While most Atlanta residents remember the late Jovita Moore for her work in front of the camera as the long-standing news anchor on WSB-TV, Grant Park resident Atiba Mbiwan remembers her most for her work behind the scenes.
Mbiwan said he met Moore in the early 2000s as the nonprofits that they both were affiliated with often worked together. Mbiwan is the executive director of the Zeist Foundation, a nonprofit organization helping underserved children, and Moore was a board member for Our House, a nonprofit that provides resources for unhoused families. Calling Moore “community oriented” and “authentic,” Mbiwan said the two kept in touch over the years.
“She was one of those special people who engaged with the community,” Mbiwan said. “With her stature, she could have easily served on the board of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, but she served on a nonprofit that’s serving the poorest of our people. It just speaks to how well she was respected and loved by the people in Atlanta.”…