Profile: Dominique Gordon, pizza marketer

Dominique Gordon stands next to Pleasantdale Road in Tucker advertising pizza specials with a large poster board. The 18-year-old took the first job he could find after moving from Milwaukee three weeks ago. He makes $7 per hour.

“To turn my life around,” he replies when asked why he moved here.

For four hours every day, he holds a sign promoting $5 pizzas. “Really, all we have to do is keep the sign moving,” he says.

Gordon listens to rap on his MP3 player while working. “The music helps with ignoring the heat and keeping me focused,” he says.

Passers-by sometimes give him the finger. Some stop and give him cold drinks. He says people will even drive by and shout, “I know it’s hot; you need a cold beer?”

Dominique says he’s looking for a better job. “Something inside at least.”

(Photo by Andisheh Nouraee)