{"213321":{"#nid":"213321","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Hunter-Gault Joins Africa Atlanta 2014 Advisory Board","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJournalist\u0026nbsp;Charlayne Hunter-Gault\u0026nbsp;has joined the international advisory board of the\u0026nbsp;Africa Atlanta 2014.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA\u0026nbsp;former foreign correspondent for National Public Radio, Public Broadcasting Service, the New York Times,\u0026nbsp;and CNN, Hunter-Gault, was the first African-American to enroll in the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EUniversity of\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia \u003C\/strong\u003Ein 1961. 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Flint\u003C\/strong\u003E, Schreeder, Wheeler \u0026amp; Flint, LLP; \u003Cstrong\u003EWayne Hogan\u003C\/strong\u003E, Georgia Tech Athletic Association; \u003Cstrong\u003ESeth Hopkins\u003C\/strong\u003E, Booth Western Museum; J\u003Cstrong\u003Eames H. Terry, II\u003C\/strong\u003E, Georgia Tech Athletic Association; and \u003Cstrong\u003EJimmy Trimble\u003C\/strong\u003E, Fidelity Bank.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAfrica Atlanta 2014 is\u0026nbsp;a city-wide year-long celebration renewing cultural and economic bonds among African, European, and American cultures in Atlanta\u0026nbsp;led by Ivan Allen College Dean Jacqueline Royster\u0026nbsp;in collaboration with partners from across the city. \u0026nbsp;Events and activities\u0026nbsp;will begin\u0026nbsp;on\u003Cstrong\u003E February 6\u003C\/strong\u003E with the exhibit \u0022Mapping Place: Africa Beyond Paper\u0022 at the Robert C. 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