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>>> WELCOME BACK. ARE YOU LOOKING FOR WAYS TO
CELEBRATE BACK HISTORY MONTH?
THERE ARE TONS OF EVENTS
HAPPENING AROUND A GREAT CITY
TO HONOR THOSE THAT HAVE MADE
SUCH AN IMPACT.
WITH ALL THE DETAILS IS OUR
COMMUNITY CORRESPONDENT, MYRA
SKY IN TODAY'S COMMUNITY
CONNECTION.
CONNECTION. >> THIS IS A GREAT MONTH AND WE
ARE EXCITED.
ARE EXCITED. WE HAVE GREAT THINGS HAPPENING
AND WE ARE PROUD TO HONOR BLACK
HISTORY MONTH.
HISTORY MONTH. I WANT TO SHARE SOME GOOD WAYS
TO JOIN US.
THERE ARE MANY WAYS BUT HERE
ARE A COUPLE TO GET YOU
INSPIRED AND GET YOU INVOLVED.
THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF ATLANTA
WILL HOST THE BLACK HISTORY
MONTH PROGRAM EACH AND EVERY
DAY THAT THEY ARE OPEN.
THE EVENT INCLUDES A MINI
MUSICAL AND LESSONS ON
IMPORTANT HISTORY MAKERS THAT
JUST VISIT CHILDREN'S MUSEUM
AND YOU CAN CHECK OUT THE
DIFFERENT TIME FRAMES THAT THEY
HAVE AND WHEN THEY ARE OPEN.
THAT IS SUCH A CREATIVE WAY TO
GET CHILDREN INVOLVED AND LET
THEM LEARN.
THEM LEARN. >> THERE WAS A BIG RENOVATION
A FEW YEARS BACK AND MY LITTLE
ONE ENJOYS IT AND SO DOES MY 11-
YEAR-OLD.
YEAR-OLD.
YEAR-OLD. ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY DO
SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO INSTILL
IN OUR CHILDREN THE VALUE AND
IMPORTANCE OF OUR GREAT HISTORY
AND CULTURE IN ATLANTA.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. IT IS A CREATIVE WAY TO GET
THEM INTERESTED SO THEY CAN
HAVE ART AND MUSIC AND IT IS A
GOOD TIME TO LEARN AND GET
EDUCATED.
EDUCATED.
EDUCATED. THAT IS THE FIRST ONE AND FOR
THOSE THAT LOVE OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES, 2020 MARKS THE
FOURTH ANNUAL BLACK HISTORY
MONTH KIDS RUN AND THIS IS A
TWO-MILE TOUR OF THE HISTORIC
SWEET OFFER IN THE HEART OF
ATLANTA AND THEY ARE INVITING
AGES SEVEN AND UP TO ENJOY
EXERCISE WHILE LEARNING MORE
ABOUT HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE.
THIS IS HAPPENING SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY 22 AND REGISTRATION IS
A MUST BECAUSE IT IS A FREE
EVENT.
EVENT.
EVENT. VISIT ATLANTADOWTOWN.COM TO
REGISTER.
REGISTER.
REGISTER. THERE'LL BE SO MUCH OF THE
CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT AND THE
HISTORY OF IT.
>> I LOVE THAT KIDS ARE GETTING
EXERCISE AND LEARNING AND
HAVING FUN.
HAVING FUN. >> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. IT WILL BE SATURDAY AND THAT IS
A GOOD ONE.
ENJOY THIS AWESOME MONTH AND
THE NEXT THING I HAVE IS THAT
THERE WILL BE AN ATLANTA YOUTH
EXPO FIBBER 26 TO HELP BRIDGE
THE GAP BETWEEN TODAY'S YOUTH
AND LOCAL CORPORATIONS.
THIS EVENT GIVES YOU EXPOSURE
TO AVAILABLE OPPORTUNITIES THAT
WILL ALLOW THEM TO THRIVE AND
IF YOU REASONS WHY THIS IS SO
IMPORTANT IS BECAUSE 24% OF
ATLANTA RESIDENTS LIVE IN
POVERTY WHICH PROVIDES LOW
ECONOMY GROWTH AND THE HIGH
SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE IS 77%
AND TO PUT THAT INTO MORE
PERSPECTIVE, 13 OUT OF 20 ARE
BELOW THE STATE GRADUATION
RATE.
RATE.
RATE. IT'S HARD TO HEAR BUT THAT IS
WHY EVENTS LIKE THIS ARE OPEN
TO THE PUBLIC SO IF YOU ARE A
BUSINESS LEADER OR MAYBE
INSPIRED MENTOR OR IF YOU KNOW
A STUDENT THAT THIS WOULD
BENEFIT, PLEASE CHECK THIS
EVENT OUT AND VISIT FUTURE
SUCCESSORS AND DETAILS ON THAT.
THERE IS THE CREATOR AND OWNER
OF THE GATHERING WHICH IS A
GREAT BUSINESS CENTER AND THE
CHILDREN WILL BE OPPORTUNITIES
TO MEET THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN
GREAT THINGS IN THE CITY AND
HAVE BUILT SOMETHING FOR
THEMSELVES.
THEMSELVES. GET INSPIRED AND KNOW THERE IS
HOPE AND IT IS A GOOD SEGMENT.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY BEAT
THOSE RATES AND WE HAVE TO
INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION TO
STAY IN SCHOOL AND LEARNING
EDUCATION.
EDUCATION. >> WHAT BETTER WAY TO DO IT
THAN TO EXPOSE THEM TO THINGS
AND EXPOSE THEM TO PEOPLE . I
AM VERY BIG COMMENT TOURING AND
TODAY WE HAVE A BIG COLLEGE
GROUP AND JUST GIVING THEM THE
OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND SEE
WHAT THE ENVIRONMENT IS LIKE.
>> SO IMPORTANT.
THANK YOU AS ALWAYS.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE
OR MAYBE YOU HAVE ONE PERSON
THAT IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE,
MAKE SURE YOU SHARE IT