It was exactly one year ago Sunday when Jimmy Butler walked into the Miami Heat practice gym, took a seat on a makeshift stage and said he wanted to be part of the team’s next title run. He’ll have that chance. The Heat are going to the NBA Finals — surprising many, perhaps, but not […]
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5 common coronavirus misconceptions and the science you need to know
Since the beginning of 2020, when we first started hearing about a new coronavirus, eventually dubbed SARS-CoV-2, our understanding of what it is, how it infects people, who it infects and how we can protect ourselves have all evolved as our knowledge has grown. But that evolution — and the changing information and recommendations that […]
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Braves face Reds in playoffs; Red Sox win Roenicke finale
Jackie Bradley Jr. homered and made a leaping catch as the last-place Boston Red Sox won their final game under manager Ron Roenicke, beating the playoff-bound Atlanta Braves 9-1 Sunday. The NL East champion Braves wound up as the No. 2 seed and will face Cincinnati in a best-of-three playoff series starting Wednesday. All games […]
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Social media and COVID shaming: Fighting a toxic combination
In the spring, Rick Rose drew the wrath of strangers after he practically shouted on Facebook that he wasn’t buying a face mask. Two months later, he contracted COVID-19 — and, he posted, he was struggling to breathe. Days later, on July 4, he was dead. That post, among the Ohio man’s final public words […]
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[VIDEO]: The huge Deion Sanders debate
Did Jackson State University do the right thing by hiring Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders to be their head coach? Moderator Dawn Montgomery was joined by Steven Gaither of HBCU Gameday, Vashti Hurt of Carolina Blitz, plus the pair Macy Alexander and Itoro Umontuen of The Atlanta Voice!
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Street artist Rich Bizarre reveals powerful exhibit to protest Black killings
Trap Music Museum resident Rich Bizarre has unveiled his latest work — a prison reform art piece to expressed globally shared frustrations over the latest killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks, and George Floyd amidst the global pandemic of COVID-19. The message behind Bizarre’s installation is extraordinarily relevant to what so many people in our country are facing, especially ones […]
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Trump announces plan to deploy 150 million Covid rapid tests previously touted
President Donald Trump formally announced a plan on Monday to disperse the 150 million rapid coronavirus tests first promoted by the White House in August. The White House originally billed the deal to obtain tests, which are made by Abbott Laboratories, as a potential game-changer to battle the coronavirus pandemic. But without detailed federal guidance […]
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She marched in Selma as a young girl. Now she’s seeing history repeat on voting rights
Joanne Bland was an 11-year-old schoolgirl in Selma, Alabama, when she marched into history, joining hundreds of activists on the Edmund Pettus Bridge for a demonstration that turned into one of the bloodiest confrontations of the civil rights movement. Baton-wielding state troopers and horse-mounted members of the sheriff’s posse, plunged into the peaceful crowd that […]
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Trump in 2011 said lower-income Americans should have to pay taxes
Donald Trump in a 2011 interview said even Americans who don’t earn much should have to pay something in taxes to be “part of the game.” Trump made the comments in a radio interview with conservative host Sean Hannity reviewed by CNN’s KFile in which the two discussed Occupy Wall Street protesters’ criticism that the […]
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Investigators finish probe into Rayshard Brooks’ shooting
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has completed its probe into the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks, more than three months after the Black man was fatally shot by a white officer outside a fast-food restaurant in Atlanta. Agency spokesperson Nelly Miles confirmed to news outlets Monday that the findings from the investigation have been turned […]
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Analysis: Three major takeaways from Georgia’s 37-10 road win against Arkansas
Bulldogs fans, you can now exhale! It is over! After a shaky first half, it was ugly, and looked like the Bulldogs were going to be in a true rebuilding year. Some of you were preparing your statuses and tweets announcing your decision to opt-out of the 2020 season! However, the Georgia Bulldogs woke up […]
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Bennett helps No. 4 Georgia rally past Arkansas 37-10
Stetson Bennett transferred away from Georgia after a freshman year spent far down the depth chart. Back then, in early 2018, he didn’t think he’d ever get a chance to lead his home-state Bulldogs to a win. Things change. Bennett wasn’t expected to play in the Bulldogs’ season and Southeastern Conference opener. The whole week […]
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#Election2020: The scenario that should frighten everyone — especially Black America
As Election Day draws closer, commentators are issuing apocalyptic warnings about potential coups, street violence and President Trump not conceding if he loses. But there’s another frightening election scenario I dread as a Black man — and that few people seem to be talking about. It’s what happens if an armed Black person clashes with […]
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How it happened: From law professor to high court in 4 years
Four years ago, Amy Coney Barrett was a little-known law professor in Indiana. Within weeks, she is likely to be the newest associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Barrett’s fast-track rise, set to drive the nation’s highest court to the right for a generation or longer, is the fulfillment of a decadeslong effort by […]
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After a year of drama, the Lakers reach NBA Finals anyway
Here’s a list of just some of the things the Los Angeles Lakers have gone through in the last 12 months: playing through a politically charged situation in China during the preseason and more massive fallout after returning home, the death of Kobe Bryant in a helicopter crash, a pandemic and four-plus-month suspension of play, the season being moved to a […]