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SECTION A: VOL 29* NO. 6 The Official Legal Organ ofDeKalb County, GA. Serving East Atlanta, Avondale Estates, Brookhaven, Chamblee, Clarkston, Decatur, Doraville, Dunwoody, Lithonia, Pine Lake, Tucker, Stonecrest and Stone Mountain. THURSDAY, AUG. 8 -14,2019 www.THECHAMPIDNNEWSPAPER.com 500 Hank Johnson was the keynote speaker at a town hall meeting at Clarkston Community Center Aug. 3. Hundreds attend town hall in support of refugees BY HORACE HOLLOMAN horace@dekalbchamp.com The Coalition of Refugee Service Agencies (CRSA) hosted a town hall meeting at the Clarkston Community Center Aug. 3 to discuss issues facing immigrants and refugees nationwide. The town hall was part of a National Day of Action in response to reports that President Donald Trump is considering not admitting refugees into the United States for federal fiscal year 2020. According to a report from Politico, the Trump administration is considering a shutdown of refugee admissions next year. In fiscal year 2018, the United States allowed approximately 45,000 refugees to resettle in America under the Refugee Act. In fiscal year 2019, the U.S. cut the SEE REFUGEES ON PAGE 6 Freedom Middle School Principal Marchell Boston on his way to surprise teachers with school supplies. Teachers at Freedom Middle School discuss the impact of school supplies with Champion Newspaper Local News Editor Horace Holloman III. BY HORACE HOLLOMAN horace@dekalbchamp.com S chool in DeKalb County is now back in full swing as students throughout the county were welcomed back to their classrooms. With more than 100,0000 students in the DeKalb County School District, several community leaders and organizations, including The Champion Newspaper, hosted back-to-school drives to benefit schools. The Champion Newspaper staff coordinated with Decatur Recreation Center, Sauers Communications and Junior League of DeKalb County to provide teachers with notebook paper, pencils, folders, highlighters, crayons, markers, glue and other school items. Donna Seay, who spearheaded the effort for the newspaper, said it’s important to give back to the community “We always try to find ways to give back to the community and ways to let people know that The Champion is for the people,” Seay said. Three schools will receive supplies collected by the organizations—Browns Mill Elementary, Panola Way SEE HELPS ON PAGE 6 QUICK FINDER Opinion 5 Week in Pictures 9 Education 10 Sports 14-15 MARIJUANA REFORM COULD BE KEY IN 2020 PAGE 2 A NEW BEGINNING FOR A SOUTH DEKALB MIDDLE SCHOOL PAGE 10 o DEKALBCHAMPNEWS O DEKALBCHAMPNEWS ^DEKALBCHAMPNEWS
