Thousands of people in Atlanta will have their debt forgiven this week as part of a program by the Atlanta Dream to invest in the community.

The Atlanta Dream got their name from Dr Martin Luther King Jr’s “I Have A Dream” speech, which took place during the March on Washington DC 62 years ago on Aug. 28.

This year the WNBA team is honoring the 62nd anniversary of that speech by partnering with Cash App and debt relief nonprofit ForgiveCo to eliminate debt for 3,500 Atlantans.

Morgan Shaw Parker is president of the team. She said they chose to host a girls’ basketball clinic at Atlanta’s C.T Martin Recreation Center to celebrate the announcement.

“This is in one of the zip codes where many of the individuals that will have that debt relieved are receiving those letters starting tomorro

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