Darren Grainger threw for two scores and the defense came up up with a scoop and score and Georgia State overwhelmed Troy 37-10 on Saturday. Grainger threw a 13-yard touchdown to Aubry Payne with 7:52 left in the first quarter for a 7-0 lead. Early in the second he tossed a 26-yard score to Sam […]
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Fashion designer Virgil Abloh dies of cancer at 41
Virgil Abloh, a leading designer whose groundbreaking fusions of streetwear and high couture made him one of the most celebrated tastemakers in fashion and beyond, has died of cancer. He was 41. Abloh’s death was announced Sunday by the luxury group LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy) and Abloh’s own Off-White label, which he founded in […]
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Grammy nominations 2022: See the list of nominees
Nominations for the 2022 Grammy Awards were revealed Tuesday. Jon Batiste, the soulful musician who also serves as the bandleader on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” led among all nominees with 11. He celebrated nominations by pointing out on Twitter that is birthday is 11/11. Chart toppers Justin Bieber, H.E.R., Doja Cat, Billie Eilish […]
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Marjorie Taylor Greene lays out demands for GOP House speaker vote if Republicans retake majority in 2022
Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, one of Donald Trump’s staunchest allies in Congress, on Thursday laid out demands for a GOP leader to earn her vote for House Speaker if Republicans are able to retake the majority after the 2022 elections and cast doubt on House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy being elected to the position. […]
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Rep. Lauren Boebert suggested Rep. Ilhan Omar was terrorist in anti-Muslim remarks at event
Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado apologized to “anyone in the Muslim community I offended” on Twitter Friday after video surfaced of her making anti-Muslim comments last weekend about Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. In the video, posted last Saturday on Facebook from an event that day, Boebert implied Omar had been mistaken for […]
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Ahmaud Arbery’s mom: Thankful for justice and son’s legacy
Ahmaud Arbery’s mother woke up Thursday with a new, very important blessing on Thanksgiving Day. But there will still be an empty chair at the family’s celebrations. It is a reminder that while she feels justice was served when the three white men who helped shoot her son were convicted Wednesday for cornering and killing […]
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New N’COBRA Study Finds Genetic Damage from Historical Racism Linked to Poor Health and Transgenerational Trauma in Black Americans
When the wounds are caused by generations of racism, it takes a group like the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America (N’COBRA) to do the necessary deep cleaning. Since 1987, N’COBRA has been the leading mass coalition dedicated to obtaining Reparations for African descendants in America. Most recently, their work has been recognized […]
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The CareGivers: Three Generations Under one Roof
The Caregivers is a unique series focused on the challenges and triumphs of caregiving. These stories have been created through a strategic partnership between AARP and Word In Black. Stone Mountain resident Stacey Jones is a grandmother to seven; their ages range from one to 12-years-old. Jones’ youngest daughter and her three children currently […]
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The City of South Fulton Turkey Giveaway
The City of South Fulton came together to raise $20,000 in efforts to give back to the community on Monday, November 22, 2021. With the help of the Mayor of South Fulton, Bill Edwards, the National Pan-Hellenic Council and The South Fulton Fire Department, hundreds of families have food for the Holidays. Bags of […]
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Reaction pours in after guilty verdict in the death of Ahmaud Arbery
Reaction poured in around Atlanta and throughout Georgia after Travis McMichael, Greg McMichael, and William Roddie Bryan were found guilty on the majority of the charges in the death of Ahmaud Arbery. Luminaries throughout the Peach State weighed in, beginning with Georgia Governor, Brian P. Kemp: “Ahmaud Arbery was the victim of a vigilantism that […]
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All 3 men charged in Arbery’s death convicted of murder
Three men were convicted of murder Wednesday in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, the Black man who was running empty-handed through a Georgia subdivision when the white strangers chased him, trapped him on a quiet street and blasted him with a shotgun. The February 2020 slaying drew limited attention at first. But when video of […]
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Nouveau Bar & Grill provides over 600 turkey dinners in Jonesboro before Thanksgiving
Nouveau Bar & Grill held a Thanksgiving Meal Giveaway event on Monday, November 22, to provide meals to members of the Jonesboro, GA community ahead of the holiday. The restaurant teamed up with Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Marlo Hampton and STARZ’s actress Naturi Naughton to distribute over 600 turkey dinners to families in need. Each […]
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Georgia regents: No college name changes over racial history
Georgia’s public university system won’t rename any of the 75 buildings or colleges an internal committee had recommended for changes mostly because of their association with slavery, segregation or mistreatment of American Indians, officials voted Monday. The system’s regents voted not to make any name changes, more than a year after they established a committee […]
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McBath jumps districts as GOP-friendly Georgia map passes
The Republican majority in Georgia’s congressional delegation is likely to grow after state lawmakers on Monday gave final passage to a redistricting plan that will give the GOP a strong advantage in nine of the state’s 14 districts. But U.S. Rep Lucy McBath, a Democrat targeted by the map, announced Monday that she’s jumping to […]
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What AOC gets exactly right about Democrats’ political problems
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is not happy with her party. She made that abundantly clear in an interview with The New York Times over the weekend, suggesting that the passage of the infrastructure bill and the House approval of President Joe Biden’s “Build Back Better” measure are simply not enough to deliver on the […]