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Disparities Facing Black Communities Widen
There are so many disparities facing the Black community today state Sen. Mattie Hunter (D-13th District) said she has lost count. “The number of disparities facing our communities continue to grow with no end in sight and I no longer can keep up with them,” Hunter told the Crusader.  “But if I had to list the top three it would the criminal justice system, education and employment.”  E. Hardy knows too well the struggles Black men face once they are cycled through the criminal justice system.  In 2002, he pled guilty to felony retail theft to avoid a trial and possible incarceration if convicted.

New Program to Help Close 'Digital Divide' in Atlanta
ATLANTA – More than 300,000 low-income students will be able to access broadband in their homes through a new program designed to bridge the digital divide between people with access to technology and people without it, officials announced.

More Than One Million Fathers Are Improving America by Taking Their Children to School
An army of more than one million American men are taking to the streets this year in one of the most important battles that America has ever fought.  And that is the battle for the hearts, minds and spirits of American children.  These men will include janitors, lawyers, doctors, technicians, factory workers, bankers, bus drivers, construction workers, policemen and trash collectors.