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#1. U.S. Ambassador Rahm Emanuel recently partnered with Spelman College to send 26 students to study abroad in which country overseas?
It’s Japan.
The Spelman attendees were given a $20,000 educational grant to travel overseas for a four-week foreign exchange program held in the country last month. The students attended Josai International University to study Japanese language, history, and culture.
#2. In recent years, Atlanta has seen growth in representation amongst LGBTQ artists in this specific musical genre.
It’s Hip-hop.
In light of the 50th anniversary of the genre this year, these artists are hopeful that it will grow and accept more queer entertainers despite its historic lack of inclusion for the LGBTQ community.
#3. A new study reports that maternal deaths have doubled over two decades in Georgia and the U.S., with this racial group experiencing the highest rate nationwide.
It’s Black mothers.
The findings were laid out in a new study published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, with Georgia in particular seeing a 93% increase in death for Black mothers.
#4. Synergies Work is a nonprofit organization designated to providing mentorship and resources to which marginalized group of business owners?
It’s Disabled entrepreneurs.
The Atlanta-based organization works with aspiring business owners who are disabled to help bring their ideas to fruition through mentors, resources and community help.
In over half a decade of operation, Synergies Work has helped over 300 businesses, including 70 new entrepreneurs.
#5. This 4th of July weekend saw contaminations of a water treatment plant spill shut down partial access to this body of water.
It’s the Chattahoochee River.
The issues stem from a Fulton County water treatment plant. Fulton officials are working to address the problem at the Big Creek Water Reclamation Facility. Though they say they’ve made progress getting the plant fully operational again, the county doesn’t yet have a firm date on when it will be fixed.
