July 28 marks the 62nd anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, where an estimated 250,000 people gathered in Washington, D.C., to hear the civil rights activist call for civil and economic rights on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. In honor of that iconic historical moment, The Atlanta Dream — named after the speech — hosted a girls’ basketball clinic at the C.T. Martin Recreation Center.
The clinic and day were made even more special with a community announcement aimed at providing financial freedom for Atlanta-area residents. Atlanta Dream president and COO Morgan Shaw Parker, King Center CEO Bernice King, and Cash App counsel lead Chrysty Esperanza announced that, in partnership with ForgiveCo, they are eliminating $10 million in debt in some of Atlanta’s low