This week’s Historic Westside column for Saporta Report was penned by guest author Todd Greene, newly-appointed executive director of The Atlanta University Center Consortium. Read Todd’s piece below, with an introduction from Westside Future Fund’s president and CEO John Ahmann.

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The Atlanta University Center Consortium (AUC) by definition demonstrates the #PowerofWe as the world’s largest consortia of African-American private institutions of higher education.

This constellation of institutions has long served as an anchor for the Westside and has had an incredible impact morally, economically, and politically on not only Atlanta but the country. The AUC is an essential and foundational building block in our collective Westside revitalization efforts.

Read AUC Executive Director Todd Greene’s column in this week’s SaportaReport to learn more of the history of the AUC, its impact and plans for the future.

Click here to read the full column. 

Past #HistoricWestside columns for Saport Report: 

• “It Takes a Village to Make a Park” by Michael Halicki, executive director of Park Pride
• “Building Momentum At Hollis Innovation Academy” by
  Dr. Beverly D. Tatum, Westside Future Fund board member and President Emerita of Spelman College
• “A Westside Story” by Rev. Howard Beckham, Westside native and President and CEO of Integrity CDC 
• “Building Atlanta Together” by John Ahmann, President and CEO of Westside Future Fund 
• “The More We, the More I Can Do” by John Ahmann, President and CEO of Westside Future Fund