Lauren Thomas Priest, MNM

Program Officer at Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta. Mom of 3. Clevelander in ATL. Tweets are my own.

[Lauren Thomas Priest, MNM @msthomaspriest]

This week, I had the immense honor of representing @philanthropyATL being interviewed by @wabenews's Rose Scott alongside Hope Wollensack, the incredible Executive Director of GRO Fund. Please take the time to listen in! https://t.co/CDngMkQI0o

[Lauren Thomas Priest, MNM @msthomaspriest]

Thank you for sharing @Move_UpTogether!

[UpTogether @Move_UpTogether]

"But many of our neighbors can’t wait until economists agree on problems or solutions; they’re in crisis now." - @msthomaspriest writes about need for direct cash transfer programs such as #guaranteedincome
https://t.co/Cnng9z88o5

[Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta @philanthropyATL]

Recent Foundation grant recipient @inspireduATL is preparing to welcome a second cohort to We Are L.I.T. (Learning Illuminated by Tech), a multi-generational place-based program that supports reading, writing and life skills. Check out the full story here: https://t.co/SVFrnUbYHQ

[Lauren Thomas Priest, MNM @msthomaspriest]

Grateful and honored to be working towards a more equitable metro Atlanta

[Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta @philanthropyATL]

In this week's @SaportaReport, Katrina DeBerry and Lauren Thomas Priest discuss the Community Foundation's grant to @theGROfund to support its In Her Hands program in College Park: https://t.co/df3XMjBJZU

[Equal Justice Initiative @eji_org]

On this day in 1919, five days of white mob violence targeting Black migrants in Chicago ended, leaving 38 dead, hundreds injured, and over 1,000 Black families homeless. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/zziCOw6Tzs

[NAACP Georgia @Georgia_NAACP]

"What do we want?"
"GUN CONTROL!"
"When do we want it?"
"NOW!"

#MarchForOurLives #NAACP #NAACPGeorgia #allyship #Enough

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

My father #MLK stated "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." This means Justice will never be secure anywhere in our nation/world as long as injustice is permitted to prevail through unjust legislation, policies and practices. #GunReformNow #MarchForOurLives

[Lauren Thomas Priest, MNM @msthomaspriest]

We won't accept this any more

[Lauren Thomas Priest, MNM @msthomaspriest]

We came to #MarchForOurLives and we won't stop until every child feels safe in their schools, their grocery stores, and all throughout their communities

[Lauren Thomas Priest, MNM @msthomaspriest]

#FourYearsLater and we're here again #Atlanta #MarchForOurLives

[Sean Keenan @ThatSeanKeenan]

"What do we want?"
"GUN CONTROL!"
"When do we want it?"
"NOW!"

#MarchForOurLives Atlanta

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

The average price of gas today is $4.593/gallon
The size of the average gas tank is 16.5 gallons.

Which means a minimum wage employee has to work more than a day just to fill their gas tank.

[The Marshall Project @MarshallProj]

The deadline to apply for engagement reporter, staff reporter or staff writer on our Cleveland news team is April 1.

Minimum salaries range from $70k to $85k, depending on role. Details: https://t.co/PSyqC8juLT

[Lauren Thomas Priest, MNM @msthomaspriest]

An exploration of how expanded EITC and CTC can reduce the racial wealth gap- Narrowing the racial wealth gap using the EITC and CTC https://t.co/aPoJ1ngCMk via @BrookingsInst #EITC #ChildTaxCredit

[Atlanta News First @ATLNewsFirst]

The Clayton County Police Department is asking for the public’s help finding 17-year-old Latiana Farley. https://t.co/YpyfYyz0Z6

[Lauren Thomas Priest, MNM @msthomaspriest]

@donovanmcabee Was it raining? Fairies cant fly in the rain.

[Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta @philanthropyATL]

2021 marks the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta’s 70th anniversary. To celebrate, we are giving a gift to the Atlanta community: four days of free admission to the @ctr4chr from Thursday, November 4 – Sunday, November 7!

Learn more here: https://t.co/CeJrgK6nhV

[CIS of Georgia @CISOFGEORGIA]

This two-part series in Ed Week explores how the pandemic might affect our students over the long term and how it affects how we can teach and support them.
https://t.co/LbV06y0NaY

[Bellwether @bellwetherorg]

“Data from recent years shows the results of more than a half-century of policies, neglect, and cyclical marginalization, and it starts at the very beginning of a child’s educational journey and continues as long as they’re in school.”

Via @malcomglenn - https://t.co/rSFRbgMc2Q