Richard Rose, president of the Atlanta Branch of the NAACP, has issued an apology to the national office, for violating its statutes regarding endorsing or in Rose’s case, issuing a “rare repudiation” of candidates. Monday, NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson called Rose’s actions “unacceptable.” The letter by the national office quoted their bylaws which […]
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JPMorgan Chase Expands Commitment to Atlanta with $3.2 million for Entrepreneurs of Color
JPMorgan Chase today announced that it is committing $3.2 million to support minority owned small businesses in Atlanta through The Entrepreneurs of Color Fund (EOCF) program and an investment in technical assistance for small business owners. With this commitment, diverse small business owners and entrepreneurs will have access to capital and the right expertise and support to grow. The expansion is part of JPMorgan Chase’s $30 billion racial equity commitment that includes $350 million in philanthropy, […]
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Already Had COVID-19? Vaccines Boost Immunity, Not ‘Wipe Out’ Antibodies
SciCheck Digest Studies show the COVID-19 vaccines boost the antibody levels and improve the immune response of those who previously had COVID-19. The vaccines do not “wipe out” the antibodies developed by a person who had recovered from the disease, as social media posts have falsely claimed for months. Full Story Several studies show that […]
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Kasim Reed calls out Felicia Moore’s controversial endorsement; Moore later distances herself from supporter
Tuesday morning at John Wesley Dobbs Plaza on the corner of Fort Street and Auburn Avenue, longtime Atlanta resident and prominent Republican key-maker Lee Clevenger was the topic du jour. Clevenger has resided in Atlanta since 1979 and has been an unabashed critic of Black leadership in the city. However, he endorsed Felicia Moore on […]
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Stripping military bases of Confederate names stirs passions
Civil War history casts a long shadow in Virginia, the birthplace of Confederate generals, scene of their surrender and now a crossroad of controversy over renaming military bases that honor rebel leaders. In and around Blackstone, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) southwest of Richmond, that shadow can stir passions when talk turns to nearby Fort […]
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AP source: Manchin agreeable to wealth tax for Biden plan
Pivotal Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin appears to be on board with White House proposals for new taxes on billionaires and certain corporations to help pay for President Joe Biden’s scaled-back social services and climate change package. Biden huddled with the conservative West Virginia Democrat and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer at the president’s Delaware home […]
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Biden administration boosting at-home Covid testing efforts
The Biden administration is taking steps to boost access to over-the-counter Covid-19 testing, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday. That includes a $70 million investment from the National Institutes of Health via the Covid relief package passed earlier this year to bring more tests onto the market by identifying and encouraging new […]
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Fifth Third Bank unveils $20 million gift to Atlanta’s Grove Park Foundation
Atlanta’s historic Grove Park, well-known for its many neighborhood clubs, was once a prosperous community for Black families and businesses in the West Side. However, decades of discriminatory divestment eventually led to the neighborhood’s economic collapse, resulting in population decreases and school closures. Today, Grove Park has no supermarket and no pharmacy. On October 15th, […]
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Atlanta pharmacy to pay $4.6 million to settle False Claims Act allegations regarding compound medications
Curant, Inc., which owns pharmacies in Smyrna, Georgia and St. Petersburg, Florida, along with its owners and related entities, agreed to pay $4.6 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by, among other things, charging the government far higher prices than the “usual and customary” prices charged to other patients. “Pharmacies […]
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Facebook’s language gaps weaken screen of hate, terrorism
As the Gaza war raged and tensions surged across the Middle East last May, Instagram briefly banned the hashtag #AlAqsa, a reference to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City, a flash point in the conflict. Facebook, which owns Instagram, later apologized, explaining its algorithms had mistaken the third-holiest site in Islam for the militant […]
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Analysis: A week that could transform Joe Biden’s presidency
Joe Biden is tantalizingly close to fulfilling what supporters see as the historic promise of his presidency in the coming days, at a critical moment for his social policy transformation at home and his hopes of reclaiming US leadership overseas. After weeks of feuding between moderate and progressive Democrats and his agenda’s several brushes with […]
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Federal Regulators Announce $149 Million in Critical Broadband Funding for Georgia Providers
Today, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Subcommittee on Communications, Media and Broadband, applauded the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for announcing that Georgia providers will receive $149 million in funding to expand broadband access through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF). “Hardworking Georgia families […]
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CEO Mark Zuckerberg responds to the massive Facebook document dump
CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicked off Facebook’s quarterly earnings call by addressing the latest wave of coverage based on a trove of leaked internal documents on Monday. “Good faith criticism helps us get better, but my view is that we are seeing a coordinated effort to selectively use leaked documents to paint a false picture of […]
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Brave new world: Atlanta beats LA 4-2, heads to World Series
ATLANTA (AP) — Eddie Rosario capped a remarkable NL Championship Series with a three-run homer, sending the Atlanta Braves to the World Series for the first time since 1999 with a 4-2 victory over the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night. The Braves won the best-of-seven series four games to two, exorcising the […]
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Braves vs Astros: A World Series 6 decades in the making
Freddie Freeman swinging onto baseball’s biggest stage for the first time, Jose Altuve & Co. back for more. Luis Garcia, Framber Valdez and a fresh set of Houston arms facing Ozzie Albies, Austin Riley and these eager, young Atlanta bats. And the endless quest for Mr. Dusty Baker. Braves-Astros, a lot to savor in this […]