Anybody remember the children’s book series, “Where’s Waldo?” It’s okay if you’ve never heard of it or don’t remember, because I’m going to give you a little bit of background information about the book. Is that alright with you? Cool! ”Where’s Waldo?” was actually one of my favorite book series, and I got even more […]
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Morehouse all alone at the top of SIAC East standings after 97-96 triple OT win at Clark Atlanta
It didn’t take one or two overtime periods, but three for the visiting Morehouse College Maroon Tigers to win Thursday night’s game at Clark Atlanta University 97-96. The victory leaves Morehouse all alone at the top of the SIAC East standings at 14-1. The Panthers are now 14-2 and will have to wait until Feb. […]
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Bronner Brothers: A 71-year legacy in ethnic hair care
Show Director James Bronner talks about this weekend’s Bronner Brothers Midwinter hair show At the Bronner Brothers factory and warehouse in Southwest Atlanta, there’s a lot of excitement in the air. It’s only a few days before the company’s 71st annual Midwinter International Beauty Show, and there’s still much to be done. In one office, […]
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Mayor Keisha Bottoms signs cash bond ordinance into law
The City of Atlanta announced Wednesday that Mayor Keisha Bottoms has signed ordinance 18-O-1045 which eliminates cash bonds to secure release from the City of Atlanta Detention Center following an arrest for violation of city ordinances. Criminal justice reform, including cash bail reform, has long been a key priority for Bottoms and was a […]
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#PROUDBLACK showing at Zucot Gallery to feature social, political works of local artists
On an unusually warm Saturday morning in an old church-turned-artists-haven, visual artists Charly Palmer and Jamaal Barber are wrapping several of their pieces in plastic wrap while talking about their creative process and what inspires their work. Both artists — Palmer, a painter, and Barber, a print maker — have multiple “Black History Month” shows […]
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Stacey Abrams for Governor raises $1.7M, $2.27M throughout campaign
Democratic candidate for Governor and former House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams reported raising $1.7 million for the second disclosure period, bringing the overall campaign fundraising total to $2.27 million. The campaign has received 20,895 contributions from 14,880 contributors. Fifty-seven percent of contributors gave $25 or less, and 87 percent of contributors gave $100 or less. […]
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The sneaky way Congress plans to raise the debt ceiling
The budget deal that President Trump signed into law Friday morning Feb. 9 has plenty of critics. But it would do one unarguably good thing: avert a debt ceiling crisis for the next year. And yet the bipartisan deal accomplishes that in a back-door way — by suspending the legal cap on U.S. borrowing for a year. […]
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Five ways Amazon has already changed Whole Foods
There’s a whole lot of Amazon in Whole Foods. Last June, Amazon surprised shoppers with its $13.7 billion acquisition of the grocery chain. It proved Amazon was serious about operating old fashioned brick-and-mortar stores at a large scale. It also signaled Amazon was taking direct aim at the stale grocery industry. Since the deal was completed in […]
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Speed Skater Shani Davis: Team USA chose Olympics flag bearer ‘dishonorably’
He lost out to luge veteran Erin Hamlin in a coin toss. American speed skater Shani Davis was not pleased about how Team USA selected its flag-bearer for the opening ceremony of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. The two-time Olympic champion expressed his frustration on Twitter after he missed out on the honor to women’s luge veteran Erin […]
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Omarosa turns on Trump: “Wouldn’t vote for him again ‘In A Million Years’”
Omarosa Manigault Newman appears to be done with President Donald Trump. Newman, the reality TV star from Trump’s days on “The Apprentice” who joined him in the White House only to be fired less than a year later, said that she would never vote for him again. She also issued a dire warning about the future of the nation, telling fellow […]
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In Photos: Women’s March 2018
Women and men across Atlanta took part in the nationally coordinated Women’s March 2018 on Saturday, Jan. 20. Georgia Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams and actress Alyssa Milano were among a dais of speakers who galvanized the protesters with powerful and inspirational speeches. Saturday afternoon, about 5,000 women and protesters gathered at 825 Warner Street, about […]
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In Photos: House of Chapple Fashion Show
We attended the House of Chapple Fashion Show. Hosted by Rico Chapple.
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Tagovailoa delivers Alabama’s 17th national championship
On a rainy night in Atlanta, Georgia, with former Bulldog star and 1980 national championship running back Herschel Walker in the building as an honorary captain, the University of Georgia Bulldogs are still looking for another national championship some 38 years later. The Alabama Crimson Tide, they now have 13, the most recent quite possibly […]
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Celebrate Black History Month: Barack Obama announces presidential run
On February 10th, 2007 a young little known senator from Illinois announced to his Springfield constituents, and the world, that he would seek the office of President of the United States of America. This was the first time that most Americans would hear the name Barack Hussein Obama. Then Senator Obama recounted how he arrived […]
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The Big Show: Morehouse Men’s Basketball
The Atlanta Voice caught up with Tyrius Walker, Duby Maduegbunam, Omar Alston and Jordan Wallace of the Morehouse Maroon Tigers and they told us about their amazing season so far. They also spoke about life both on and of the court. Morehouse faces Clark Atlanta on Thursday, Feb. 8. https://youtu.be/PLIWt5U7gQY Dawn Greene interviews Morehouse