ATLANTA – The Atlanta Hawks have announced that proceeds from the sales of the 2020-21 MLK Nike City Edition Jersey will benefit the Women’s Entrepreneurship Initiative, the City of Atlanta’s business incubator for early-stage, women-owned businesses. The $100K donation will be formally presented at tonight’s Hawks game versus the Oklahoma City Thunder at State Farm Arena. The contribution from the Hawks Foundation is earmarked to fund business workshops, a pitch competition, and grants targeted at metro area women entrepreneurs. Starting March 18, entrepreneurs will be able to register via the WEI website.
“The Hawks Foundation is committed to using our resources of to drive opportunities for communities of color in the pursuit of equality and access,” said David Lee, Executive Vice President of the Atlanta Hawks & State Farm Arena and Executive Director of the Hawks Foundation.