We, Yahoo, are part of the Yahoo family of brands. This is chaos. They survived. But staying in the city and trying to work with the community definitely beats the usual stadium construction scam and unwanted racial division that has become far too common in sports today. These are not political issues, they are human issues that need serious, earnest attention from leaders and . And so he speaks to people throughout the United States, young people primarily, about that. And so from there, since the 2001- 2002 season, we've only had three games that were not sold out during the season. Stop feeding fear and anger every day. In 1989, the company opened its 100th store. I have what's called a veil state, or I am a stutterer. I, like almost everyone else, had already started celebrating at halftime. For more information about Life Itself, visit the . I think back when I lived in a neighborhood, you know, a small neighborhood, when my mother and dad were alive, we all took care of each other. Citizens and municipalities have for far too long believed these baseless claims, paid for the stadium, and watched them lie dormant during the offseason as the new businesses never came. Falcons owner Arthur Blank is weighing in on Georgia's sweeping overhaul of election laws. At the end of the day, you can have differences of opinion, which is a great thing to have, and different approaches, which is a great thing to have. Falcons owner Arthur Blank made a $15 million donation on Tuesday to The Cooper Institute, run by its founder Dr. Kenneth Cooper, a friend of Blank's and a strong proponent of preventive medicine. ', We have to be better than this moment. Atlanta rapper, advocate Killer Mike has message for protestors https://t.co/zb3oMHK7sx, "You are disgracing the life of George Floyd and every other person who has been killed in this country. A study by ESPN and FiveThirtyEight in October 2020 showed Blank is a bipartisan contributor to political campaignsbut contributed more to Democratic candidates from 2012 to 2020. I look at my six children, Batch 1, Batch 2, and, you know, they go from age 19 to age 52, if I have it right. He just opened the door. And my mother was giving him a lecture saying, You realize this is not what your parents would want you to do. Good Company is billed as a visionary road-map for creating successful businesses. The trouble is that the NFL is not coming clean on that investigation. GALEO engages in advocacy, creates opportunities for engagement and networking, and develops leadership skills for Latino community members. The Athletic's Felipe Crdenas joined Georgia Public Broadcasting's Orlando Montoya tohelp breakdown what fans can expect this year on and off the field. The statement reads: "We are at our very best. All Rights Reserved. Now 78, he is largely beloved in Georgia as an entrepreneur, owner of two professional sports teams and a prolific philanthropist. /Title ( A r t h u r b l a n k p o l i t i c s) And so he's used that time since he got out of prison and giving back to community, speaking to young people. These are the kinds of people we need in leadership today, not thinking about red, blue, purple. Arthur is committed to changing the narrative around sports stadiums, said Frank Fernandez, the VP of Community Development at The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, to The Daily Beast. There are nearly one million Latinos in Georgia, with one of the fastest growth rates of the Latino population in the nation. The system has worked well for the multi-billionaire and co-founder of The Home Depot. They're a PR's dream because they rarely say the wrong thing. >> Among Blanks diverse interests are the nationwide PGA Tour Superstore chain, three guest ranches in Montana, and a family foundation that counts millions in economic development investments on Atlantas beleaguered Westside among its $660-million outlay to date. And if you go to the Museum of Equal Justice in Montgomery, Alabama, [Equal Justice Initiative Director] Bryan Stevenson says the same thing: We need to recognize [that] these 5000 lynchings took place in the United States[a 2019 Report from the EJI documents more than 4440 racial terror lynchings in the U.S. between 1877 and 1950]. So we had 35, 40 players kneeling before that, after that speech, we had close to 300 players kneeling because they took it personally and their families took it personally and their parents and their siblings and their grandparents and their heritage was being challenged. You know, he uses the phrase community of chaos, that we move away from chaos and towards community and community in a very broad sense, community with each other. Arthur Blank is firmly in Joe Biden's corner. The Home Depot co-founder, Arthur Blank, candidly shares details of an impromptu meeting in an airport hangar when he was asked to step down, the company's short-term mistake of replacing him. I have many friends who are no longer fervent Braves supporters. It Now Actually Matters, a Lot. The perceived linebetween politics and sports further blurred when Major League Baseball's union chief said players are ready to discuss moving the 2021 MLB All-Star Game out of Truist Park. People are scared and in pain. Their siblings, their families, you know, may have gone to battle and wore a variety of uniforms for our country over many, many years. /AIS false And it's all connected not only to associates, but to the communities in which we live and operate. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images). But, you know, I think the word civility is terribly important today in the political world in which we just don't see it the way we need to see it. But Its All Too Familiar. /Creator ( w k h t m l t o p d f 0 . 2, In the late 1970s, Arthur Blank was an officer at Handy Dan, a regional hardware store chain in Southern California. Sign up to receive GPB Event announcements via Email. I understand that, but I respect it," said Blank. On Thursday, Falcons owner Arthur Blank's foundation donated a five-year, $17 million grant to the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta. But Still Not Even an Indictment. Walz Cooperation With Law Enforcement Deserves Praise, Not Punishment, If You Think Republicans Cant Ban Abortion in Minnesota, Look No Further than Iowa, Russia, Ukraine and My Seven Months with YouTube. His daughter Dena is the executive director of the Kendeda Fund, a left-of-center private foundation founded by her mother, Diana Blank. Atlanta Falcons vNew Orleans Saints Owner Arthur Blank of the Atlanta Flacons reacts before a game against the New Orleans Saints at the Mercedes Benz Superdome on November 10, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He fielded multiple quarterback-related questions and spoke glowingly of Ridder, who. And if all goes to plan, its also going to help a depressed community thats heard big talk before. With Labels, Listen to Affected Populations, Not Activists, As With Alcohol, Mitigation, Not Prohibition, Is the Answer, It Seems Democrats Are Blundering Badly (Again) with Their All-Abortion, All-the-Time Campaign. Georgia Politics FOX 5 Atlanta ATLANTA - Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United Owner Arthur Blank said Tuesday afternoon he believes voting should be made "easier, not harder for every eligible. /Type /XObject Kirk Cousins Failed His Character Test, But the NFL Gives Him Its Highest Award for Character Anyway, Bidens Junk Fee Fight Should Include Broders Deli as Well as Las Vegas. Scott Jensens Unanswered $15,000,000,000 Question. They said it would take an act of courage on your part to go out on the field and and to be recognized. And, you know, people stood up! 9, Blank is a strong supporter of the Democratic Party. Arthur Blank on NFL kneelers: 'Players have no interest in being disrespectful to flag' Political Insider By Jim Galloway, Political Insider Trump is apparently referencing a highly sourced. Looting is NOT THE ANSWER!!! Her father was one half of Rodgers and Hammerstein. They all live life with purpose. Two Gruden compadres, ex-Gophers star and former NFL coach Tony Dungy and his ESPN partner Mike Tirico, both black, are in a bad spot for defending Gruden about his michellin [sic] tires description of another black guys lips. The book lays out a set of values that guided him to turn around the struggling Atlanta Falcons NFL team, launch the Atlanta United FC soccer club and build the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Home Depot cofounder, Arthur Blank, is a longtime Democratic supporter and donated $250,000 to committees supporting Joe Biden between July and September in 2020, Another Home Depot cofounder, Bernie Marcus, is an. It's not trying influence, but trying to share philosophies of life and stories and thoughts about a certain set of values, which really transcend business, nonprofit, as well as the political arena. Owner, Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United FC. And the great political leaders in the past, they were civil and they were good listeners. Because It Delivers Comfort, Status and Cash. However, the Atlanta Falcons new home, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, may foster a new era of stadium construction and community engagement. I stayed in touch with him to some degree when he was in prison. 5 Other Blank family businesses include the nationwide PGA TOUR Superstore as well as a handful of ranches across the country. I mean, you write a book like this, it's really getting into kind of the political arena. So, I think the great political leaders and the great spiritual leaders, in my view, have always, always opened up their arms and included everybody. A little shaky now. Generally speaking they dont do a lot to lift up the communities and neighborhoods around them. But you want your core values to be the same, ideally. Which country do you come from? 2010-2023 Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation. "I know Bernie's heart. I mean, it wasn't like, You're Republican or Democrat. So I'm happy to see that, you know, he came back to Atlanta and spent time here. And so he carries a weight of authority that somebody who's just called a suit and comes in and talks to them and doesn't quite feel the same, same way. But tell me what I can do to help? And they said, Well, you know, the reality is about 40% of our stadium is empty. 4 0 obj Ticket pricing was higher than it could have been or should have been at that time, and so I brought Dick Sullivan over from Home Depot, the gentleman who now runs our PGA Superstores and we came up with a strategy that we've got to sell season's tickets for $100. He details the inception and rapid success of Atlanta United, and responding to the NFL protests that began in 2016. (Confidentiality, you know.) But Blank regularly speaks on business school campuses, where future leaders and executives tell him they are anxious about the environment, the wealth gap, racial and gender inequities, and a litany of examples of corporate malfeasance. j"[p!d~oB?1].drwe GM]/v2q3^u[\ /. One of the beauties is that when you come to the stadium, it feels like it's the United Nations. As I've said, 95% of my estate is going to be recycled back through our foundations and they will provide their insights and their leadership and their views and values that their father and their mothers would be very proud of. Pictured is the famous napkin deal that sealed Arthur Blanks agreement with Taylor Smith to purchase the Atlanta Falcons for $545 million in 2001. I want you to talk to 10 of your friends. !, And listen to me, be careful where you are getting your information to JOIN protests!! Link Copied! endobj Thats great. The statement came about five days after Gov. And part of that is reducing our environmental impact.. His is another example of how well powerful systems, in this case, the almighty NFL, can throw a PR cocoon around people and project to the public only the parts of its culture that serve its business interests until they dont. One was in pricing. Blank retired from the company in 2001 as co-chairman. The NFL could and should be a leader among other giant corporations in taking stark stands against belligerent stupidity like racism (which it is sort of good at in a lipservice/signage kind of way, considering 70% of its players are black) and sexism (where it has a long ways to go, despite promoting Breast Cancer Awareness Month with pink shoes), but also right now for wait for it COVID vaccinations. Find out more about how we use your personal data in our privacy policy and cookie policy. Hey, Senate DFLers, Dont Forget The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact! Here, using insidegov.com's database, are the disclosed political donations* for majority NFL owners dating back to the 2008 election. ATLANTA - Atlanta Falcons Owner Arthur Blank released a statement on Saturday following President Donald Trump's comments on Friday about the NFL. Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta is the first nonprofit legal advocacy organization dedicated to protecting the civil rights of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander (AANHPI) and Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, and South Asian (AMEMSA) communities in Georgia and the Southeast. The problem for the big, powerful, macho NFL, as it is for every other giant public entity, is that racism and cancer are kind of the easy stuff. In 2022, they plan to connect with over 1 million voters/ potential voters through phone banking, text banking, in-person canvassing events, and going door to door. The Gruden e-mails were leaked from a (way too) long-running investigation of the toxic (i.e. OMG, Democrats Are Criminally Bad At Marketing What They Accomplish. The views expressed here are the authors' alone, not necessarily the views of their clients, employers or families. His percentage of giving back from his estate will be equal to mine and some of his philosophies don't exactly match mine. So I would fight for that and surround myself with people who believe the same thing, because you have to have that brain power in every institution or corporation or nonprofit. So, then we opened up The Home Depot. /Width 625 Our frontline associates and all those businesses come next. And to be sure, Atlanta is better than what we saw in the actions of a few last night. Arthur Blank is worried that capitalism is getting a bad rap. /Producer ( Q t 4 . And they love the camaraderie. 6 0 obj So you take your time, you get the words out and people will listen to you. So I think that from those days in college where I raised my hand and I know my buddies around the class would think, Oh, boy, here goes another 5-minute answer, you know? Do it in November. More must be done to address the underlying issues that have led to these incidents across the country. Atlanta Falcons employees are most likely to be members of the Republican Party. Peaceful protests of the past have led to new ways forward. Both John Lewis John, just a month before he passed away and Andy Young have said to me that we do have to recognize that things are better than they used to be. But, we really could not have done it without great service, great pricing, and great product knowledge. The foundation is . A protest has purpose. He and his brother, Michael, were raised in a one-bedroom apartment. We had the option of going to a variety of companies, doing a variety of things in a traditional sense of management leadership. He shares how he and Bernie Marcus were brusquely fired from executive positions at Handy Dan Home Improvement Stores the humiliating inflection point that led the pair to create The Home Depot. We believe that voting rights are critically important, and our home state of Georgia is at the center of the struggle. Georgia businessman Arthur Blank joins with voting groups on Democracy Class Atlanta The Jolt: Arthur Blank teams with voting groups to forge 'Democracy Class Atlanta' Caption Credit:. And whether, you know, be it Dr. King or, a great friend to America and a great leader, Congressman Lewis, [who] was a great personal friend of mine and served our country beautifully, would say peaceful nonviolent protest is how we that's how we make progress. I mean, those fans, they feel like that's the only sport that we're hosting in that stadium. Were trying to do the exact opposite of that.. He also goes public about the pain of learning of Michael Vicks role in an illegal dogfighting ring, along with other ups and downs in a life of unimaginable financial success. I've had conversations with a number of senators who made it very clear that some of their best friends, both politically and otherwise, are on the other side of the aisle. The ones in Atlanta on Friday started off peaceful but later turned into violent demonstrations and looting of local businesses. And they've worked collectively for the United States, for everybody in this country, 330 million people. Hes a combination of father and brother to me. He and an associate, Bernie Marcus, began experimenting with product discounts in one Handy Dan outlet and observed positive effects of decreasing costs as a percentage of sales and an increase in customer volume. I said, Look, I'm going to be a new owner, tell me what I can do to help. Team owner Arthur Blank, who has high expectations for the franchise, sat down with FOX 5 Atlanta one-on-one to talk football, philanthropy, and Kanye West. And I remember him looking at me saying, If I told your mother what you just said, she would wash your mouth out with soap. But that was the last thing I said. And at the top of that is who is being served comes first. And now their story is a page-turning novel. /ca 1.0 He said, All of that really gave me time not only for redemption, but more importantly, for reflection. And he said, I really realized that I had done a lot of good things in my life putting aside and playing ball. One reporter asked Fontenot whether he thought the Falcons were getting Watson. In a statement released on the Mercedes-Benz Stadium Twitter account, attributed to Blank, he said Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation leadership conveyed his sentiment directly to state officials in recent weeks. Kimball previously served as the vice president of network support at Teach for All. Soon after, Blank met his third wife Angela Macuga whom he married in 2016 and later announced their plans to divorce in 2019. 10, Following proposed changes to Georgia voting laws in early 2021, Blank released a statement saying, We should be working to make voting easier, not harder for every eligible citizen, and that his businesses and family foundation will support efforts that advance voting access for the citizens of Georgia and across the nation. 11 Blank also participated in an online call with over 100 corporate executives to discuss taking action following changes to state voting laws including the possibility of delaying investments in states that pass allegedly restrictive voting laws. He came out of the prison system as a changed person for the positive, not for the negative. Brian Kemp signed SB 202 into law. I mean, everybody's standing for an hour-and-a-half and they just don't sit down. Download the FOX 5 Atlanta appfor breaking news and weather alerts. 4, Blank purchased the NFLs Atlanta Falcons for more than $540 million shortly after stepping down as CEO of Home Depot. I want you guys to come up with real solutions. No, I'm not. Dr. Sanjay Gupta speaks with businessman Arthur Blank about gun regulation and philanthropy. So, that represents that melting-pot philosophy: Were all in this together. But the two subsequent CEOs the gentleman there today, Craig Minear, the CEO and president Ted Decker both live the culture. Blank who grew up in New York City said he believes the US is going through one of the most tumultuous times in its history. Virginia Prescott is theGracie Award-winning host of On Second Thought for Georgia Public Broadcasting. And Ambassador Young, another good friend would say the same thing. If executed improperly, this stadium could continue a long line of broken promises for this blighted community. But it's really not a story about dogfighting. And that's it. The Athletic reported that Blank gave $2,800 to Biden, the Democratic nominee for president, on July 1. The 79-year-old philanthropist has supported educational projects to promote civil rights and racial justice. Marcus has been an outspoken Donald Trump devotee throughout both the 2016 and 2020 elections, donating $7 million to Trump's campaign four years ago. How could Trump possibly have lost re-election? Blank retired as Home Depot's co-chairman in. For years, Americans have fallen prey to the con of wealthy businessmen who want to build shiny new sports arenas yet dont want to pay for them. Blank also contributed $28,500 to the Obama Victory Fund in 2008. That should never be tolerated. Founded in 2010 as the Asian American Legal Advocacy Center (AALAC), the organization became part of the Asian Americans Advancing Justice affiliation in 2014. Arthur Blank, owner of Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United, co-founder of Home Depot . It is making no promises that it will reveal everything it has found out about the Redskins and others who had contact with the team. And in fact, one of her famous expressions was: You do the right things for the right reasons and live with the consequences of them. And I'm trying to build that into my life as well. So there was no disrespect to the military. Were usually very happy to talk, very happy to share our opinions and what have you I have enough humility to understand that the people were serving know better. He had a gun on his lap, sitting on his right thigh. And there are two [robbers] and they want to know, "Where's the money, where's the cash?" Blank and Marcus put their discounting experiment to the test in their own brand of warehouse stores called Home Depot and opened the first two Atlanta-area stores in 1979. ATLANTA - Falcons team owner Arthur Blank has tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of the team's final game of the regular season. So thats Gruden. } !1AQa"q2#BR$3br That is the change we need in this country.". Home Depot co-founders pictured in 1979, a year after the first store opened. In the 1940sGeorgia mountains, eight children were taken into the woods and left to die. Blank, speaking with Falcons reporters via phone from the Super Bowl, expressed confidence in the direction of the team following a 7-10 finish under second-year coach Arthur Smith. I had another NFL player, while [Vick] was in prison, come visit me and say I came from exactly the same neighborhood, but it was in a part of Pittsburgh. So sadly, Michael was raised in an environment where that was kind of normal behavior, if you will. It's good to be different, said Blank, but he said it's the intolerance of some that worries him about the future. Now, the last game we had in the Georgia Dome before we moved to Mercedes Benz Stadium in August of 2017, wewere honoring all of our ring of honor members and he was one of them. In order to put this grinding pandemic behind us once and for all? A Handful of Things I Could Not Care Less About, Matt Birk: Rape Victims Are Playing the Rape Card?, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Marcus handed the CEO reigns to Blank in 1997; Blank held the position until a new president and CEO was hired in 2000. By Bob Bahr October 12, 2021, 5:48 pm. And then he came up to my suite afterward and it was like 10, 15 minutes later, his face was just full of tears and he said that he was so moved by it.
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