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• Feb 28, 2013 Amiri Baraka is one of the most recognized and lauded writers and poets of his generation, and one of the most widely respected and published African American writers this side of James Baldwin. Baraka was in Atlanta and at Clark Atlanta University for the CAU History Department's W. E. B. Du Bois and the Wings Of Atlanta 50th Anniversary Commemorative Conference. Baraka stopped in to chat with Jay Edwards about the challenges faced by all of those in Africa and throughout the African Diaspora.

Jeffrey Sonnenfeld Senior Associate Dean of Executive Programs at the Yale School of Management This week on WCLK's The Local Take(Saturdays 8am) I reached out to the Yale School of Management to speak with them about their push to involve business leaders in civic engagement.  The Yale School of Management has convened over 100 leadership meetings with Chief Executive Officers under the direction of the “CEO Whisperer” Jeffrey Sonnenfeld.  Sonnenfeld is the Senior Associate Dean for Executive Programs at Yale School of Management. He was behind the recent gathering of over 100 CEOs in ...

Craig Robinson, Entrepreneur and Board Member of Leadership Project Now This week on The Local Take(Saturday 8am), we're continuing our conversation about business leaders who are coming together against voter suppression laws in our state and nation. Craig Robinson is an experienced chief executive, division president, and board director for global commercial real estate, outsourcing, and tech-enabled service companies. Robinson has led business units within both large global public companies and private mid-cap growth businesses. He is one of the corporate leaders motivated to support voti...

DeKalb County Food Distribution, Saturday May 1 at 10AM This week on WCLK's The Local Take(Saturdays 8am), we'll talk with Dekalb CEO Michael Thurmond, who wanted to let the community know about their plan to feed Dekalb County residents in need.  On Saturday May 1 begnning at 10am, the county will utilize the CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security) to provide over 3,000 families with food boxes. Working with the DeKalb Board of Commissioners for funding, the food distributions will continue each month. They generally take place on the last Saturday of the month after thi...

Dr. William H. Boone This week on WCLK's The Local Take(Saturdays 8am), we're continuing our conversation about the voter suppression bill SB202 that recently became law in our state. Over 47 states are considering Republican-driven voter suppression laws in response to the overwhelming turnout during the 2020 election cycle. Instead of rejoicing at the civic engagement on both sides, the Republican representatives in our state have said out loud that suppressing the vote is the only way they can win. Dr. William Boone, former head of the CAU Political Science department, is joining our con...