Andrew Young

==Post-mayoral career==

Young has been a director of the [[Drum Major Institute]] for Public Policy, and is also the chairman of the board for the Global Initiative for the Advancement of Nutritional Therapy.<ref name=giant-global />

In 1996, Young was co-chairman of the [[1996 Summer Olympic Games]].

From 2000 to 2001, Young served as president of the National Council of Churches.<ref name=ncccusa-young />

In 2003, Young founded the Andrew Young Foundation, an organization meant to support and promote education, health, leadership and human rights in the United States, Africa and the Caribbean.<ref name=andrewyoung-foundation />

From February to August 2006, Young served as the public spokesman for [[Working Families for Walmart]], an advocacy group for the retail chain [[Walmart]].<ref name=atlanta-jc-walmart />{{dead link|date=December 2016}} Young resigned from the position soon after a controversial interview with the ''[[Los Angeles Sentinel]]'', in which, when asked about Walmart hurting [[independent business]]es, he replied, "You see those are the people who have been overcharging us, 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."<ref name=nytimes-2006-08-18 />

In 2007, GoodWorks Productions released the documentary film ''Rwanda Rising'',<ref name=imdb-rwanda-rising /> about Rwanda's progress since the [[Rwandan genocide]] of 1994. Young also served as the film's narrator. ''Rwanda Rising'' premiered as the opening night selection at the [[Pan African Film Festival]] in Los Angeles in 2007.<ref name=chattanoogan-rwanda-rising />

An edited version of ''Rwanda Rising'' served as the pilot episode of ''Andrew Young Presents'',<ref name=imdb-andrewyoung-presents /> a series of quarterly, hour-long specials airing on nationally syndicated television.<ref name=andrewyoung-presents />

On January 22, 2008, Young appeared as a guest on the television show ''[[The Colbert Report]]''. Host [[Stephen Colbert]] invited Young to appear during the writers' strike, because, in 1969, Young and Colbert's father had worked together to mediate a hospital workers' strike.<ref name=time-2008-11-03 /> Young made another appearance on ''The Colbert Report'' on November 5, 2008, to talk about the election of [[Barack Obama]] to the presidency.<ref name=tvguide-2008-11-05 />

On January 19, 2015, Young gave the keynote address at [[Vanderbilt University]]'s Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Day. The theme was "Dismantling Segregation: Race, Poverty, and Privilege", and Young spoke about his experiences in Selma, stories of traveling with King, and his advice to the next generation of leaders.<ref name=young-mlkjr />

On May 13, 2019, Young gave the keynote address at [[Emory University]]'s spring commencement ceremony.

On May 29, 2020, Young remarked on the protests in Atlanta in reaction to the [[murder of George Floyd]]. He stated that riots, violence, and looting "hurt the cause instead of helping it".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/ambassador-andrew-young-says-atlanta-protest-disintegrated-into-foolishness/85-e691ffdd-fc66-4f6e-a644-370585ed7a01 |title=Ambassador Andrew Young says Atlanta protest 'disintegrated into foolishness' |last=Haney |first=Adrianne M|publisher=WXIA-TV |date=May 29, 2020 |access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref>

Young is co-chairman of [[Rodney Cook Sr. Park]] along with [[National Monuments Foundation]] president [[Rodney Mims Cook Jr.]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Board of Directors|url=https://www.rodneycooksrpark.org/board-of-directors|access-date=December 29, 2020|publisher=[[Rodney Cook Sr. Park]]|language=en}}</ref> This peace park is located in the Vine City neighborhood on Atlanta's westside and has a strong civil rights focus.<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 21, 2020|title=Cook Park to open soon after years of waiting. Longer wait to come on civil rights monuments.|url=https://saportareport.com/cook-park-to-open-soon-after-years-of-waiting-longer-wait-to-come-on-civil-rights-monuments/columnists/maggie-lee/maggie/|access-date=December 29, 2020|website=SaportaReport|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2023, Young launched the "Andrew Young HBCU Scholarship Program"<ref>{{Cite web |last=YOUNG |first=AMBASSADOR ANDREW |date=September 15, 2022 |title=Shining an educational light in the darkness |url=http://amsterdamnews.com/news/2022/09/15/shining-an-educational-light-in-the-darkness/ |access-date=October 2, 2023 |website=New York Amsterdam News |language=en-US}}</ref> funded by [[McGraw Hill Education]] in partnership with the [[Institute of World Politics]] Chair of Law and Human Rights, [[Matthew Daniels]] and the [[Thurgood Marshall College Fund]]. The scholarship is awarded to students who "demonstrate the vision and leadership potential to be an ambassador for the unifying, non-violent principles of Dr. King and Ambassador Young, rooted in respect for the fundamental dignity, rights, and equality of all human beings."<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023-2024 TMCF {{!}} Andrew Young Scholarship |url=https://www.tmcf.org/students-alumni/scholarship/2023-2024-tmcf-andrew-young-scholarship/ |access-date=October 2, 2023 |website=Thurgood Marshall College Fund |language=en-US}}</ref> Young also endorsed a companion bible study for those seeking to apply Dr. King's teachings to improving their communities.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harris |first=Hamil R. |date=August 16, 2023 |title=Six-Part Bible Study Inspired by MLK's 'Dream' Encourages Action |url=http://www.washingtoninformer.com/six-part-bible-study-inspired-by-mlks-dream-encourages-action/ |access-date=October 2, 2023 |website=The Washington Informer |language=en-US}}</ref>