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The NAACP DeKalb is conducting a final push to encourage residents to get out and vote in the June 9 primary elections. A press conference will be held on Saturday, June 6, 11 a.m., at The Mall At Stonecrest plaza near Kohl’s and the movie theater to mobilize volunteers who want to help get out the vote. DeKalb NAACP President Teresa Hardy is urging everyone to do their part in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Hardy said registered voters must “finish the job.” “DeKalb County had the highest percentage of unregistered eligible voters in the state. Thanks to…

Award-winning feature film stirs conversations of racial, gender and political equality  across America Soulidifly Productions, a film company with a mission to produce meaningful, uplifting stories that are entertaining and beautifully told, has partnered with Freestyle Digital Media to release 1 Angry Black Man, available to audiences worldwide on DVD and on-demand starting June 5. A link to the trailer is here: https://www.soulidifly.com/1-angry-black-man-1. “The COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to amplify our film distribution in video-on-demand formats,” said BK Fulton, founding CEO of Soulidifly Productions. “We look forward to one day soon returning our films to theaters as well. Transformative…

DeKalb County Government continues to help out families who need food On Saturday, June 6, the county will host three drive-thru food distribution events during which 2,400 DeKalb residents will receive one 20-pound box of Georgia Grown fruit and vegetables and a 2-pound bag of pork sausage. Beginning at 10 a.m., COVID-19 Care Baskets will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis, with a limit of one box per vehicle, at three locations: Buck Godfrey Stadium,2817 Clifton Springs Road, Decatur, GA James R. Hallford Stadium, 3789 Memorial College Ave., Clarkston, GA New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, 6400 Woodrow Rd., Stonecrest, GA The food…

Cheryl Watson-Harris serves as First Deputy Chancellor for the New York City Department of Education (DOE), the largest school district in the country with more than 1 million enrolled students. The DeKalb County Board of Education today, June 4,  announced Cheryl Watson-Harris as the sole finalist in its search for a new superintendent. A veteran leader with 26 years of experience in large urban school districts, Watson-Harris has a long history in education as a teacher, principal, network superintendent and senior executive director of field support. Currently,  Watson-Harris serves as First Deputy Chancellor for the New York City Department…

Photo provided via PR Newswire The following is an open letter from Shawn Stockman, Founding Member, recording artists Boyz II Men: Across the country, police officers are kneeling in solidarity with protesters against police brutality. I have an idea. Take off those uniforms. Before you were a cop, you were a human. The human being decided to become a cop. Right now, we need to meet that human being. See him. Sit down with him. Talk to him. Walk with him. Kneel, pray, protest, cry, laugh and march with him. I have friends who are police officers. They are…

ATLANTA – The Georgia House Democratic Caucus (GHDC) will hold a Zoom press conference today, June 4, 1 p.m. to provide updates regarding COVID-19, voting in Georgia and criminal justice reform initiatives as it relates to hate crimes and police brutality in the U.S. To watch the briefing on Facebook live, click here.

The Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) Relief is distributing fresh produce and fruits every week through July 3. The nonprofit, which is receiving the produce from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Farmers to Families Program, has scheduled distributions from 3 to 6 p.m. at  Masjid Al-Momineen, 837 N. Indian Creek, Clarkston, and  every Friday, 6 to 7 p.m. at Moores Mill Village Apartment, 2453 Coronet Way NW, Atlanta. The food program, which began on May 28, will be provided while supplies last each week through July 3. The Muslim nonprofit said it has served over 27,000…

As a part of addressing health disparities and high numbers of COVID-19 cases in identified DeKalb County ZIP Codes, the DeKalb County Board is deploying an additional community testing team. Greater Piney Grove Baptist Church,
1879 Glenwood Ave. SE, Atlanta, became a COVID-10 testing site on June 3. The team will be stationed at the location from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday. Two other teams, deployed on May 20, are stationed at the following locations from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., Monday through Friday: Beulah Missionary Baptist Church
2340 Clifton Springs Road, Decatur Rehoboth Baptist Church
2997 Lawrenceville Hwy., Tucker…