ATLANTA – State Representative Angela Moore (D-Decatur) will celebrate Morris Brown College’s journey to accreditation at her monthly “Breakfast with my Rep.” town hall on Saturday, July 31, 2021, from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Panola Mountain State Park’s Alexander Lake Pavilion in Stockbridge. To RSVP for this free breakfast event, please contact angela.moore@house.ga.gov.
“I could not think of a better time to celebrate such a momentous movement than at my monthly morning town hall,” said Rep. Moore. “This is the perfect time, especially when so many of their alumni are seated within my district. Though I am a state representative, and this is a private college, so many of the students graduating in my district in 2022 now have an additional option when it comes to an HBCU. I, for one, am so excited that federal aid will be available for the students. Given the fact that it’s just before the fall school term begins, this is the perfect time to acknowledge, celebrate and award acclamations to Morris Brown College for its perseverance, intentional engagements and determined survival instinct. Job well done.”
As a member of the House Higher Education Committee, Rep. Moore invites prospective and current Morris Brown College students to meet and interact with the college’s alumni. The president of Morris Brown College, Dr. Kevin James, will be in attendance to accept a resolution from Rep. Moore and her Constituent Advisory Cabinet. Attendees are encouraged to wear their Morris Brown colors, which are black and purple. Free COVID-19 vaccines will be available to attendees ages 12 and older. Additionally, there will be a mobile health unit on site to administer sports exams to K-12 students, and shingles vaccines will also be available to senior guests. The town hall breakfast is sponsored by Rep. Moore, and local officials throughout House District 90 will also attend the event.
“I’m so happy to know that many of my young student constituents and their families will be able to meet, fellowship and shake hands or touch elbows with the president of a historically Black college, and I look forward to that monumental moment.”
Morris Brown College, a private institution situated in Atlanta, has been without accreditation for 20 years and has experienced low student enrollment. For years, communities, alumni and entertainers nationwide have helped to sustain the college. With accreditation, the college will be able to receive federal funding to boost the school to a more competitive stance.
State Representative Angela Moore represents the citizens of House District 90, which includes portions of DeKalb, Rockdale and Henry counties. She was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2021 and currently serves on the Creative Arts & Entertainment, Code Revision and Higher Education committees.
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