Tillman Ward: Vine City’s Modern Day Oral Historian
February 26, 2021
Atlanta, nicknamed “Black Hollywood,” is widely known today for modern entertainment juggernauts like Tyler Perry, Usher, Janelle Monáe, and many other Black stars who reside in the Metro Atlanta area. To some, the city’s entertainment appeal may seem like a recent development. However, to legacy residents like Tillman Ward of Vine City, that appeal is […]
February 19th Virtual Transform Westside Summit: “Celebrating Black History”
February 26, 2021
The February 19th Virtual Transform Westside Summit celebrated Atlanta’s Black history and featured: Dr. R. Candy Tate, Assistant Director, Emory College Center for Creativity & Arts and Rev. Dr. Herman ‘Skip’ Mason, Jr., Pastor, West Mitchell Street Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. Together, the two experts carried summit attendees back through time to highlight the cultural […]
February 5th Virtual Transform Westside Summit Devotion with Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum
February 12, 2021
Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, former President Emerita of Spelman College and author of the nationally praised Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations about Race (1997), offered the devotion at the February 5th Transform Westside Summit. In celebrating the start of Black History Month, Dr. Tatum highlighted the […]
Morehouse School of Medicine’s National Covid-19 Resiliency Network
February 12, 2021
Brittaney Bethea, Director of Communications & Dissemination for Morehouse School of Medicine‘s National Covid-19 Resiliency Network, offered important updates on COVID-19 and MSM’s effort to combat its impact on Westside communities at the February 5th Virtual Transform Westside Summit. To mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on racial and ethnic minority, rural, and other disproportionately impacted […]
February 5th Virtual Transform Westside Summit: “Youth Development on the Westside”
February 12, 2021
The first Virtual Transform Westside Summit of Black History Month featured: Shirley Anne Smith, Executive Director, Atlanta Fire Rescue Foundation Cadet Program; Tangee Allen and Maria Armstrong, Co-Founders, Raising Expectations; Quincy Springs, Owner & Operator, Chick-fil-A Vine City. Moderated by Westside Future Fund President & CEO, John Ahmann, the panelists came together to discuss youth […]
MLK Day 2021: A Day of Service on Atlanta’s Historic Westside
January 22, 2021
Westside Future Fund teamed up with corporate partners, fellow nonprofits, and local volunteers to make MLK Day 2021 a socially distant day of service to the Westside community. Equipped with masks and dedication to giving back, participants took part in snack and school supply donations, community clean up projects, making blankets to keep seniors warm, […]
January 15th Virtual Transform Westside Summit: “COVID-19 Vaccine”
January 22, 2021
The first Transform Westside Summit of 2021 offered a deep dive into the most recent updates on COVID-19 and facts about the new vaccine. As the U.S. continues to experience record numbers of infections and deaths, the conversation was both timely and necessary. According to the Georgia Department of Public Health, the state has confirmed […]
January 15th Virtual Transform Westside Summit Devotion with Makeda Johnson
January 22, 2021
Makeda Johnson offered the devotional message at the first Virtual Transform Westside Summit of 2021. Drawing inspiration from The Bible’s book of Nehemiah, Johnson reflected on Nehemiah’s efforts to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem as well as the community the walls were intended to protect. Johnson, a Vine City resident and Founder of Sisters Action […]
December 18th Virtual Transform Westside Summit: “Highlighting Westside Businesses”
December 25, 2020
The December 18th Virtual Transform Westside Summit was dedicated to spotlighting Historic Westside businesses. As Westside Future Fund continues to uplift the community through its four major impact areas, WFF also understands that a major indicator of the Westside’s overall well-being is the success of its local businesses and the residents who operate them. Moderated […]
