BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A 75-year-old Louisiana woman who founded an African American history museum was discovered dead in the trunk of a car, and police said Saturday that investigators were working diligently to find those responsible. Autopsy results have determined that Sadie Roberts-Joseph, 75, died from traumatic asphyxia, including suffocation, the East Baton […]
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Jarrett and Falcons agree to terms on new contract
Monday afternoon, the Atlanta Falcons and defensive tackle Grady Jarrett agreed to terms on a new four-year, $68 million dollar contract with $42 million dollars guaranteed. March 4th, the Falcons placed the franchise tag on Jarrett, giving both parties until July 15th at 4pm to agree on a long-term contract. Jarrett signed the $15.209 million […]
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2020 Democratic candidate Kamala Harris blasts, and takes money from, Jeffrey Epstein’s law firm
Kamala Harris bemoaned the influence of the powerful and connected elite last Tuesday when she called on top Justice Department officials to recuse themselves from any matter related to Jeffrey Epstein. She said their former law firm’s work on behalf of the financier accused of sexual abuse “calls into question the integrity of our legal […]
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Diddy’s ‘Making the Band’ officially coming back to TV
Diddy’s “Making the Band” is officially coming back to TV. The music mogul announced Monday that the hit series, where he discovered groups including platinum-sellers Danity Kane, would return to MTV in 2020. “Making the Band” made its debut on ABC in 2000 when Lou Pearlman, who managed the Backstreet Boys and ’N Sync, launched the […]
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Avenatti: R. Kelly paid $2M to silence girl he assaulted
Celebrity attorney Michael Avenatti said Monday that R&B singer R. Kelly paid $2 million to keep the alleged victim in a child pornography case off the witness stand during a 2008 trial that ended with his acquittal on all charges. “R. Kelly bought his acquittal,” Avenatti said at a news conference in which he provided […]
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Donald Trump digs in against Dem congresswomen; they’re firing back
Unfazed by widespread criticism, President Donald Trump on Monday intensified his incendiary comments about four Democratic congresswomen of color, urging them to get out if they don’t like things going on in America. They fired back at what they called his “xenophobic bigoted remarks” and said it was time for impeachment. Late Monday, after Trump […]
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Think it’s personal? Realize, intimacy is personal
After a while, my conversations and my thoughts about religion and spirituality can begin to run together and become confusing. On this walk of mine, I now understand that speed can kill. Whereas, a slower pace, a more deliberate pace can prove to be much more enlightening. At these times, it is more important to […]
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Georgia Lottery raises record $1.2 billion for education
The Georgia Lottery is reporting record-breaking annual profits used to pay for educational programs. Gov. Brian Kemp’s office says in a news release that the lottery transferred more than $1.2 billion into the state’s account that funds HOPE scholarships and free pre-kindergarten for 4-year-olds. The profits are for the 2019 fiscal year that ended June […]
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Georgia must allow inspection of election database
A federal judge has ordered Georgia election officials to allow computer experts and lawyers to review the databases used to create ballots and count votes. The ruling came Tuesday, July 9, in a lawsuit that challenges Georgia’s election system and seeks statewide use of hand-marked paper ballots. U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg gave the state […]
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Amazon will bring 1,000 jobs, new warehouse to Atlanta area
Amazon says it will open a new warehouse facility in the Atlanta area that will create 1,000 jobs. News outlets report Amazon and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp made the announcement Wednesday. Amazon will lease a built-to-suit 700,000-square-foot (65,000-square-meter) fulfillment center covering acreage in Gwinnett and DeKalb counties. Georgia lost the bid for Amazon’s second headquarters […]
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Leave the US, Trump tells liberal congresswomen of color
WASHINGTON (AP) — Starkly injecting race into his criticism of liberal Democrats, President Donald Trump said Sunday that four congresswomen of color should go back to the “broken and crime infested” countries they came from, ignoring the fact that all of the women are American citizens and three were born in the U.S. His attack […]
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Umontuen: ‘The Squad’ is making Speaker Pelosi, traditional Dems uncomfortable
In a series of tweets Sunday morning, President Donald J. Trump said something to four Democratic Congresswomen of color that would make George Wallace blush: “Why don’t they go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came. Then come back and show us how it is done. These […]
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Oprah Winfrey visits Maui Humane Society following wildfire
Oprah Winfrey surprised the Maui Humane Society with a visit to thank the organization for evacuating animals during a wildfire, a report said. Winfrey is a part-time Maui resident who visited the society briefly Saturday, thanking a volunteer and taking a photo outside with the organization’s sign, The Maui News reported Saturday. Winfrey is a society supporter, […]
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Congressman, celebs push for A$AP Rocky’s release from jail
Following an outcry from celebrities and a Change.org petition with half a million signatures, U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat is pushing for the release of A$AP Rocky, who has been behind bars in Sweden while police investigate a fight involving the rapper. Last week a Swedish court ordered Rocky to spend two weeks in pre-trial detention […]
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ABC’s ‘How to Get Away with Murder’ to end after next season
It will be case closed next season for “How to Get Away with Murder,” with the show’s upcoming sixth season to be its last. The series and its star, Viola Davis, are leaving behind history: In 2015, Davis became the first African American to win an Emmy for best lead actress in a drama series. […]