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US faith leaders urge Home Depot boycott over Georgia voting law

US faith leaders urge Home Depot boycott over Georgia voting law Al Jazeera English © Bishop Reginald Jackson, leader of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Georgia in the United S. Bishop Reginald Jackson, leader of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Georgia in the United States, says corporations have a responsibility to their customers on the issue of voting rights [File: Jeff Amy/AP Photo] A group of religious leaders is calling for a boycott of Georgia-based Home Depot, saying the United States home improvement giant hasn’t done enough to oppose the US state’s new voting laws. African Methodist Episcopal Bishop Reginald Jackson said the company has remained “silent and indifferent” to his efforts to rally opposition to the new state law pushed by Republicans, as well as to similar efforts elsewhere.

Morris Brown College Now a Full Candidate for Accreditation After Losing It 20 Years Ago

Morris Brown College Now a Full Candidate for Accreditation After Losing It 20 Years Ago Students at the BE SMART HBCU Academy Tech Prep (Black Enterprise) Late last year, Dr. Kevin James, president of Morris Brown College (MBC), announced that its accreditation application with the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS) had been approved. Now, its official: MBC has received accreditation candidacy from TRACS, after nearly 20 years of trying to get its accreditation back for the 140-year-old college. “We are elated about accreditation candidacy and making history,” MBC President Kevin James said in a written statement. “I want to thank all the faculty and staff for their hard work. We intend on making history as the first HBCU to regain its status after a 20-year hiatus and the first HBCU to have a flagged hotel on its campus for a hospitality education program. These achievements have sparked other closed HBCUs to try again. Without the resilie

Protest calls for corporations to end Masters ties in stand against change to Georgia voting rights

Protest calls for corporations to end Masters ties in stand against change to Georgia voting rights Amanda King, Augusta Chronicle © AMANDA KING Protesters gather at the intersection of Berckmans and Washington roads to speak out against Georgia Senate Bill 202 Saturday, April 10, 2021 in Augusta, Ga. A statewide church group and other organizations gathered near the Augusta National Golf Club on Saturday to rally for a change in the new Georgia voting law and end what they called Jim Crow 2.0. About three dozen people attended to encourage corporations attending or sponsoring the tournament to take a stand against Senate Bill 202, which they say limits voting specifically for Blacks.

Protest calls for corporations to stand against Georgia Senate Bill 202

Representatives from the Augusta NAACP also called on changes to the law at the protest at Washington and Berckmans roads. The bill, political action chair Jorae Jenkins said, makes it difficult for people to vote because of changes to absentee ballots. Moving the Masters is not necessarily the goal, she said, but for corporations to remove sponsorships. Other major organizations have come out and take a stand against this bill, she said. It would be nice to see people that are here that are sponsors to do the same thing and that they agree that this bill is not right and we have to take a stand.

Group to rally against voting law outside gates of Augusta National

Group to rally against voting law outside gates of Augusta National Susan McCord, Augusta Chronicle © SPECIAL A flier circulating online in Savannah and Augusta is calling for a rally outside the gates of the Masters Tournament on Saturday. Clarification:  Earlier versions of this article mischaracterized a spokesman s response to the status of the permit s approval. A statewide church group calling for a boycott to protest new voting restrictions has planned a rally outside Augusta National Golf Club on Saturday. Reginald T. Jackson, presiding bishop of the Sixth Episcopal District of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, said in a statement the rally is to encourage the tournament and players to speak out against Senate Bill 202.

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