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QEB Foundation Hosts 10th Anniversary Celebration: CAFE CITY FEST to Expand Homeless Outreach
As the QEB Foundation commemorates its 10th year of impactful service, it proudly presents CAFE CITY FEST, a
dynamic celebration aimed at amplifying homeless outreach efforts and fostering community engagement.
Atlanta, GA – March 7, 2024 – QEB Foundation, a dedicated nonprofit committed to assisting individuals experiencing
homelessness, announces its 10th anniversary celebration and the 2nd annual CAFE CITY FEST at Piedmont Park. This
year’s festival aims to raise awareness and funds to acquire a hotel and restaurant in East Point, furthering the
organization’s mission to provide support, housing, and employment opportunities to those in need.
Founded with a focus on aiding the homeless population in Woodruff Park and under the Decatur St bridge in Downtown
Atlanta, QEB Foundation, has since expanded its reach. In response to the growing need, the organization opened a
Radio Cafe in Downtown Doraville, ultimately assisting approximately 40 individuals in Doraville.
Upon relocating to Buckhead, QEB Foundation forged partnerships with other like-minded organizations to continue its
outreach efforts in Downtown Atlanta. This year marks a significant milestone as QEB Foundation announces its
expansion into the Atlanta University Center (AUC) area. Additionally, the organization is acquiring a hotel and restaurant
to further amplify its capacity to serve, house, and employ individuals in need.
QEB Foundation has also unveiled a strategic schedule for its outreach initiatives:
– 1st Saturdays: Downtown Atlanta
– 2nd Sundays: Doraville
– 4th Fridays: Atlanta University Center
In addition to its regular outreach efforts, QEB Foundation has launched the Radio S.T.E.M youth initiative in 2024. This
program aims to raise awareness and funds for the Food & Clothing Drive for the Homeless, with Will Invest Outreach,
Kreative Villains, Maria Tat, and the Positivity Arts Movement.
Furthermore, QEB Foundation is expanding its Food & Clothing Drive by partnering with Lutheran Campus Ministry at
AUC, demonstrating its commitment to engaging with the local community and addressing pressing social issues.
“We are excited to celebrate our 10th anniversary hosting the 2nd Annual CAFE CITY FEST at Piedmont Park,” said Queen,
the founder of QEB Foundation. “This event not only promises a day of fun and entertainment but also serves as a crucial
platform to raise funds for our upcoming project in East Point. Our goal is to create jobs and housing for the homeless,
including recent graduates, felons, seniors, and other underserved populations.”
CAFE CITY FEST is a CAMOUFLAGE BLOCK PARTY featuring live music, a fashion show, carnival games, card games, and
arts & crafts. Attendees can enjoy music, food, drinks, shopping, and fun while supporting a meaningful cause. Proceeds
from the event will support the acquisition of an economy hotel for housing and jobs in hospitality for the homeless and
underserved.
For more information about The QEB FOUNDATION and its initiatives, please visit WQEB973.TV
Contact:
Queen Everlena Brown de Thiam
Founder
QEB Foundation
470-399-7973
foundation.qeb@gmail.com
QEB Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving individuals experiencing homelessness in the Atlanta
metropolitan area. With a focus on providing support, housing, and employment opportunities, QEB Foundation strives
to make a positive impact in communities across the region.
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Sheriff James Woodruff released a statement Sunday saying forensic tests had determined the bones belonged to Clinkscales, who was 22 when he vanished. A Georgia Bureau of Investigation spokesperson confirmed Wednesday that investigators are still trying to determine how Clinkscales died. For more breaking news, breaking artists tune in MON-FRI 6P ET on wqeb973.tv
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“I was a quiet little girl, but I always tried to be smart at the head of my class if I could be,” Ms. Myra Payne Elliot said. At 91 years young, her life is full of camera flashes, media interviews, and special appearances. She’ll admit though that she’s not a big fan of the spotlight.
To understand why she’s getting all the attention now, we have to go back to 1954. That’s when the U.S. Supreme Court broke historical ground with the Brown v. Board of Education decision that outlawed segregation in schools. Two years later, nine black applicants tested that ruling and applied to the Georgia State College of Business Administration, known today as Georgia State University.
“I always wanted to go to college. I guess it wasn’t meant for me to go,” Elliot laments.
Her hopes, along the other applicants, were crushed when the school denied them admission, but Elliott and two other brave women, Iris Mae Welch and Barbara Pace Hunt, wouldn’t take no for an answer. With help of the NAACP its Atlanta chapter, they sued the school despite threats from the Ku Klux Klan.
“At the time that I did it I had no idea how far-reaching it would go,” Elliott admits. In 1959, the Hunt v. Arnold case became the NAACP’s first federal court victory against segregated education in Georgia, but their fight was far from over.
“They were serious students. They were determined to obtain a college degree,” says author Dr. Maurice Daniels.
He details their struggle in his book, “Ground Crew: The Fight to End Segregation at Georgia State.”
It chronicles the policies created by the state legislature and Board of Regents to keep black students out, including certificates of good moral character and a tuition program designed to shuttle black students to out-of-state schools. Yet, nothing would erode their resolve.
“In addition to that determination they were surrounded by a progressive black community that was interested in overturning racial discrimination and racial segregation,” Daniels said. Fast-forward to 1962. Georgia State desegregates, but none of the three women who fought so hard to go there would get the chance to attend.
It’s a touchy subject that Elliott didn’t talk about much with her family, but when they found out they were overwhelmed with pride.
Elliott’s daughters, June Harland and Jocelyn Gleaton, are two of those people.
“I was overwhelmed with all kinds of emotion because it hit me. It took me a moment to take it all in,” Harland says.
“I’m just so thankful that she is here to receive it all and to still [be] in her right mind to know that her sacrifices that she made has came to light,” Gleaton admits. During the university’s 2022 fall commencement ceremony, the school honored the three trailblazers with honorary degrees. Elliott is the only surviving plaintiff who lived to see the day. She finally got her moment in the spotlight that was denied all those years ago. She now has four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, one of whom attends Georgia State. Jordan Holman is a freshman.
“It’s way bigger than what I thought. I go here now. People of all races come here,” Holman said.
That lasting legacy now illuminates the bright futures for thousands of African-American students and other minorities who walk the halls of Georgia State. “It was selfish on my part. I was doing what I wanted to do. It just blossomed out, and I’m glad it did. Maybe that’s what brought us all together,” Elliott says.
The Hunt v. Arnold case was also used as a precedent in legal cases that went on to desegregate the University of Georgia and the University of Mississippi. Georgia State’s student population is now over 40% black. It’s also the leader among nonprofit or public universities for conferring bachelor’s degrees to African American students.
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