From the moment Stacey Abrams announced her intentions to run for governor of Georgia on Wednesday afternoon, the landscape shifted in U.S. politics. Many observers that were quietly hoping for a rematch between the former Minority Leader in Georgia’s House of Representatives versus current Governor, Brian P. Kemp, had their wishes granted. With Abrams’s announcement, […]
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Interdenominational Theological Center Installs 11th President and Prepares For The Next Generation of Leaders
Interdenominational Theological Center has named Matthew W. Williams as the 11th President of the Atlanta University Center’s only seminary college. Williams, a 2004 graduate of ITC, has been leading the center as Interim President since 2019. During the installation week, President Williams was joined by a host of religious, civic and business leaders including Rev. Dr. Neichelle […]
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Bank of America Names Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative and Ser Familia 2021 Neighborhood Builders
Programs that help address the region’s most pressing issues of economic mobility and basic needs issues will be able to scale, helping even more people through a multi-year grant from Bank of America. The Atlanta Wealth Building Initiative and Ser Familia have been named as the 2021 Bank of America Neighborhood Builders® awardees for their […]
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Atlanta Technical College Gains FAA Recertification to Begin Aviation Program
Atlanta Technical College will begin its Aviation Maintenance Airframe Certificate Program in Spring 2022, with applications being accepted immediately. The program will offer a technical certificate of credit (TCC) which can be completed in three (3) semesters. The program, which emphasizes a combination of aircraft airframe maintenance theory and practical application, leads to careers that […]
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Andre Dickens silences doubters; wins runoff, will be 61st Mayor of Atlanta
After the numerous debates and endless culture wars on social media, the Atlanta voters had their turn to speak up. Tuesday night, the voters elected Andre Dickens to become the next mayor of Atlanta. “I’m beyond humbled that you have even chosen me. You’ve elected me to be the 61st mayor of this great city,” […]
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‘I never thought I would be here’: Labat loses Post 3 At-Large runoff election by less than 4,000 votes
Dressed in blue and accompanied by her husband, Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat, Jacki Labat strode into her election night watch party inside the lobby of 1150 West Peachtree with a smile on her face. At 11 p.m. with a large majority of the votes counted and the lead in her opponent Keisha Waites’ favor, […]
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Former state Rep. Keisha Waites wins Atlanta Council seat
Former state Rep. Keisha Sean Waites beat Jacki Labat in the Nov. 30 runoff to win the seat on the Atlanta City Council, a seat she has been vying for two decades. Waites garnered 36,263 votes, or roughly 53% of the vote, to Labat’s 32,758 votes, for about 47% of the vote, for the Post […]
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Stacey Abrams Announces Campaign for Governor
Abrams touts “One Georgia,” stating “opportunity and success in Georgia shouldn’t be determined by your zip code, background or access to power” ATLANTA — Today, former Georgia House Minority Leader, entrepreneur, author and voting rights advocate Stacey Abrams, announced her campaign for Governor. Abrams released a video titled One Georgia alongside the announcement. The video, […]
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38th annual Atlanta UNCF Mayor’s Masked Ball announces performance by Grammy Award-winner Anthony Hamilton
Grammy Award-winning, singer, songwriter and producer Anthony Hamilton was announced as the entertainment for the 38th annual UNCF (United Negro College Fund) Mayor’s Masked Ball, scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 18 at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. UNCF is gearing up for a festive evening of excitement and—most importantly—an evening that will be safely orchestrated for the […]
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Lincoln Riley eager to return USC Trojans to winning ways
Standing on the top rim of the venerable Coliseum on a 76-degree autumn Monday, Lincoln Riley took a glance behind him at the Los Angeles panorama stretching from the Pacific Ocean to the Hollywood sign to the gleaming downtown skyscrapers. “Wow. Is this real?” Riley asked. “Unbelievable.” Southern California appeared to be asking itself the […]
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NBC hopes the sun will come out as it mounts ‘Annie Live!’
There’s a famous saying in showbiz: “Never work with children or animals.” NBC is wisely ignoring that as it mounts a live version of the hit Broadway musical “Annie.” The tale of the spunky young orphan with her dog Sandy set during the Depression will be NBC’s first live musical since its triumphant “Jesus Christ […]
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First on CNN: Meadows cooperating with January 6 investigators
Donald Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows is cooperating with the House select committee investigating the January 6 riot and is providing records and agreeing to appear for an initial interview, CNN first reported Tuesday. The move represents a critical shift in the relationship between the top Trump ally and the panel, and staving […]
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GOP lawmaker defends her record from Marjorie Taylor Greene attack after criticizing Boebert
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene attacked fellow House Republican Nancy Mace on Tuesday, after Mace condemned inflammatory and anti-Muslim comments made by Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert. On Twitter, Greene told Mace to “back up off” Boebert, while accusing Mace of not being conservative and attacking her as “the trash in the GOP Conference” and that […]
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Prosecution links Ghislaine Maxwell to Jeffrey Epstein, while defense says she is being blamed for his actions
Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein created a “pyramid scheme of abuse” by offering cash to poor underage girls, luring them into a web of sexual abuse, prosecutors said Monday in opening statements of Maxwell’s criminal trial. Prosecutor Lara Pomerantz told jurors that in the 1990s, Maxwell would procure girls for Epstein via the “ruse” of […]
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Sheriff Victor Hill asks judge to dismiss charges against him
The use of a restraint chair by an Atlanta-area sheriff does not amount to excessive force under any clearly established law and federal charges against him should be dismissed, his lawyer argued Monday. A federal prosecutor countered that Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill very clearly used excessive force against people in his agency’s custody when […]