Atlanta Urban League CEO: State of Black Georgia Report Tells a ‘Tale of Two States’ (Podcast)

When Nancy Flake Johnson approached her 50th birthday, she sensed she wanted to do more with her life, especially to help Black people.

“It just came on me,” she said.

Fueled with a new sense of purpose, Johnson quickly got to work.

First, with the Urban League of her native Detroit, and then in 2008, she became president and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Atlanta.

Fifteen years in, Johnson remains motivated, perhaps even more than at the start.

The Urban League of Greater Atlanta recently released its inaugural report on the “State of Black Georgia.”

“It tells a shocking tale” of two states, Johnson said. A small group of Georgians are prospering, while a larger portion of the population — made up of all races — is struggling, she said.

Listen above to learn how Johnson's career progressed from accounting to activism.

During an interview for the podcast, “On Leadership with Atlanta Business Chronicle,” Johnson said she “was not prepared for the magnitude and the depth of devastation” that the data reveals.

 

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