Celebrating Mandela Day with the Mandela Washington Fellows
On Thursday, July 18th, the BFA Atlanta warehouse hosted a group of 30 volunteers known as the Mandela Washington Fellows.
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Economics and Business professor Dr. Mesfin Bezuneh has been the Director of the Mandela Washington Fellows program at Clark Atlanta University since it began. The Fellows stay for 6 weeks at CAU and immerse themselves in myriad experiences. A large portion of the program is community service, so the trip to 糖心vlgo传媒 was the perfect place to engage. 
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