| Andrew Young  AKA Andrew Jackson Young, Jr.
Born: 12-Mar-1932
Birthplace: New Orleans, LA
Gender: Male
Religion: Congregationalist
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Democratic Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Mayor of Atlanta, 1982-90 As part of his role as Wal*Mart spokesman, Young made the following comments regarding mom & pop shopkeepers: "But you see, those are the people who have been overcharging us, selling us stale bread and bad meat and wilted vegetables, and they sold out and moved to Florida. I think they've ripped off our communities enough. First it was Jews, then it was Koreans and now it's Arabs." (Interview, Los Angeles Sentinel, 17 August 2006). After the remarks were made public Young resigned from Wal*Mart. Wife: Jean Childs
Wife: Carolyn
High School: Gilbert Academy, New Orleans, LA (1947)
University: Dillard University (one year)
University: BS, Howard University (1951)
Theological: Hartford Theological Seminary, Hartford, CT (1955)
Professor: Georgia State University
Mayor of Atlanta (1982-90)
US Ambassador to the United Nations (1977-79)
US Congressman, Georgia 5th (1973-77)
Member of the Board of Archer Daniels Midland
Wal-Mart Chairman, Working Families for Wal-Mart (2006, resigned)
Nike Consultant (1997)
Alfalfa Club 1976
Bretton Woods Committee
Council on Foreign Relations
Drum Major Institute for Public Policy Board of Directors (1999-)
Freedom House
Freemasonry
Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Partnership Foundation Board of Directors
Friends of Hillary
Kerry Victory 2004
Hillary Clinton for President
National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy Board of Directors (former)
National Democratic Institute for International Affairs Senior Advisory Committee
National Leadership PAC
Obama for America
Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights Board of Trustees
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
United Nations Foundation Board of Directors
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
Spingarn Medal 1978
Presidential Medal of Freedom 1981
Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service
Risk Factors: Prostate Cancer
SPORTS FRANCHISE HISTORY
Atlanta Falcons Board of Directors
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Harry Belafonte: Sing Your Song (Jan-2011) · Himself
Hey, Boo: Harper Lee and "To Kill a Mockingbird" (7-Nov-2010) · Himself
Soundtrack for a Revolution (24-Apr-2009) · Himself
4 Little Girls (9-Jul-1997) · Himself
Author of books:
U.S. Policy on Lebanon (1979)
Law and Policy in the Space Stations' Era (1989)
A Way Out of No Way: The Spiritual Memoirs of Andrew Young (1994, memoir)
An Easy Burden: The Civil Rights Movement and the Transformation of America (1996, history)
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