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Pearl Cleage to be honored by Atlanta Business League

The prolific, world-renowned writer will be inducted into the Women’s Hall of Fame.
Pearl Cleage is the author of two one-act plays, “Hospice” and “Pointing at the Moon,” that will be part of the Alliance Theatre’s perambulating 2017-2018 season. CONTRIBUTED BY ALLIANCE THEATRE
Pearl Cleage is the author of two one-act plays, “Hospice” and “Pointing at the Moon,” that will be part of the Alliance Theatre’s perambulating 2017-2018 season. CONTRIBUTED BY ALLIANCE THEATRE
By Rosalind Bentley
Oct 2, 2020

Playwright and bestselling author Pearl Cleage will be honored by the Atlanta Business League during its 36th annual conference on Oct. 6 celebrating Black women entrepreneurs.

Cleage, who began her career in the administration of Maynard Jackson, Atlanta’s first Black mayor, pivoted in her late 30s to become a fulltime writer. She also taught writing at Spelman College, inspiring and becoming a mentor to student Tayari Jones, who is now a bestselling author in her own right.

The conference will be virtual this year and will feature a range of to-be-announced speakers and workshops geared toward Black women business owners. According to its website, the Atlanta league was started in 1933 as part of the National Business League founded by Booker T. Washington.

For more information about registration visit: facebook.com/AtlantaBusinessLeague

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Rosalind Bentley is an award-winning feature writer focusing on culture, arts and sometimes food, as they are expressed and experienced in Atlanta. She is a two-time James Beard Award finalist and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.

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