Trae Young took a knee to the face, then returned to deliver a knockout blow to the Hornets. Young turned in perhaps his most complete game of the season with 30 points, nine assists and six rebounds and the Atlanta Hawks beat Charlotte 122-107 on Sunday night for their second victory in three games after […]
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Miss South Africa crowned 2019 Miss Universe
Miss South Africa rules all. Zozibini Tunzi was crowned Miss Universe Sunday night after excelling through rounds of swimsuit and evening gown struts, questions on social issues and one final chance to explain why she was the right choice. “I grew up in a world where a woman who looks like me — with my kind of […]
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Burrow completes Heisman coronation, LSU routs Georgia 37-10
ATLANTA (AP) — Joe Burrow finished off his likely Heisman Trophy coronation with another dazzling performance and No. 1 LSU locked up a spot in the College Football Playoff for the first time, dominating No. 4 Georgia 37–10 in the Southeastern Conference championship game Saturday. The Tigers, going for their first national title since 2007 […]
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Chamillionaire wants to add diversity to tech space
When Grammy award-winning rapper Hakeem “Chamillionaire” Seriki began learning the ropes of venture capitalism in the tech space, he noticed something almost immediately— he wasn’t seeing many people who looked like him. When he began to fund ventures himself, the heads of startups that were brought to him weren’t diverse, either, and that led him […]
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Tuskegee Airman celebrates 100th birthday with flight
A member of the Tuskegee Airmen celebrated his 100th birthday by taking a flight. Retired Army Air Forces Col. Charles McGee flew a private jet Friday between Frederick, Maryland, and Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, news outlets reported. The Tuskegee Airmen is the nickname of the first African American unit to fly combat airplanes […]
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Trader Vic’s Atlanta general manager encourages Black youth to consider careers in hospitality
Trader Vic’s, the home of the original Mai Tai, is a five-star rated establishment serving guests fine food and island libations rooted in Tiki culture and the origins of Polynesians. Located on the lower level of Hilton Atlanta Downtown, Trader Vic’s Atlanta is led by General Manager Maurice Pinder Jr., a 20-year veteran of the […]
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6-story building collapses in Nairobi; at least 4 killed
A six-story residential building collapsed Friday in Kenya’s capital, officials said, with at least four people killed and others trapped in the debris. The scene was all too familiar in a city where an audit once found more than half of buildings unsafe for habitation. Associated Press video showed people cheering as one dust-covered person […]
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Belafonte recalls Horne’s activism as Solange is honored
Lena Horne was a fierce advocate for civil rights in her later years, but that part of her legacy is often pushed behind her glamorous image. Her good friend Harry Belafonte hopes that a new award in her honor will push that aspect of her life front and center. “She had a huge burden. She […]
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As Dems zero in on White House, Trump racks up court losses
President Donald Trump knows he has fierce Democratic adversaries in Congress. But there is also ample push-back from the Judiciary branch, where black-robed judges who sit in courtrooms just blocks from the Capitol and in New York City have repudiated his view of executive power. Federal judges in the last two months have accused Trump […]
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Booker’s critical test? Languishing campaign plots a rebound
The news of Kamala Harris’ sudden departure from the presidential race came during an all-staff conference call led by Cory Booker’s campaign headquarters in Newark, the New Jersey city that he led for seven years and that propelled him to national fame. Within hours, Booker dictated a message calling Harris “my friend and my sister,” and a […]
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Stacey Abrams to executive produce CBS drama
Political powerhouse Stacey Abrams is stepping into the entertainment industry. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Abrams has inked a deal with CBS to executive produce a show based on a novel she wrote. Abrams is getting into television. The former Georgia lawmaker and voting-rights advocate will executive produce a drama in development at CBS The book—titled Never Tell—was released […]
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Kennesaw State pays $145,000 to settle anthem protest case
Kennesaw State University’s decision to remove its cheerleaders from the field after they protested police brutality during the national anthem has cost Georgia taxpayers $145,000 in a legal settlement. Former KSU cheerleader Tommia Dean settled her lawsuit and will get $93,000 of the award, with the rest going to her attorneys, The Marietta Daily Journal reported after […]
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Uber reports more than 3,000 sexual assaults on 2018 rides
More than 3,000 sexual assaults were reported during U.S. Uber rides in 2018, the company said in a long-awaited safety report. That figure includes 229 rapes across the company’s 1.3 billion rides. Uber noted that drivers and riders were both attacked and that some assaults occurred between riders. In 2017, the company said 2,936 sexual assaults […]
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Trump: If you’re going to impeach me, ‘do it now, fast’
Just get on with it. After months of fighting the House impeachment inquiry, blocking witnesses and ignoring subpoenas, the White House is now publicly embracing a strategy it has privately signaled for weeks: It will accept the reality that President Donald Trump will likely be impeached by the House and focus instead on a made-for-TV […]
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Georgia GOP Rep Tom Graves to retire
Georgia Republican Rep. Tom Graves said Thursday he’ll retire after his current term in Congress, joining a larger-than-typical group of lawmakers taking their leave from an increasingly partisan and unproductive Washington. The six-term congressman is the 21st House Republican to announce his retirement and the third Capitol Hill lawmaker from Georgia who won’t seek re-election […]