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Activists re-enact gruesome slayings

MONROE COUNTY – After the guns exploded, stunned silence followed as a crowd of onlookers hovered around five slain bodies lying on the ground – including one of an unborn infant and its brutally slain mother.
The scene depicted was horrifying, but no blood was shed – this time. By Sharon Ochoa - read more>>

Shirley Sherrod speks out on week of turmoil

WASHINGTON – Former Department of Agriculture official Shirley Sherrod, still reeling from the blow to her character and civil rights record, said she hopes the events that happened to her will help America move forward with racial healing.
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METRO

Negro League Baseball Stamps

The Negro Leagues baseball league that helped spark integration of professional sports in the U.S. is honored on two commemorative U.S. postage stamps.

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Black lawmakers work to close 'digital divide'

ATLANTA – A pair of state legislators convened a public forum recently to explore ways to narrow the so-called digital divide between the general population and minority and low-income communities. By Vince Rogers - read more>>

ANNOUNCEMENT

The Atlanta Voice appoints new editor

The Atlanta Voice has named veteran journalist Gregory J. Huskisson as its new executive editor, officials announced this week.
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METRO ROUND-UP

Atlanta students chosen
for N.Y. business seminar

Future entrepreneurs Christopher White and Kamau Austin – both graduates of Atlanta high schools – are among a select group of students around the nation chosen to participate in the Enterprising Youth Advanced Seminar, presented by New York-based Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE).
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