The Student Freedom Initiative (SFI) and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens teamed up to host a fireside chat on investing in Atlanta’s next generation on Thursday. Hosted at the flagship location of the Gathering Spot, the evening was filled with discussions on how to close the wealth gap created by excessive college loan debt.

The fireside chat featured Dickens, Nancy Flake Johnson, the president and CEO of The Urban League Greater Atlanta, and Keith Shoates, president and CEO of the Student Freedom Initiative. They dived into the mayor’s Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative, a sweeping initiative to make significant investments in historically underserved communities. According to the mayor, this initiative has resulted in a 44% reduction in homicides and the construction of nearly 12,000 uni

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