The Jan. 22 rape and sexual assault of Jasmine Eiland, streamed worldwide on a Facebook Live broadcast from midtown Atlanta’s Opera nightclub in late January, sparked a series of concerns for Atlanta residents and visitors in the lead-up to Super Bowl LIII. As many as 169 people were arrested for participating in sex trafficking crimes […]
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Estelle opens up about new album and Kanye
Estelle, the British singer, and songwriter have been no stranger to the music industry releasing music beginning in 2003. However, she rose to prominence in America in 2008 with her hit single “American Boy” featuring Kanye West from her album Shine. In the 2009 GRAMMY Awards, Estelle won an award for Best Rap/Sung Performance. The […]
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A freshman becomes an advocate for inclusion at her college campus
Makayla Graham is a 19-year-old Atlanta, GA native and freshman at Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) in Americus. She recently established the university’s first-ever Black Student Union (BSU). According to College Factual, GSW has a total enrollment of approximately 3,000, with roughly 27% Black students, and 13% Black faculty. Graham, a political science major who […]
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Big Brothers, Big Sisters CEO seeks lasting impact in ATL
Kwame Johnson is currently the CEO of Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Atlanta and has served in that capacity since March 2018. While taking over for the departed Janice McKen. “I’ve been in nonprofit my whole career and I decided to leave Hampton University to be a social entrepreneur,” Johnson said. “My parents thought I […]
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Georgia’s 2019 legislative session: What didn’t pass
With new Republican Gov. Brian Kemp at the helm of the state, Georgia’s 2019 legislative session brought plenty of action. Several of Kemp’s main priorities, including teacher pay raises, a restrictive abortion ban and a Medicaid waiver authorization, translated into legislative action and were passed by the General Assembly. But several other proposals introduced by […]
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Georgia State hires Tennessee assistant Rob Lanier as coach
Georgia State has hired Tennessee assistant Rob Lanier to replace Ron Hunter as coach. Lanier was associate head coach for the Vols the last four seasons following four years with the same title on coach Rick Barnes’ staff at Texas. Tennessee advanced to the Sweet 16 of this year’s NCAA Tournament. Lanier is a cousin […]
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Georgia latest state to legalize needle exchange to stop HIV
James Lane has a backpack full of syringes slung across his shoulder as he goes to exchange used needles for sterile ones at a small booth set up by an Atlanta needle exchange clinic. The clinic, which operates in an area known as a hot spot for drug use in Atlanta, collects and distributes syringes. […]
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Atlanta-based fashion expert dishes spring fashion trends
With spring around the corner, shopping-crazed Atlantans will be treading through numerous stores in hopes of revamping their upcoming spring wardrobes. However, finding great affordable places to shop can be discouraging, to say the least. With experience working with celebrities during New York Fashion Week, to providing looks for business executives, creative director and fashion […]
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Georgia Gov. Kemp signs new touchscreen voting machines bill
Georgia’s Republican Gov. Brian Kemp has quietly signed a wide-ranging elections bill authorizing the statewide purchase of new touchscreen voting machines that print a paper ballot. He signed it Tuesday, behind closed doors and without prior announcement, on the final hectic day of Georgia’s 2019 legislative session. The estimated $150 million purchase will be a […]
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‘Surviving R. Kelly’ producers visit Spelman
“Surviving R. Kelly” producer Dream Hampton and filmmaker Deborah Riley Draper held an open discussion at Spelman College’s Cosby Academic Center, on March 28, to give insight on the hit Lifetime docu-series. During the visit, Hampton discussed the lives of R. Kelly’s victims and their families post-production, two months after the series aired. “The reason […]
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Lightfoot’s win stirs hope for change in a divided Chicago
Lori Lightfoot’s victory in the Chicago mayor’s race signaled hope among voters that the nation’s third-largest city may someday move beyond long-entrenched divides, racial and otherwise, that have left large parts of the metropolis feeling ignored by people in power. Lightfoot became the city’s first black female and first openly gay mayor when she defeated […]
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Hawks continue to grow as season comes to close
Rookie sensation Trae Young had 33 points and 12 assists, John Collins had 25 points and the Atlanta Hawks defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 130-122 Wednesday night. Atlanta defeated Philly for the third time this season. With three games remaining in the regular season, the Hawks are jelling and coming together as Young emerges as the […]
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Williams: ‘Student loan debt is a crisis’
There has been a lot of talk about whether or not there is a crisis on the border. I will leave that debate to the politicians. However, there is no debate about whether or not America has a crisis hitting all 50 states and over 40 million people. This crisis is impacting millions of students […]
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People living with incurable cancers urge more research
Tom Smith hesitated to buy light bulbs guaranteed for up to 10 years, thinking they’d outlast him. Terry Langbaum debated filling a prescription for a $13,000-a-month drug that keeps cancer from worsening for three months on average and carries six pages of warnings. “There are so many of us living with cancers that can’t be […]
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Georgia’s 40-day legislative session comes to an end
As the legislative session ends at the State Capitol, there were some winners and losers over a contentious forty days under the Gold Dome. First, as time ran out on the legislative session, lawmakers reached a deal late Tuesday to allow users of medical marijuana to purchase the drug. Governor Brian P. Kemp was the […]