State transportation officials are planning a series of public meetings as they prepare for new toll lanes on the perimeter that encircles Atlanta. The Georgia Department of Transportation plans seven public meetings to provide information on the proposed lanes on the “top end” of Interstate 285. They’re planned from the stretch from Paces Ferry Road […]
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Sweet Auburn Works’ “Window Speak” project displayed in historic buildings on Auburn Avenue
Celebrating life on Auburn Avenue, Atlanta’s historic Black business community, Sweet Auburn Works (SAW) presented its first in a series of events and exhibitions about life on the Avenue. Through a visual narrative, the Atlanta Life Insurance Company Windows Speak Project depicts the history of the company in 15 windows of the original Atlanta Life […]
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Three black women win Miss USA, Miss Teen USA and Miss America
When Cheslie Kryst won the Miss USA crown, it marked more than a personal triumph: It meant that for the first time, three black women are the reigning Miss USA, Miss Teen USA and Miss America. The North Carolina lawyer completed the historic triple Thursday with pageant winners 2019 Miss America Nia Franklin and recently […]
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John Singleton found a perfect marriage of movie and moment
Rarely have a filmmaker and a moment been so perfectly matched as John Singleton and the summer of 1991. When “Boyz N the Hood” was released that July, Singleton took what had become a cultural obsession — South-Central Los Angeles and the young black men growing up in it — and imbued them with […]
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Atlanta Falcons addressed every need in 2019 NFL Draft
“Atlanta was definitely a place I wanted to go.” Those words were said by Atlanta Falcons first-round pick Chris Lindstrom. Lindstrom hails from Boston College and the Falcons selected him with the 14th pick. Earlier in the draft process, Atlanta invited Lindstrom to Flowery Branch for a private workout and it was clear to Lindstrom, […]
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Join the fiesta with Atlanta Cinco de Mayo specials and festivals
With Cinco de Mayo falling on a Sunday this year, there are a number of restaurants, lounges, and festivals around the city to enjoy the festivities. Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican army’s unlikely victory over the French forces of Napoleon III on May 5, 1862, at the Battle of Puebla. In honor of this […]
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Critics of Georgia school safety bill urge governor’s veto
Lawmakers and activists said a Georgia bill aimed at keeping schools safe in response to mass shootings across the country could result in more minority students going to prison, and they urged Republican Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday to veto it. The critics, who delivered a petition to the governor’s office, said the bill’s vague […]
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Atlanta author launches ‘Chase The Dream’ book campaign
Tiara LaRae Johnson, founder of her self-titled agency, founder of TLJ Headlines, a public relations media firm held the launch of her book “Chase The Dream” Sunday, April 28th on Nelson Street in Atlanta, GA. With an audience of 60 people, Johnson signed the $20 books that attendees purchased while enjoying desserts, great drinks, and music. […]
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Challenge to Georgia election system faces first court test
A sweeping lawsuit challenging the way Georgia elections are run is being put to an initial test as a federal judge considers a request by state election officials to toss it out. The lawsuit was filed weeks after Republican Brian Kemp narrowly beat Democrat Stacey Abrams in a governor’s race that focused national scrutiny on […]
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Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams won’t run for Senate in 2020
Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams says she will not run for a U.S. Senate seat in 2020, dimming her party’s hopes of a Senate majority and renewing speculation about her political future after last year’s unsuccessful run for governor catapulted her to national acclaim. Abrams, 45, came within 60,000 votes of being the first black woman […]
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Peabo Bryson hospitalized after mild heart attack
A rep for Peabo Bryson says the R&B singer, known for hits such as “Beauty & the Beast” and “A Whole New World,” is hospitalized after suffering a “mild heart attack.” A statement released Monday says the double Grammy-winner was stricken Saturday morning and is now in stable condition. The rep says both doctors and […]
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Stolen Sunshine: In memory of Nigel Shelby
Nigel Shelby was a 15-year-old gay Black boy from Huntsville, AL who did not hide who he was to fit in. Like so many other gay Black boys, he was bullied regularly. He struggled with depression, rendering him even more sensitive to the ritual of torment he endured. Two-years-ago, Nigel told his mother what she […]
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Cosby seeks bail and recusal of judge for failing to file mandated appeal document
Bill Cosby has filed a bail application and wants the judge in his criminal trial to be removed for hindering his appeal. Cosby and his team of attorneys said Montgomery County Judge Steven T. O’Neill “Continues to show his disgust and prejudice” toward Cosby by purposely denying Cosby the right to file his appeal. Cosby […]
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Jesus was, is a bad man
For someone who grew up when, and how I did, the question of Jesus continues to mystify many of my so-called friends when it comes to my recognized newest superhero. If you allow yourself to view Christianity as some kind of sanitized version of European colonialism, then it is no wonder that many regard this […]
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Crowell: ‘Black families have a dime for every dollar held by Whites’
If you’re like me, every time you hear a news reporter or anchor talk about how great the nation’s economy is, you wonder what world they are living in. Certainly, these journalists are not referring to the ongoing struggle to make ends meet that so much of Black America faces. For every daily report of […]