Sometimes I have the audacity to think that I know just what it takes to guarantee salvation, only to discover with minimal soul searching how wrong I really have been. Time and time again I’m reminded that I had nothing to do with my own salvation. No matter how hard I try, I cannot earn […]
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Ossoff to challenge Perdue for US Senate seat in Georgia
Pledging to “root out corruption in politics,” Jon Ossoff, a former long-shot congressional candidate who rose to prominence two years ago riding a wave of dissatisfaction with Washington, says he’s challenging Republican Sen. David Perdue in 2020. Ossoff, the fourth Georgia Democrat to join the race that could help determine control of the Senate, announced […]
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School’s chief hired after cheating scandal won’t be rehired
Atlanta’s school board won’t renew the contract of the superintendent who was hired to lead the district in the aftermath of a cheating scandal in which 11 former educators were convicted. Board Chairman Jason Esteves announced Monday that the board told Superintendent Meria Carstarphen about the decision in July but delayed the public announcement to […]
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Morehouse alumni Ray B. Shackelford elected as 10th national president of National Urban League Young Professionals
When it comes to voting, it is often said that “every vote counts” and that adage really rang true for Houston native Ray B. Shackelford, as he was recently elected as the 10th National President of the National Urban League Young Professionals (NULYP) by a narrow one-vote margin at the National Urban League (NUL) Annual […]
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Trump administration moves to ban flavored e-cigarettes
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the US Food and Drug Administration would be putting out “some very strong recommendations” regarding the use of flavored e-cigarettes in “a couple of weeks.” Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, seated in the Oval Office with the President, first lady Melania Trump and the acting commissioner of […]
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18 years later, America vows to ‘never forget’ 9/11
People who were too young on 9/11 to even remember their lost loved ones, and others for whom the grief is still raw, paid tribute with wreath-layings and the solemn roll call of the dead Wednesday as America marked the 18th anniversary of the worst terror attack on U.S. soil. “Eighteen years. We will not […]
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Former Georgia Bulldog Caleeb Roberson had a positive debut with CAU Panthers
While the Georgia Bulldogs were putting the finishing touches on a 63-17 victory over Murray State on the newly-named Vince Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium in Athens, former Bulldog receiver Caleeb Roberson took the field for the Clark Atlanta University Panthers, his new team. There are a number of reasons why a player transfers from […]
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Abrams tells Democrats: Go after Georgia, irregular voters
Georgia’s Stacey Abrams dove headlong Monday into Democrats’ debate over how to win in 2020, urging her party to treat her diversifying state as a key battleground and replicate her effort to bring new minority and younger voters to the polls nationwide rather than chasing white voters lost long ago. Abrams, who lost the Georgia […]
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NAREB urges Black Americans not to defer their dream of homeownership
According to the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB), wealth building usually begins with that first investment in owning your own home. Whether you purchase a first-time “starter” home or inherit a property or residence, you start down the road to building wealth. But something has changed in the Black community. The U.S. Census […]
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Harris draws upon background in unveiling criminal justice plan
Drawing on her experience as a prosecutor, as California’s attorney general and as a black woman, Sen. Kamala Harris unveiled a comprehensive criminal justice plan on Monday that pledges to shift away from mass incarceration and work toward a more equitable system, while promoting public safety and law enforcement accountability. The plan contains many core […]
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Douglass’s dominance continues, overpower Towers 51-7 to remain undefeated
The Douglass Astros are off to a strong start again for a consecutive season as they stay undefeated with their dominant 51-7 performance against the Towers Titans. Towers knew what they were up against, coming into this game overmatched against an APS (Atlanta Public School) and Class-AA powerhouse in the Astros. They also looked to […]
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Congress marks 400th anniversary of slaves arriving in US
Members of Congress observed the 400th anniversary Tuesday of the arrival of the first enslaved Africans in America at a time of renewed interest over the history of slavery and its continued impact on contemporary society. “We must tell the unvarnished truth,” Speaker Nancy Pelosi said during the ceremony at the Capitol. The commemoration was […]
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Trump says Democrats are ‘not big believers in religion’ during North Carolina rally
President Donald Trump cast Tuesday’s special election in North Carolina and the 2020 presidential election as a fight for the status quo, describing Democrats as the “America-hating left.” Democrats, he warned the crowd of supporters at a rally Monday, “want to dismantle, demolish and destroy everything that you’ve gained.” Trump claimed the Democrats are not […]
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A bank mistakenly put $120,000 into a couple’s account. They spent it, police say
A Pennsylvania couple is facing felony theft charges after their bank accidentally put $120,000 in their account, and the couple spent most of it instead of contacting the bank, police said. Robert and Tiffany Williams of Montoursville are also facing overdraft fees from the bank of about $107,000, according to the criminal complaint filed in […]
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[VIDEO] Bahamas Consul General Astra Armbrister-Rolle called Hurricane Dorian “the worst storm our country has ever seen”
Open hearted Atlantans supporting the relief efforts of Hurricane Dorian. Videographer Trarell Torrence