National Center for Civil and Human Rights Receives a $17 Million Grant from The Arthur M. Blank Foundation - Atlanta Tribune

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National Center for Civil and Human Rights Receives a $17 Million Grant from The Arthur M. Blank Foundation - Atlanta Tribune

By Diane Larche' The National Center for Civil and Human Rights (NCCHR) has embarked on a $50 million expansion campaign and $17 million of it will be courtesy of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation. Mr. Blank, NCCHR President and CEO Jill Savitt and Chief Operating Officer Donald Byrd met with media virtually to share the news […]

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