A choir also performed, directed by Zelphia Reid. The director is Deborah Mathis-Browder. Having concluded public hearings and conferences with the heads of County agencies and departments, the Fulton County Budget Commission recently submitted recommendations to the Board of Commissioners regarding the FY 2001 Budget. On a motion by Commissioner Darnell, the Board of Commissioners asked the County Manager to identify the capital needs of each department that, if unmet, could have a direct, immediate and adverse effect upon the health and safety of Fulton County residents. The program proposed by the County Manager and law enforcement leaders to implement the Board's policy to prevent racial profiling will reduce the chances that any citizen ever will.
Race still operates at the heart of Atlanta's regional transportation dilemma . . .
People of color represent 29 percent of the population in the 10-county region .