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Atlanta Satellite (Atlanta, GA)
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Herndon Plaza
100 Auburn Avenue
Suite 101
Atlanta, GA 30303-2527
ph: 404-525-5663 or 5668
fx: 404-525-5233

Janice L. Mathis, Esq.	Vice-President
Tina Jones	Business Dev. Dir.
Joe Beasley	Southeastern Region Director
Axel Adams	1000 Churches Connected
Dextor Clinkscale	Rainbow Sports
Stefan L. Gresham	Corporate Advisory Council Chair

Regular Events

Trade Bureau Meeting
This business networking group meets each month on the First Wednesday morning from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at Atlanta Life, 100 Auburn Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30303. For more information call Tina Jones at 404 525 5663. Come Grow with Us!... More»

Listen to Rainbow/PUSH Community Talk WAOK-AM 1380 with Janice L. Mathis, Host

Each Wednesday from 6-7 p.m. Available live on the world-wide web at WAOK.com... More»

Take Action
The Georgia House of Representatives has passed a new voter identification bill. While it drops the fee for the id, it does nothing to address the fundamental unfairness of requiring long-time Georgia voters to go through the onerous process of obtaining new identification. Call your state representative to express your opinion.

Call or write your United States Senators. Let them know that you are concerned about the voting rights of displaced Gulf Coast citizens. What is being done to assure that they are not permanently disenfranchised?

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Janice L. Mathis Speaks

Last night, I did something I had never done before - I watched South Park. If an irreverent parody can spark a serious conversation about race relations in America, it’s a good thing, even if it shows Rev. Jesse Jackson in a demeaning light. Jesse Jackson accepted Michael Richard’s apology and challenged him to make amends to the community he offended. Unlike the cartoon version of events, there was no kissing involved.

Like Frederick Douglass and Martin Luther King, black men who dare to challenge racist assumptions about black Americans earn derision during their lifetimes. And also like Douglass and King, Jesse Jackson is likely to be revered by history long after South Park is forgotten. We tend to accept their ideals, but not their right to express them.

DuBois had it almost right – the problem of the 20^th century in America was the problem of the color line. And now it is the problem of the 21^st century as well. At some point America should have a serious conversation about race in order to find redemption and reconciliation. Despite his unfortunate name, Token is right, too many whites don’t understand how racial slurs affect the society. Fortunately for the children in the episode, and perhaps for the children of America, by the end of the show there was common ground on which could find a shared understanding of their differences.

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