ATLANTA (April 8, 2022) | Last Saturday, April 2, 2022, Sen. Sonya Halpern (D – Atlanta) served as the keynote speaker for Nashville’s MLK Day of Service at the Tennessee State University Gentry Center. This annual day of service brings together hundreds of student volunteers from Nashville-area colleges and universities to continue the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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ATLANTA (March 20, 2022) | Sen. Sonya Halpern (D – Atlanta), along with Gov. Brian Kemp, hosted the second Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Heritage Day celebration at the Georgia State Capitol on Wednesday, March 16th. Recognized at the Capitol were Albany State University, Clark Atlanta University, Fort Valley State University, the Interdenominational Theological Seminary, Morehouse School of Medicine, Morehouse College, Morris Brown College, Payne College, Savannah State University, and Spelman College.
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ATLANTA (March 20, 2022) | On Thursday, Sen. Sonya Halpern (D – Atlanta), in conjunction with healthcare experts and advocates, presented a resolution to recognize March as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. In Georgia colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer among men and women. It is also the second leading cause of cancer death in both men and women in the state of Georgia.
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