Trae Young poured in 24 points and 11 assists as his Atlanta Hawks got the best of the Oklahoma City Thunder 142-126 at State Farm Arena Tuesday night. John Collins led the Hawks with 26 points on 12-of-14 shooting. Alex Len added 24 points off the bench as the Hawks were able to utilize the […]
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Award-winning actress Regina King opens up about sleeper hit, ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’
Regina King makes it easy to say “yes” to an assignment editor’s request for a reporter to join in on a national conference call and listen to an actress talk about her role in a movie. I had already sounded the “y” in my “yes” before the sentence conveying the opportunity was complete. At 7 […]
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Mahomes named PFWA MVP and Offensive Player of the Year; Donald named Defensive Player of the Year
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who led the NFL with 50 touchdown passes, was selected as the 2018 NFL Most Valuable Player and the league’s Offensive Player of the Year chosen in voting conducted by the Professional Football Writers of America (PFWA). Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald, who led the NFL in sacks with 20.5, was named the 2018 Defensive […]
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Falcons: Takk Detained By LAPD, Undergoing Mental Health Evaluation
TMZ Sports reported Atlanta Falcons defensive end Takk McKinley was detained by the Los Angeles Police Department after friends were concerned with his well being. Tuesday night, the Atlanta Falcons verified the TMZ Sports report and head coach Dan Quinn released a statement confirming the status of McKinley. “We were recently made aware of the […]
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Kemp strives to be the Governor for all
On Monday afternoon, inside McCamish Pavilion at the Georgia Tech Campus, Brian P. Kemp took the oath and formally became the 83rd Governor of Georgia. Under a backdrop of equal parts excitement and skepticism, Kemp praised his predecessors, Sonny Perdue (the first Republican governor in Georgia’s history since Reconstruction) and Nathan Deal. Kemp has pledged […]
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Sarita Pittman to expand ‘Get Coached Up Society’ Life Coach Training certification program in 2019
Sarita Pittman, the founder of Atiras International, is ready and set to make more possibilities for aspiring entrepreneurs and life coaches across the globe. In fact, Pittman has plans to launch 22 new chapters of her “Get Coached Up Society” this year and, in the process, create hundreds of new life coaches around the world. […]
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#SuperBowlLIII: Atlanta rap veteran Big Boi to join Travis Scott, Maroon 5 in Super Bowl halftime show
Antwan “Big Boi” Patton will join pop rock band Maroon 5 and Texas rapper Travis Scott as the third performer in the Super Bowl LIII halftime show at Mercedes Benz Stadium in February. Today’s announcement follows months of controversy concerning the performance. Critics ranged from celebrities like Amy Schumer to organizations like the NAACP have […]
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Michael Jackson accusers say new documentary will help them be heard
An attorney representing two Michael Jackson accusers who appear in an upcoming documentary says their sexual-abuse allegations have not been discredited as the Jackson estate says, and deserve to be heard. Vince Finaldi, who represents Wade Robson and James Safechuck in lawsuits alleging Jackson molested them, said the suits were dismissed on technical grounds, not the credibility […]
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Sex trafficking victim Cyntoia Brown is granted clemency in Tennessee
Cyntoia Denise Brown, a woman serving a life sentence for killing a man who bought her for sex when she was 16 years old, has been granted clemency, the Tennessee governor’s office, said Monday. Brown, 30, will be released to parole supervision on Aug. 7 after serving 15 years in prison, Gov. Bill Haslam’s office […]
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Washington: ‘Faith tested is real or maybe not’
With the world in such a tumultuous state, you could say that this is when faith can and is tested. For some people, tragic world events just might make you question the existence of the God we profess to believe in. I have to often remind myself that most of what happens to me is […]
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R.Kelly appearance last night sold out, had women screaming ‘take me hostage’
Apparently, R&B crooner and songwriter R. Kelly’s career is NOT taking a hit from the release of the Lifetime documentary last week – he sold out a Chicago appearance last night. R Kelly made a scheduled appearance at the popular nightclub V75 – and less than an hour after it opened, the club was so […]
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Mayor: City of Atlanta Chief of Staff Marva Lewis to transition from City Hall
Last Wednesday, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced that Chief of Staff Marva Lewis will transition from City Hall at the end of this year’s first quarter. Lewis, who suspended her corporate career in 2017 to serve as campaign manager for then-candidate Bottoms, will be leaving City Hall to return to the private sector. Lewis will remain […]
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Steve King wonders how terms ‘white nationalist’ and ‘white supremacist’ became offensive
Steve King serves in the United States House of Representatives, representing Iowa’s 4th Congressional District. He asked how did the terms such as “white nationalist” and “white supremacist” morphed into incendiary and offensive terms in the USA. “White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization — how did that language become offensive?” King asked in an interview with The New […]
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Super Bowl LIII: CBS receives $5M per placement for big game commercials
Today, CBS Sports hosted its Media Day at their studios in New York. According to CBS’s Advertising Sales Chief Jo Ann Ross, 90 percent of 30-second commercial spots have been sold. “We are very, very happy with where we are,” Ross said. These 30-second commercials are fetching north of $5 million. The network is estimating to […]
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Pinky Cole’s ‘Slutty Vegan’ is vegan food meat eaters can love
One night at a time, Pinky Cole is changing the way we view late night vegan food. In under a year, Cole’s infamous food truck Slutty Vegan has taken Atlanta by storm. Alone, the “ghost” food truck commands scores of people, who stand in line for hours just to get a taste, wherever its Instagram […]