 bikes by end of year. Owned and operated by Cyclehop, the bike-share program will allow Atlantans to rent a bike from any station. Atlantans can use the bikes as they wish, riding to and from work, to other modes of transportation such as Marta and for leisure. To take a bike, Atlantans will simply go to one of the stations, pay a small fee to rent the bike and drop it off at any of the other stations around the city when finished. “We really want Atlantans to have input on where the bike-share stations expand to next around the city,” says Rebecca Serna, executive director of Atlanta Bicycle Coalition. “But the challenge is also creating interest in a type of public transportation that many people have never experienced. The survey is also meant to get
residents thinking about the various ways they could use a bike-share program, from grabbing a bite to eat to using it in combination with other modes of transportation to easily travel all around the city.” Looking toward the expansion of the bicycles-for-rent network of stations, Atlantans are invited to share their opinions about the neighborhoods where they would like to see new locations. The Atlanta Bicycle Coalition, City of Atlanta and CycleHop are calling on all Atlantans to take a short survey via text: For the first month, Atlanta Bicycle Coalition will randomly select one survey participant each week to receive a $50 gift card. One lucky survey participant will win a grand prize: a brand new kid’s bike! When the bike share system expands, in what neighborhood do you want to see bike share stations? Take a short survey by texting the name of the neighborhood to 678647- 7176. For more information on Atlanta’s soon-to-debut bike-share program, visit www.atlantabicycleshare.com
Fulton County senior facilities serve as cooling centers during extreme heat Fulton County’s Aging and Youth Services Department, Senior Multipurpose Facilities are open to serve as Cooling Centers for seniors in need of a cooler environment. The facilities are available to ensure the health and safety of seniors during days when temperatures are expected to rise as high as 100 degrees or more. The four Senior Multipurpose Facilities are available from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday to seniors living in Fulton County. Aging and Youth Service staff members urge seniors without air conditioning to visit one of the four Senior Multipurpose Facilities. Dorothy C. Benson Senior Multipurpose Facility 6500 Vernon Woods Dr. Sandy Springs, GA 30328 404-613-4900 (Office) H.J.C. Bowden Senior Multipurpose Facility 2885 Church Street East Point, GA 30344 404-762-4821 (Office) Harriett G. Darnell Senior Multipurpose Facility 677 Fairburn Road, NW Atlanta, GA 30331 404-613-8580 (Office) Helene S. Mills Senior Multipurpose Facility 515 John Wesley Dobbs Atlanta, GA 30312 404-523-3353 (Office) The Atlanta Fulton County Emergency Management Agency (AFCEMA) offers the following tips to help seniors and County residents to cope with extreme heat: 1. Stay indoors in air-conditioned spaces as much as possible and limit exposure to the sun. 2. Dress in loose-fitting, lightweight and light-colored clothes that cover as much skin as possible. 3. Familiarize yourself with the medical conditions that can result from over-exposure to heat, including heat exhaustion and heat stroke to help lessen health threats and harm.
annual Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway United Way fundraiser
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) officials, working with the United Way of Greater Atlanta (UWGA), opened registration today for The Mayor’s 5k on the 5th Runway. The race, a USATF-certified 5k course and AJC Peachtree Road Race qualifier, will take place Saturday, Aug. 27 at 6:30 a.m. Race organizers hope to exceed the more than $100,000 raised in last year’s inaugural Mayor’s 5K on the 5th Runway. “It’s a fun way to give our friends and neighbors a chance to see our 5th Runway up close,” interim Airport General Manager Roosevelt Council Jr. said today. “Far more importantly, it serves as a fundraising effort for the United Way of Greater Atlanta, an organization that continues to serve our community in countless ways.” Atlanta’s runway 10-28 will be cleared for runners and walkers alike, giving them a unique opportunity to race along what is considered the flattest course in the region. Registration will be limited, so those interested in participating are urged to register soon. Race Day:
Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016
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No parking available at this location; please see below for parking information 4. Avoid strenuous work during the warmest part of the day. Use a buddy system when working in extreme heat and take frequent breaks. 5. Never leave children or pets alone in closed vehicles. 6. Make sure pets have plenty of water and shade. Be careful not over-exercise them and keep them indoors when it’s extremely hot. (See the attached guidelines for recognizing heat related illness and assisting friends, family and neighbors who may be experiencing symptoms related to heat exhaustion or heat stroke) Closely monitor a local radio station, TV station or NOAA Weather Radio for the latest information on excessive heat watches and warnings. For more information about .Emergency Preparedness in Fulton County, contact AFCEMA at 404-730-5600. Citizens in need of reasonable accommodations due to a disability, including communications in an alternative format, should contact the Disability Liaison at 404-613-7944. To obtain Georgia Relay Access, citizens should dial 711.
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$40 for timed runners and $35 for non-timed runners and walkers (Only “timed” runners will be considered for an award.)
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Why Warren should be Hillary’s VP with a credibility earned by her willingness to take the side of working families against powerful interests and the Washington establishment. She’s already demonstrated the fire needed to call out Donald Trump and the party that is about to nominate him. Warren exemplifies Clinton’s goal to be a “progressive with results.” She had to take on the banking lobby, Obama’s treasury secretary, entrenched regulators, and Republican and more than a few Democratic members of Congress to get the CFPB enshrined in law. Already that agency has helped consumers recover more than $10 billion from credit card companies and banking institutions that had defrauded them. If she is on the ticket and helping to lead the administration, voters can be confident that Wall Street bankers will finally be held accountable. Warren has been a leader in the effort to expand Social Security, now an emerging consensus in the Democratic Party. She led the effort to reduce student debt from college. She’s been a strong supporter of lifting the minimum wage and creating a floor under workers. She has less experience in international affairs and national security. But what is required there is intelligence and judgment. No one doubts she has the intelligence to learn what is at stake in any crisis. She exhibits the judgment — and a skepticism about foreign military adventures — that is badly needed in any White House. And, of course, she’s already shown she will call them as she sees them, ensuring that Clinton would get her best informed and unvarnished opinion, no matter who is lined up on the other side. Clinton, like most presidential candidates, will make her choice on the basis of political judgment, extensive vetting and personal affinity. She will want to choose someone who will add strength to the ticket, and to the administration if elected, and have her confidence. She should not let the fact that Warren is female get in the way of giving her strong consideration.
Hillary Clinton, the presumptive Democratic Party nominee for president, is now sorting out her pick for her running mate and potential vice president. She’s launched the “search,” the traditional and often irritating public surfacing of various possibilities, paying respect to different constituencies and different personalities, before settling on a choice. One possibility being floated clearly merits serious consideration. Consider the resume: Raised in a family struggling to get by, this prospect started working while still in high school, went to college on a debate scholarship, graduated from law school, and became a Harvard Law professor and expert on bankruptcy law, particularly as it relates to how the financial industry preys on families in crisis. This person wrote path-breaking books on the economic pressures on working families, then chaired the Congressional Oversight Panel monitoring the federal bailout of the U.S. banking system and created the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), ushering it from conception to passage into law. Then elected as U.S. senator, immediately gaining a national reputation as a progressive leader willing to take on the big banks and stand up for working people, this leader has demonstrated a tough mind, a full heart, a strong will and a gift for inspiring people. What’s not to like? Sen. Elizabeth Warren is, of course, a woman. Some suggest it’s impossible to have two women lead the party’s ticket. But haven’t we gone far beyond that? We’ve had two men lead parties forever, so there’s no tradition of gender balance. Hillary Clinton should be looking for the strongest candidate. And on that criterion, Warren is hard to beat. Warren would help Clinton heal the divisions of the primaries. She appeals to the Sanders wing of the party, to independents and the young. Indeed, before Sanders announced, progressives organized across the country to urge Warren to run. She speaks
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Deflecting questions about assault weapons, he says he prefers to talk about eliminating ISIS. He behaves as if legislators have only a one-track mind. While it is appropriate to talk about managing ISIS, it is also appropriate to talk about the easy access that anybody has to assault weapons. If you are on the no-fly list, the adage goes, you ought to be on the no-buy list, too. Not that it helps as much as it should – there are too many ways to buy guns, ammunition, and body armor legally and under the table. It does not erode anyone’s second amendment rights to restrict their right to assault weapons. One does not need a automatic weapon and thousands of rounds of ammunition to protect oneself or, for that matter, to “hunt.” Whenever those NRA folks start talking about hunting, though, I really want to know what (who) it is they want to hunt. . President Barack Obama has had to take on the role of Empathizer-in-Chief several times during his presidency. In the last year, he has had to deal with the shootings at Emanuel AME Church (June 2015, 9 casualties), at the Chattanooga Recruiting Center (July 2015, 4 casualties), Roseburg Community College (October 2015, 10 casualties), the San Bernardino Community Center (December 2015, 14 casualties), and now the tragedy in Orlando. In the wake of a tragedy, our nation’s leaders ought to follow our president’s leadership in offering empathy. We ought also look at ways to prevent further tragedy. Banning assault weapons is one way to offer some solutions, and some Democrats have attempted to deal with that, despite resistance. Loose lips are inappropriate in the wake of this tragedy.
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