The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), a non-government organization (NGO) that acts as a catalyst for racial justice in the South and beyond, announced it is releasing a Request for Proposal (RFP) seeking partners for a planned 60,000 sq. ft. community-centric office complex in the metro Atlanta area. The RFP seeks proposals and partnerships for […]
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Top MBA graduates to mentor students at Morris Brown College
Morris Brown College boasts a new mentorship program that matches local MBA professionals from eight prestigious schools with its growing base of diverse students. The inaugural program will support a select number of full-time juniors and seniors along with a unique cohort of first year students from the College’s adult education program. “This wonderful opportunity […]
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Otis Williams is Honored in Birthday Celebration
The City College of New York’s City College Center for the Arts is hosting a virtual event in celebration of Otis Williams’ 80th birthday November 1 at 7:30 p.m. He is the sole surviving member of The Temptations. The event will be taking place in Aaron Davis Hall and will be simulcast online. Williams has […]
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Spiritually Speaking: ‘We are not built to hold grudges’
One of the key areas of “being Christian” that I know I have problems with is the idea of forgiveness. Maybe you do too. Jesus, time and again, reminds His disciples that although the laws of His Father are crystal clear, God is always receptive to a repentant heart. “Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads […]
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G20 make commitments on climate neutrality, coal financing
Leaders of the world’s biggest economies made a compromise commitment Sunday to reach carbon neutrality “by or around mid-century” as they wrapped up a two-day summit that was laying the groundwork for the U.N. climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland. According to the final communique, the Group of 20 leaders also agreed to end public financing […]
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Nigerian Nobel-winning author Wole Soyinka has hope in young
Wole Soyinka, Nigeria’s Nobel-winning author, sees his country’s many problems — misgoverning politicians, systemic corruption, violent extremists, and kidnapping bandits — yet he does not despair. At 87, he says Nigeria’s youth may have the energy and the know-how to get the troubled country back on track. It is up to the new generation “to […]
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Georgia State scores in final minute to top Georgia Southern
STATESBORO, Ga. (AP) — Jamyest Williams scored on a 23-yard run with 26 seconds remaining to lift Georgia State to a 21-14 victory over Georgia Southern on Saturday night. Williams’ decisive touchdown came barely one minute after Georgia Southern’s Logan Wright had tied the score on a 9-yard run with 1:39 left in the fourth. […]
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Biden winds up G-20 summit with dings at Russia, China
President Joe Biden wrapped up his time at the Group of 20 summit on Sunday trying to convince Americans and the wider world that he’s got things under control — and taking Russia, China and Saudi Arabia to task for not doing enough to deal with the existential threat of climate change. Biden’s overall take […]
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White House press secretary Jen Psaki says she has COVID-19
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Sunday she has contracted COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms. Psaki, 42, said she was last in contact with President Joe Biden on Tuesday, when she met him in the White House, where they were more than 6 feet apart and wearing masks. Biden, who is tested frequently, […]
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Jay-Z, Foo Fighters welcomed into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Jay-Z’s added another title to a resume that includes rapper, songwriter, Grammy winner, billionaire business mogul, and global icon — Hall of Famer. The self-proclaimed “greatest rapper alive” was inducted Saturday night as part of an eclectic 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class that included Foo Fighters, Carole King, Tina Turner, The Go-Gos […]
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Overtime Elite and Atlanta Offer Young Men a New Home Away from Home
Bryson Warren’s family members filled nearly two rows of seating inside the Overtime Elite arena Friday night. Warren, the first sophomore to win Arkansas’ Mr. Basketball award, was having a good game and even if you couldn’t see him doing so, you could hear it from the nearly two-dozen people in attendance wearing “Warren 30” […]
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2021 Nissan Rogue interesting Mix of Highs and Lows
DETROIT – The 2021 Nissan Rogue is a real piece of work. There were high points and low points. The interesting thing was the highs were up there and the lows were not that bad. Under the hood was a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine that made 181 horsepower and a matching 181 pound-feet of torque at […]
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Braves, Astros pens carrying heavy workloads in World Series
Thirty years after Jack Morris and John Smoltz shared the mound deep into the night at Game 7 of the World Series, such a showdown between aces seems unimaginable at this year’s Fall Classic. For starters, a lot has changed since Morris went 10 innings to come away with that 1-0 Series-clinching win. Getting 27 […]
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Marjorie Taylor Greene invested as much as $50,000 in the Trump SPAC before its stock plunged
Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene bought as much as $50,000 worth of shares in a shell company that is merging with former President Donald Trump’s new media venture, according to a financial disclosure form. Greene, a Republican and Trump supporter with a history of conspiracy theories, bought shares of Digital World Acquisition Corp. last Friday […]
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Atlanta news anchor Jovita Moore dies months after brain cancer diagnosis
Longtime TV news anchor Jovita Moore died Thursday night at 53 after a monthslong battle with cancer, WSB announced Friday morning. “Jovita died overnight, seven months after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer,” the station’s statement said. “Back in April doctors discovered two masses on Jovita’s brain. After surgery, they diagnosed her […]