It is bad enough that we still are having to fight for an equitable education for Black children in American schools. Now, we have to fight to ensure that the water Black children are drinking in school isn’t killing them. If Black children can’t even get clean water in schools, how far have we really come? There is a water…
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Why Didn’t You Stay?
Due to the strained and poor relationship between police officers and the Black community, students are asking Black boys; slain to violence at the hands of police, gangs and stray bullets, why didn’t you stay? Black boys are disappearing right in front of our eyes and it’s becoming commonplace. As the Nation celebrates the Union soldiers of the Civil War,…
Community Development Plans Often Overlook the Needs of Black Boys
Dear Atlanta Stakeholder,The Renew Atlanta/TSPLOST programs, launched in 2015 and 2016, were created to address the $1B+ infrastructure backlog facing the city.Though the programs have made much progress to date delivering key projects across Atlanta, we face significant challenges as we move forward to complete the full initial program scope. Simply put – the cost to deliver the full…