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Hawks cancel meeting with civil rights leaders
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Civil rights leaders led by Rev. Markel Hutchins, right, leave the Phillips Arena after a scheduled meeting between Atlanta Hawks CEO Steve Koonin and Atlanta civil rights leaders was cancelled, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014, in Atlanta. - photo by The Associated Press
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Hawks cancelled a scheduled meeting between their CEO and city civil rights leaders Wednesday, prompting one of the group's leaders to say his community was greatly offended. The Rev. Markel Hutchins said the meeting with CEO Steve Koonin was called off "at the last minute." He later said he received a call from Hawks spokesman Garin Narain on Tuesday night asking the appointment be postponed.