The Jamaican Consulate in Atlanta has partnered with the Atlanta Hawks to help college students in Jamaica and Atlanta.
Proceeds from the basketball recreation, Atlanta Hawks versus the Miami Warmth, which shall be held at State Farm Enviornment, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, on November 11, 2023, will profit tertiary and final-year high-school college students who’re pursuing research within the science, expertise, engineering, arts and arithmetic (STEAM) fields.
The STEAM programme, which includes partnership with Microsoft, is part of the Elaine Grant-Bryan Basis, a brainchild of Jamaica’s Honorary Consul in Atlanta, Dr. Elaine Grant-Bryan.
Dr. Grant-Bryan stated that she is grateful for the sponsors and companions in addition to people who’ve registered for the Elaine Grant-Bryan Basis Hawks Night time.
She stated that Jamaican-born dancehall recording artiste, actress and businesswoman, Grace Latoya Hamilton, recognized professionally as ‘Spice’, shall be a visitor on the recreation.
“On the Hawks recreation we are going to put her onstage. She shall be on channel 2, which is the number-one Channel, CNN. The Hawks shall be giving me the proceeds for the sport for a charity of my liking, and they’re blissful to do it,” she stated.
Dr. Grant-Bryan stated that her mission is to succeed in these Jamaicans who’re dormant and never energetic with Jamaican teams in Atlanta.
“There are loads of Jamaicans who will not be collaborating within the issues that we’re doing. We all know they’re right here. They’re doing very properly however they aren’t collaborating within the Jamaican occasions,” she added.
Dr. Grant-Bryan stated the mission of her basis is to enhance the achievement of scholars by offering training, empowerment and mentorship providers and profession growth alternatives for younger individuals whereas inspiring them to dream huge.
Enormous Jamaican diaspora in Atlanta
Atlanta is without doubt one of the high cities in america with the biggest Jamaican inhabitants.
In response to the 2019 American Neighborhood Survey, Georgia was ranked third because the state with the biggest variety of Jamaicans (behind New York and Florida). Atlanta was additionally ranked the third metropolitan space with the biggest populations of Jamaicans (behind New York and Miami).
Jamaicans are largely concentrated in Stone Mountain, Decatur, Lithonia and Snellville.
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