Historic Westside News

Hagar Celebration Resiliency

July 20, 2017 adminAfrican American female real estate developer, Atlanta, Bronner Brothers, Community, English Avenue, Hagar CTM, Historic Westside, nonprofit community development corporation, Real Estate, Vine City0 comment

By Akailah Ali Vice President HAGAR CIVILIZATION TRAINING MISSIONARY, INC Atlanta, GA, June 14, 2017: Hagar Civilization Training Missionary, Inc., (Hagar CTM) a nonprofit community development corporation, is strategically situated in Vine City and English Avenue communities, in the heart of Atlanta’s historic civil rights movement and at the epicenter of African Americans former economic greatness. HAGAR CTM functions under the expert leadership, guidance, and management of Sister Precious Muhammad, as she is so fondly called by residents, business professionals, elected officials, and neighborhood stakeholders. Sister Precious is an African…

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How to Build a Park

July 20, 2017July 20, 2017 adminAtlanta, Community, Historic Westside, neighborhood, playground, Youth0 comment

How to Build a Park By Jesse Phillips Author bio: Jesse is a resident of English Avenue, member of EANA and owner of NeuYear.net.Parks and greenspace are a wonderful addition to any neighborhood, as they give neighbors a public place to play, gather, relax and enjoy nature. The Westside could use more beautiful public spaces but, where do parks come from? How do they get built? I spoke with Stephen Causby of New Life Covenant Church who has been working on building the Mother Mattie Freeland Park in English Avenue…

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Together the Westside can Accomplish More

July 20, 2017 adminAffordable Housing, Community, Community Benefits plan, Economic Development, Education and Early Childhood Development, Financial Resources and Financial Literacy, Gentrification, Health and Wellness, Infrastructure, NPU, Parks and Greenspace, Public Safety, Resident Retention, The Environment, Westside Future Fund, Westside Tax Allocation district, Workforce Development Adult Education, Youth Programs and Services0 comment

By Ivory Lee Young Jr., Atlanta City Council member District 3 Neighbor and community is often used interchangeably; however, a neighborhood is defined as a district, forming a community within a town or city; a community is defined by a group of individuals sharing common goals aimed at a unified achievement. Unresolved conflicts within a community by neighbors who can’t reconcile their differences with one another creates chaos. Unresolved chaos can adversely impact the pursuit of their common goals. Conflicts fester beneath the surface and reappear at the worst possible…

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Developing the Beloved Community from Within Legacy Keepers

July 20, 2017 adminAfrican American community, Atlanta, Belovedn community, Community, Historic Westside, Historic Westside News, Legacy0 comment

By Makeda Johnson, Managing Editor Hagar Civilization Missionary Community Development Corporation Historic Westside News wishes to honor the Legacy Keepers. Residents and stakeholders whom are actively focused on building The Beloved Community from within. It is our desire to highlight these community champions and their efforts and share stories of the many assets that are within our residents, stakeholders and community organizations whose dedication has empowered them to make a way out of no way, often with limited resources they serve and empower their neighbors. Among them is…

Voices From the Community

July 18, 2017 admin0 comment

Click the above link to view Community Resilience Video highlighted at the Atlanta Clinical and Translational Science Institute ( ACER ) Understanding Resilience in Undeserved Communities 2017 annual conference. The presentation received standing ovations for the presentation of a community driven transformational model. It was indeed an honor to have our project selected by the academic community. Thank you Dr. Yomi , Mother Moore, Lynn Young, Monica Robinson and our dynamic Project ENACT Team , Rev. Johnson, Jessie Wiles and Frank Fernandez for your confidence and encouragement, and support of Project ENACT, AHA…

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May 4, 2017 adminashview heights, Atlanta, Community, community organization, Culture, Education0 comment

Dr. Yomi Noibi Lynn Young Environmental Community Action ECO-Action visionary leadership has empowered the community-driven development in the Historic Westside English Avenue and Vine City communities. Their community-driven development approach embraced the assets within community and increased the community capacity to define their issues and to design and implement corrective solutions. Abstract of the Healthy Homes and Resident Retention study has been selected for inclusion in the Atlanta Clinical Translational Science Institute (ACTSI) annual conference “Understanding Resilience in Underserved Communities: From Research to Reality” on April 27th and 28th.…

Atlanta is 100th City Worldwide to Actively Study Resilience

April 29, 2017 adminAtlanta, Atlanta Uffice of Sustainability, Community, Mayor Kasim Reed, Rockefeller Foundation, Sustainability0 comment

Resilience isn’t exactly a household term. The word itself is malleable, and tends to be used as a catch-all term—physical resilience, mental resilience, workplace resilience. The City of Atlanta, along with The Rockefeller Foundation, thinks it applies perfectly to cities. Atlanta was selected, along with 99 other cities, to participate in the 100 Resilient Cities initiative. Pioneered by The Rockefeller Foundation, 100 Resilient Cities is a three-phase process to help identify areas of strife—chosen by citizens themselves—and develop a Resilience Strategy to proactively address those issues. So what is resilience,…

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How to Build a Park

April 29, 2017 adminAtlanta, Community, English Avenue, neighborhood, West Side0 comment

How to Build a Park Author: Jesse Phillips Author bio: Jesse is a resident of English Avenue, member of EANA and owner of NeuYear.net. Parks and greenspaces are a wonderful addition to any neighborhood, as they give neighbors a public place to play, gather, relax and enjoy nature. The Westside could use more beautiful public spaces; but, where do parks come from? How do they get built? I spoke with Stephen Causby of New Life Covenant Church who has been working on building the Mother Mattie Freeland Park in…

Culture

This is a love story.

April 29, 2017 adminCulture, family, literature, love, relationships0 comment

By Eva Dickerson, a student majoring in International Studies and Economics at Spelman College. Eva is also a student organizer, leader and community activist. The first part starts 20 years ago on a Friday. A baby is born screaming, with her eyes open. Since that day, my mom has never stopped telling me: “the nurse laughed, she said you looked like a little old lady. ‘Her eyes are wide! She’s been here before.’” The second part starts with you. I’ve learned that believing in someone, is to trust them enough…

Ashview Heights Spring Fling

April 29, 2017 admin0 comment

Ashview Heights Spring Fling – April 29, 2017 from 12pm to 4pm The event you do not want to miss! Ashview Heights is having its first annual Spring Fling at Dean Rusk Park April 29, 2017. There will be activities and useful information for all ages. Please bring as many youth from the neighborhood with you as possible! The Atlanta Fire Department will have a cool fire engine truck on site for kids to not only see but tour. The Boys Scouts of America will be forming a pack in…