Just one week after surviving a massacre that killed 17 people, grieving students confronted Florida lawmakers Wednesday to demand a ban on assault weapons. As they took up their fight in Tallahassee, students from Palm Beach to Washington walked out in solidarity — disgusted by yet another school massacre with no change in gun laws. […]
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Oprah, Steven Spielberg also donating to March For Our Lives, following George Clooney’s pledge
Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw are taking a cue from George and Amal Clooney and making their own sizable donations to March For Our Lives, an event formed in the aftermath of last week’s deadly shooting at a Florida high school. “George and Amal, I couldn’t agree with you more,” Winfrey said, referencing […]
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‘Black Panther’ director Ryan Coogler pens letter of gratitude to fans
“To see people of all backgrounds wearing clothing that celebrates their heritage… moved me and my wife to tears.” Director Ryan Coogler (left) with the stars of “Black Panther.” Photo courtesy of IMBD. “Black Panther” director Ryan Coogler is feeling grateful for the fans who came out in force to see his blockbuster film. “Never in a million […]
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Call school shootings what they really are: acts of domestic terrorism
Seventeen people were gunned down last Wednesday, Feb. 14 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida by a former student, Nikolas Cruz. Another fourteen were wounded during the rampage. Cruz, 19, used an AR-15—a semi-automatic rifle that Cruz legally obtained—during his killing spree. It was yet another mass shooting in America that could’ve […]
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Spelman alumna Shaun Robinson returns to alma mater to host captivating program to combat sex trafficking epidemic
Emmy Award-winning television journalist Shaun Robinson has put human traffickers at the top of her Most Wanted List. More than that, however, Robinson is fighting to rescue the girls and young women these depraved traffickers are buying and selling like so many bags of potato chips. Robinson brought her S.H.A.U.N. Foundation for Girls program, “The […]
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Sen. Donzella James welcomes Pastor Bernice King as chaplain of the day at Georgia State Senate
Sen. Donzella James (D – Atlanta) welcomed Pastor Bernice King, the chief executive officer of the King Center in Atlanta, to serve as Chaplain of the Day on Wednesday, Feb. 15, in the Georgia State Senate. “Having Dr. King with us this morning was so fitting to start off our Valentine’s Day,” James said. “I […]
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Atlanta-based martial arts instructor Renard Beaty recognized as a Wells Fargo ‘Community Builder’
Even in his first career as a corporate trainer, Renard Beaty always wanted to work with young people. The leadership skills and life hacks he taught to his executive peers would be transferable and have a greater impact on young people, if only he could expose them earlier, he thought. Beaty’s philosophy is simple: “Our […]
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Atlanta airport teases ‘Black Panther’ fans with flights to Wakanda
As “Black Panther” mania sweeps the nation this week, Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport has joined in the fun, tweeting a picture of a mystery flight to Wakanda that’s put Wakandan Twitter in a frenzy. On Monday, the airport’s Twitter account shared a picture of a departure gate for flight ATL 1234 to Wakanda, the Black Panther’s homeland, with the […]
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Former President Obama cheers on ‘fearless students’ of Parkland
Former President Barack Obama voiced his support Thursday for the “fearless students” of Parkland, Florida, telling them, “we’ve got your backs.” Obama said on Twitter that it was “inspiring” to watch the young adults “standing up for their right to be safe; marching and organizing to remake the world as it should be.” The former […]
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Retracing the King’s footsteps: Terrence Lester takes on racial division, systemic poverty with commemorative march
Terrence Lester has waged a war against poverty. Now, for a second time, he’s putting foot to the pavement to make a statement. An old Chinese proverb advises, “The journey of 1000 miles begins with one step.” Terence Lester, founder and executive director of Love Beyond Walls, knows that mantra well and will certainly keep […]
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Time is the truly the essence of life itself
As I get older I have become even more fascinated with the concept of time. Biblically, I’ve always found time as it is talked about in the bible to be an awesome concept if we can just grasp it and apply time and its value to our own lives. I mean, really, what is time […]
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Know your worth: The difference between being ‘needed’ vs. ‘wanted’
At one point in my life, I shut down because I realized that I had become the one that everyone relied on and called but when I needed someone, no one was there but God. In my journey to maturing in love, I found myself always being needed instead of wanted by the people […]
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Early childhood money experiences can affect our adult financial lives
I have seen and heard many comments on recalling your childhood money memories or understanding your emotional money triggers. It is true that what we are taught and experience in childhood, sticks with us as we grow into adulthood. Children really do learn what they live. If you grew up in a home where money […]
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Ryan Coogler’s ‘Black Panther’ joins ‘Wonder Woman’ in blazing super trail
“The Black Panther” looks destined to become an enormous hit, which, given Hollywood’s fondness for sequels and spinoffs, means there will surely be a litter of kittens. Yet as with the superhero world’s other new royalty, “Wonder Woman,” the euphoria greeting the movie’s arrival would benefit from some perspective before rushing to create copycats. “Black […]
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Cops end Educators agree: Arming teachers is a terrible idea
In September 2014 at Idaho State University, a teacher accidentally shot himself in the foot when his concealed handgun discharged. Students in the chemistry class watched. Later that month at a Utah elementary school, a teacher carrying a concealed weapon accidentally shot herself in the leg as she used the restroom. In 2016, a group of elementary […]