On Tuesday, April 22, Georgia State Senator Jason Esteves (D) launched his campaign to become the next Governor of Georgia. Before representing Georgia families in the State Senate, Sen. Jason Esteves worked as a public school teacher and later served on the Board of Education for Atlanta Public Schools for nearly a decade, leading the board as chair for four years. Under his leadership, Atlanta Public Schools achieved record-breaking graduation rates and provided over $100 million in staff pay increases and stipends. In the State Senate, Jason led

Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has announced her intention to run for governor of Georgia during an appearance at this year’s Leading Women Defined Summit. Bottoms, Atlanta's 60th mayor is a graduate of Douglas High School, FAMU, and Georgia State University, served as a senior advisor to President Joe Biden and resigned the position, beating Donald Trump to the punch, who would go on to falsely claim that he fired her when he took office. “A day late and a dollar short,” Bottoms wrote on social media.

Talented high school students from Atlanta Public Schools and the Fulton County School System will participate in the highly coveted Kevin Cole South Fulton High Schools Juried Art Competition on April 17, 2024. The Kevin Cole South Fulton High School Juried Art Competition, founded by Award-winning artist and educator Kevin Cole in collaboration with the Southwest Arts Center is now in its 21st year. The internationally renowned artist has been featured in more than 490 exhibitions and 4000 public, private and corporate collections throughout the United States

Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has announced her intention to run for governor of Georgia during an appearance at this year’s Leading Women Defined Summit. Bottoms, Atlanta's 60th mayor is a graduate of Douglas High School, FAMU, and Georgia State University, served as a senior advisor to President Joe Biden and resigned the position, beating Donald Trump to the punch, who would go on to falsely claim that he fired her when he took office. “A day late and a dollar short,” Bottoms wrote on social media.

Nicole Gillyard, an Atlanta-based Certified Public Accountant and finance expert, plans to open C-Park Business Hub in College Park, Georgia in 2025. The hub will provide opportunities for entrepreneurs that will include co-working space, professional business suites, and business education courses/programs. Gillyard recently spoke with the Atalanta Daily World to share insight on C-Park Business Hub and provides tips for building wealth in 2025. You have over 30 years of experience in the field. What initially led you into the accounting and business services sector? After graduating from college, I

Photo: Getty Images Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms hinted at her next move in politics after President Donald Trump attempted to fire her from the senior advisory position she held under the Biden administration. In a recent interview with WSB-TV, Bottoms, who served in the President’s Export Council, spoke out about Trump trying to fire her from a job she had already resigned from. Trump took to his Truth Social platform earlier this week to “fire” Lance Bottoms and several other members of the Biden-Harris administration, including Chef Jose Andres from the President’s Council on Sports,

Owners of 10 McDonald’s franchises, husband and wife duo Andre and Danesha Smith have found success through their Sunshine & Sunrise Enterprises and give back through their non-profit Shine2Inspire. The Smiths recently hosted their 2nd Annual Shine2Inspire Golf Classic at Disney World Golf Resort. In an interview with the Atlanta Daily World, Andre and Danesha shed light on how they became business owners, their Shine2Inspire, and thoughts on DEI rollbacks. Can you tell us about your nonprofit, Shine to Inspire? What’s the mission behind it? Danesha Smith: Our mission with Shine to Inspire is to

Lincoln Memorial Group,  one of the largest family-owned cemetery companies in Georgia, is delighted to announce the appointment of Raymond Burr as the Company’s new Chief Operating Officer (COO). This strategic hire underscores the Lincoln Memorial Group’s vision to transform into a best-in-class provider of end-of-life services. Burr brings more than 15 years of industry experience — including a proven track record of driving revenue growth and developing high-performing sales teams in the Atlanta market during his tenure at Service Corporation International (SCI), the largest funeral and cemetery

Mr. Vance will deliver a keynote address at the historically Black medical school’s Fourth Winter Commencement Exercises on December 13 Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) has selected award-winning actor, producer, author and philanthropist Courtney B. Vance to deliver the commencement address for the institution's Fourth Winter Commencement Exercises, which will be held on Friday, December 13 in the Martin Luther King, Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College. “Morehouse School of Medicine is thrilled that Mr. Vance will serve as our Winter Commencement speaker,” said MSM President and CEO Valerie