The Huffington Posts' "Black Voices" Wraps up its Spotlight on Black Atlanta

Gil Robertson of BlackVoices.com has just concluded a 4 week online series spotlighting Atlanta and some of its most successful African-American families.

In the past 4 weeks Robertson has interviewed Marvin Arrington, Brooke Jackson Edmond (the daughter of Atlanta’s first black mayor Maynard Jackson), Andrea Young (the daughter of civil rights activist Andrew Young), and Greg Baranco Jr. (son of the Baranco family, who owns car dealerships)

All of these individuals have multiple ties to our Southwest Atlanta community and have been great supporters of the African-American causes within the city.

If you have not been able to keep up with the weekly articles, please click on the links above and check out each of their stories.

The project was produced by prominent national journalist Gil Robertson IV, who ended the series with these words:

As we conclude the Atlanta’s New Leaders series, Black Voices has introduced you to a new generation of people who have not only maintained their families’ pioneering legacies, but are also expanding them by adding their distinctive voices to the black leadership movement. 

Cascade Patch readers love to hear success stories like these and is thankful to Mr. Robertson and Black Voices for putting this project together and highlighting our communities.

Make sure to read the article on Jasmine Guy and Why she Loves SW Atlanta!