Rev. Dr. Juel P. Borders-Benson, daughter of the late Rev. Dr. William Holmes Borders, Sr. from Wheat Street Baptist Church
This week on The Local Take, we join forces with PBS to support the premiere of their documentary The Black Church. I reached out to Wheat Street Baptist Church, which began in 1869. This church was led by the late Rev. Dr. Williams Holmes Borders, Sr.. I speak with his daughter Rev. Dr. Juel Borders-Benson, who grew up in the historic Wheat Street Baptist Church.
I ask her about her relationship with the church, she speaks about her family moving to Atlanta from Evanston, IL in 1937. She speaks about the church being a place where planning and strategy was mapped out. She mentions that our strongest civic leaders were born in The Black Church and that the church was a refuge for those that wanted to be free. She spoke about a documentary on the church that chronicled the church s life between 1937 and 1982. I ask her about the building and the
City of South Fulton Virtual Health Fair on COVID19 - February 11th at 6PM.
This week on WCLK s The Local Take(Saturday mornings 8am), Councilwoman Carmalitha Gumbs from the City of South Fulton hosts a COVID-19 Virtual Health Fair on February 11th from 6:30PM.
I ask Councilwoman Gumbs why she wanted to host a COVID-19 Health fair. She spoke about our community members who are not interested in being vaccinated. She shared that she had recently received her first shot and wanting to make sure that people understand the vaccine is safe.
The event will include Dr. Jayne Middlebrooks Morgan, who has appeared on WCLK s The Local Take. Additionally, historian Maurice Hobson, Psychologist Dr. John Wayne Wilson, and Dr. Angela Marshall from the Black Women s Health Imperative will present much-needed information for our community.
Dione Traci Duckett - Life, Love, and Legacy Show Premieres February 13th at 8:30AM on Jazz 91.9 WCLK
This week on WCLK s The Local Take(Saturdays 8:00am), I want to introduce our listeners to Dione Traci Duckett, an attorney specializing in Elder Law and Estate Planning. Ms. Duckett will be hosting a new show called Life Love and Legacy on WCLK to inform our listeners about this area of law. The first broadcast will take place on Saturday, February 13th at 8:30am immediately following The Local Take.
Many of us are taking care of parents, and we ve all heard horror stories about people dying without a will. From Aretha Franklin to Prince, families have learned that some challenges can be avoided with estate planning. I know we need this information. I ask how she came to practice this area of law. She shares her career path from corporate to academia to specializing in Elder Law and Estate Planning. She speaks about the types of challenges families face when estate planning i
Dione Traci Duckett - Life, Love, and Legacy Show Premieres February 13th at 8:30AM on Jazz 91.9 WCLK
This week on WCLK s The Local Take(Saturdays 8:00am), I want to introduce our listeners to Dionne Duckett, an attorney specializing in Elder Law and Estate Planning. Ms. Duckett will be hosting a new show called Life Love and Legacy on WCLK to inform our listeners about this area of law. The first broadcast will take place on Saturday, February 13th at 8:30am immediately following The Local Take.
Many of us are taking care of parents, and we ve all heard horror stories about people dying without a will. From Aretha Franklin to Prince, families have learned that some challenges can be avoided with estate planning. I know we need this information. I ask how she came to practice this area of law. She shares her career path from corporate to academia to specializing in Elder Law and Estate Planning. She speaks about the types of challenges families face when estate planning isn t
Reform Alliance working to close loopholes in Justice Reform around Probation and Parole
This week on The Local Take, I reached out to Erin Haney from Reform Alliance after hearing her presentation at an Ending Mass Incarceration - Georgia meeting. She spoke about the justice reform challenges in our state. In Georgia, 1 in 14 adults is in the probation/parole spindle back to prison. The national average is 1 in 55. This is actually an improvement from a few years ago.
The average length of probation in Georgia is 10 years. The expectation is that you will pay your fines and live a perfect life. This is both improbable and the cause of many people returning to prison. I ask Haney to describe a non-technical violation. She shares that 23% of all prison admissions were for people on probation with a technical violation. This could be receiving a speeding ticket or experiencing temporary homelessness. People are being sent back to prison not for committing a crime but simply fo