The Local Take With Kiplyn Primus

The Local Take talks to Toni Simmons Henson, founder and director of Atlanta Black Theatre Festival  to share information about this year's event. Toni explains that each year they aim to make it bigger and better and they succeeded again for 2017.

Jazz 91.9 WCLK is live from the Atlanta Business League Super Tuesday Conference at the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel on September 26.   On Saturday, September  23 at 7:00 a.m. on WCLK,  The Local Take talked with Alexis Davis Smith, co-chair of the Atlanta Business League 33rd Annual Super Tuesday Conference.  Alexis explained that the event has three components:   1) the Women of Vision Breakfast;  2) concurrent workshops; and, 3) the awards luncheon.

Since 2014 the YWCA of Greater Atlanta has hosted an annual event called Conversations that speaks to race and gender. This week I speak with CEO, Sharmen Gowens about this year's event taking place on September 20. 

Saturday morning at 7am on The Local Take On WCLK, the Atlanta Fulton Public Library System stopped by to let the community know about National Library Sign up Month. 

I speak with Public Relations and Marketing Manager Claudia Strange about National Library Sign Up Month. She shares with listeners what they will need to receive a library card and all of the things beyond books that you can do with a the card.  From renting movies to receiving parking passes for Georgia State Parks or family tickets to Zoo Atlanta all you need is an Atlanta Fulton Public Library card. 

Join me Saturday morning at 7am for The Local Take on WCLK as we increase awareness about Sickle Cell Disease . I spoke with Milford Green, PhD, Director of the Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia, Inc. 

Milford Greene spoke about the start of the Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia which took place before the National office opened in the DC/Baltimore area. This disease impacts 100,000 Americans.