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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
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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
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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
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A NEW BEGINNING
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