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Sorority seeks to close unemployment gap through job fair

Jan 24, 2012

The Atlanta Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, will host a job fair Wednesday at Greenbriar Mall, 2841 Greenbriar Parkway from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. on the upper level.

The sorority is hoping to attract hundreds of job seekers as part of their national initiative addressing economic issues like high unemployment and the growing economic gap between the wealthy and the poor.

The sorority is reporting that WedMD, Coca-Cola, Prudential, Home Depot and Wells Fargo will be recruiting, as well as several government agencies, hospitals, military branches and universities.

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Ernie Suggs is an enterprise reporter covering race and culture for the AJC since 1997. A 1990 graduate of N.C. Central University and a 2009 Harvard University Nieman Fellow, he is also the former vice president of the National Association of Black Journalists. His obsession with Prince, Spike Lee movies, Hamilton and the New York Yankees is odd.

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