Atlanta – The Georgia Bulldogs and the Alabama Crimson Tide took the field at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday night, the rain falling outside but the heat from a national championship game between two of the most popular college football fan bases keeping all that braved the weather and steep ticket prices quite warm. The Southeastern […]
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‘New Yorker’ cover imagines MLK kneeling with Colin Kaepernick and Michael Bennett
Colin Kaepernick has a prominent new teammate in the NFL national anthem protest he started in 2016 ― on a magazine cover, at least. The most recent New Yorker features civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. kneeling with the former NFL quarterback alongside Seattle Seahawks defensive end and activist Michael Bennett. The artist, Mark Ulriksen, told the magazine […]
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Sources: Oprah Winfrey ‘actively thinking’ about running for president
Oprah Winfrey is “actively thinking” about running for president, two of her close friends told CNN Mon., Jan. 1, 2018. The two friends, who requested anonymity in order to speak freely, talked in the wake of Winfrey’s extraordinary speech at the Golden Globes Sunday night, which spurred chatter about a 2020 run. Some of Winfrey’s […]
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The NAACP is encouraging a protest of Trump during his visit to Atlanta
The college football national championship game is taking place in Atlanta tonight, earning a visit to the city from none other than Donald Trump. While many people don’t want Trump in their city or general vicinity, the NAACP in Atlanta is taking it a step further to let Trump and his supporters know that they […]
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MARTA holds community meetings to discuss proposed bus route modifications
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) will hold three community meetings to discuss proposed bus service modifications to 25 routes. The meetings are scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 9 at the Clayton County Riverdale Library, Wednesday, Jan. 10 at the Adamsville Recreation Center, and Thursday, Jan. 11 at the South Fulton Service Center. MARTA representatives will be on hand for the meetings which begin at 6:30 p.m. […]
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H&M retracts ad, apologizes for dressing black boy in ‘coolest monkey’ hoodie
Reactions have been fast and furious on Twitter towards H&M for having a Black boy in a ‘coolest monkey in the jungle’ hoodie. H&M was forced to apologize Monday for using a black child to model a sweatshirt with a “coolest monkey in the jungle” slogan. In what appears to be the same ad […]
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FX announces the premiere date and title for ‘Atlanta’ Season 2
FX has officially announced the premiere date for Season 2 of Donald Glover’s Atlanta. March 1. Atlanta Robbin’ Season, the next season of the award-winning comedy series, will premiere on FX on Thursday, March 1, 2018 at 10 pm ET/PT. In Atlanta Robbin’ Season, two cousins work through the Atlanta music scene in order to better their lives […]
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Barack Obama is David Letterman’s first guest on his new Netflix show
He’s back! Legendary talk show host David Letterman’s new Netflix show, “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction,” debuts Jan. 12, and former President Barack Obama is slated to be the first guest. The streaming service said the interview will mark Obama’s “first television talk show appearance since leaving office.” Netflix shared a sneak peek at the six-part series on Thursday: “I […]
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Black Women Saving NBC? Hoda Kotb becomes ‘Today’ Co-Anchor after Tamron Hall’s exit
Hoda Kotb was named the permanent co-anchor of NBC‘s Today Tuesday morning, Jan. 2, 2018, alongside Savannah Guthrie. The decision was not much of a surprise given that Kotb had been co-headlining the morning news show since Matt Lauer was fired over sexual harassment allegations in November. The announcement, though expected by many, was still well-received. “This has to be the most popular […]
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Black unemployment hits all-time low, but it’s still well above the rate for whites
Black unemployment is at its lowest point on record, yet it’s still well above the jobless rate for white, Hispanic or Asian Americans. The unemployment rate for black Americans fell to 6.8 percent in December, the lowest level since at least 1972 when the Labor Department began tracking the figure. It marks a swift comeback […]