South end august 31 2016

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Week of August 31, 2016 Vol 49 • No 31 •

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South End

BILL’S BUSINESS

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Member

FASHION

CAU Preps for Win

PARTNERSHIP SEEKS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT LIFE THREATENING ILLNESSES + P6

in the Classroom and on the Field

By Monique Smith

ENTERTAINMENT

JACK RADICS TO JOIN CARLOS SANTANA, JOHN LEGEND AND OTHERS FOR HARRY BELAFONTE SOCIAL JUSTICE FESTIVAL+ P8

D

r. Ronald A.Johnson, President of Clark Atlanta University has issued a ‘call to higher education’. He has also beefed up CAU’s athletics programs with former pro athletes coming aboard as coaches. Johnson and his staff have predicted a win at the upcoming Chicago Football Classic, September 10th at Soldier’s Field against Central State University. “We made a friendly wager, a bushel of (Georgia) peaches if we lose, but they (Central) haven’t responded,” said Johnson. Historically Black Colleges and Universities and the heads of these institutions are often faced with unsurmountable odds like socioeconomic issues and more when it comes to educating African American students.

Dr. Ronald A.Johnson, President of Clark Atlanta University

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