Southfield, MI (WXYZ) — February is Black History Month and one restaurant in Southfield, Michigan is celebrating by serving lunch with a lesson. Beans & Cornbread is taking you back in time with their food. During segregation, African-Americans on the go had to travel with lunch in a shoe box. “Black people were refused service […]
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Omarosa returns to Reality TV, but can she regain her standing in the black community?
As Omarosa Manigault Newman abruptly departed the Trump White House in early December, she told ABC News that she would have a profound story to tell about her tenure as it pertains to the Trump Administration’s treatment of Black people. “I have seen things that have made me uncomfortable, that have upset me, that have […]
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Super Bowl 52 is in the books; Atlanta will host Super Bowl 53
“We are a city built to put on events like this”, says Atlanta Sports Council’s Dan Corso. The morning after the Philadelphia Eagles won Super Bowl 52 in Minneapolis the city of Atlanta was put on the clock. The Atlanta Super Bowl committee received a game ball with the 53 logo on it from NFL […]
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The 73 words Larry Nassar spoke before he was sentenced to a lifetime in prison
Before he was sentenced to 40 to 125 years in prison on Monday, Larry Nassar apologized to the court. “The visions of your testimonies will forever be present in my thoughts,” the 54-year-old disgraced former doctor said about the victim impact statements. The statements ended a remarkable three weeks of court hearings that dramatically personalized […]
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African Water Crisis: Cape Town’s ‘Day Zero’ pushed back amid decline in agricultural water use
Cape Town officials pushed back their projections for “Day Zero” — the day the South African city’s taps are expected to run dry — from April 16 to May 11, citing a decline in agricultural water use. Executive Deputy Mayor Ian Neilson said in a statement on Monday that the agricultural sector, which uses the same supply system the […]
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Atlanta area college students test job skills during free career readiness workshop Â
Industry experts train and recruit college students during United Negro College Fund (UNCF) Empower Me Tour The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) is providing FREE career readiness skills to Atlanta area college students during its National Alumni Summit and Leadership Conference Friday, Feb. 9. The UNCF Empower Me Tour is a free, traveling workshop that provides college students […]
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Atlanta coalition of community based organizations hope to end money bail
On February 5, at 12:00 p.m., a coalition of community based organizations, faith and legal advocates will call for the community to join a rally, press conference and Atlanta City Council meeting to demand the end to money bail. The rally and press conference was held at Atlanta City Hall. Immediately following the rally and […]
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Ram Trucks used an MLK sermon in a Super Bowl ad. Then this happened
Ram Trucks used a sermon by Martin Luther King Jr. in a Super Bowl commercial. It didn’t sit well with many viewers. The commercial featured King’s speech from 50 years ago at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta against several scenes. There were kids playing football, fishermen, members of the military, a teacher and students in a […]
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Black Lives Matter protesters arrested blocking transit to Super Bowl
Police removed at least 17 demonstrators standing on tracks or locking themselves to a station platform to protest police brutality Minneapolis police on Sunday apprehended Black Lives Matter protesters and supporters who blocked or chained themselves along a light rail transit line near U.S. Bank Stadium, temporarily halting trains carrying fans to the Super Bowl. Close to […]
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Morehouse holds sports panel discussion for Black History Month
The Atlanta Hawks, Sekou Smith of NBA TV, Morehouse College’s Journalism and Sports Director Ron Thomas, and Claude Johnson of the Black Fives Foundation conducted a panel discussion on Black sports history. In the wake of Black History Month, the panel touched on current issues Black athletes are facing, the history of the Black Fives […]
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2018 Bounce Trumpet Awards: Red Carpet Interviews
Atlanta Voice media correspondents, Krystal Ketcham and Kyerra Weldon, hit the red carpet at the 2018 Bounce Trumpet Awards hosted at the Cobb Galleria Centre. This year’s carpet was the epitome of star studded with appearances from hosts Larenz Tate and Erica Ash. The Atlanta Voice caught up with author Judge Penny Brown, TV personality […]
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Plan and save for annual expenses like birthdays, anniversaries and the like
As I research other financial articles, my thoughts take on a story of their own. Â I recently read a commentary about a family living on $22,000 a year. The first line was such a heavy statement that it brought back a memory of my childhood. When we were growing up, our neighbor downstairs was a […]
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Local church unites Atlanta on prayer bus to “Pray our city up!”
The Enlightened Christian Center embarked on a prayer tour recently to “Pray Our City Up!” Tour stops included Atlanta City Hall, the newly constructed Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and SunTrust Park. The event was led by Drs. Bryant and LySandra Bell who were joined by members of their congregation on a “Prayer Bus”. That’s right, a Prayer […]
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Not Just Another Fitness Center/Gym in Metro Atlanta
To many people, a new year usually brings with it the promise of new goals. As one of the fattest countries in the world, many new goals typically lean toward achieving a slimmer waistline just in time of summer. Millions of Americans start the New Year off packing out fitness gyms or sweating the pounds […]
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and Anthem Inc. break ground on new technology center in Midtown’s Tech Square
Last Thursday, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms joined Lt. Governor Casey Cagle and Anthem Inc.’s senior vice president of innovation Tom Miller at a groundbreaking ceremony for the company’s new technology center in Midtown’s Tech Square. When opened in 2020, the 352,000 square-foot state-of-the-art structure will house approximately 3,000 multi-disciplinary IT professionals dedicated to simplifying the […]