The NAACP plans to highlight 110 years of civil rights history, and the current fight for voting rights, criminal justice reform, economic opportunity and education quality during its 110th national convention now happening in Detroit. The five-day event which began on Saturday, July 20, will also include a session on the 2020 Census, a presidential […]
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[VIDEO] Pinky Cole’s Slutty Vegan strikes gold through reimagining vegan junk food
The Atlanta Voice Newspaper interview with Pinky Cole owner of Slutty Vegan ATL Trarell Torrence Videographer
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[VIDEO] Local Gates Millennial Scholar Myles Dunn
Editor – Emani Rashad Videographer – Trarell Torrence Producer – Miana Massey Producer – Tyla Barnes
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Atlanta United destroys 10-man Houston Dynamo, 5-0
Josef Martinez scored twice, Darlington Nagbe, Brandon Vazquez and Julian Gressel added goals of their own as Atlanta United Football Club laid waste to Houston Dynamo 5-0 in front of 42,557 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium Wednesday night. In the sixth minute, Houston’s Albert Elis made contact with the match referee, Chris Penso, resulting in a straight […]
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Falcons, Deion Jones agree to four-year extension
Wednesday afternoon, the Atlanta Falcons and Deion Jones agreed to terms on a new four year, $57 million extension with $34 million guaranteed. This season would be Jones’s final year of his rookie contract. Both sides agreed the linebacker from LSU outperformed his deal and both sides wanted to remain in Atlanta for the foreseeable […]
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Myles Dunn, the 2019 valedictorian of Carver Early College, reflects on family, perseverance and getting a full-ride into Emory’s freshman class
Myles Dunn, a recent graduate of Carver Early College, will be attending Emory University on a full-ride scholarship—via the QuestBridge National College Match program—this fall. Dunn, who was also one of three Gates Millennial Scholars from Atlanta Pubic Schools and the valedictorian of his high school graduating class, said he plans to major in business […]
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[VIDEO] George Fraser Part 1 Exclusive interview with The Atlanta Voice
George Fraser Part 1 Exclusive interview with The Atlanta Voice Race Man, George Fraser Builds Black Community Brick by Financial Brick!
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Young stars of ‘The Lion King’ Shahadi Joseph, JD McCrary make case for seeing new live-action remake
Considered one of Disney’s classic animated film, “The Lion King” is returning to the big screen with a live-action overhaul, 25 years after its 1994 release. Hitting theaters on July 19, the tale that features Simba, Mufasa and the rest of the “pride” has been remade as a live-action film for the next generation to enjoy […]
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[VIDEO] George Fraser Part 2 Exclusive interview with The Atlanta Voice
Race Man, George Fraser Building the black community! Videographer Trarell Torrence
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[VIDEO] George Fraser Exlusive interview with The Atlanta Voice
George Fraser talks about the Four Pillars of Intergenerational Wealth
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Senator Kamala Harris, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduce Fair Chance at Housing Act
On Wednesday, July 10, California Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced the introduction of their Fair Chance at Housing Act to remove barriers to obtaining federal housing assistance for individuals with criminal records and their families. The proposal is a comprehensive reform of the eviction and screening policies so individuals […]
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Kirby Smart, Georgia must close the gap on Alabama
During an eleven month span in Atlanta, the Georgia Bulldogs stood toe-to-toe twice with the Alabama Crimson Tide at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. In both match-ups, the Tide came away victorious in thrilling fashion with back-up quarterbacks. With those two games serving as bookends for 2018, UGA Head Coach Kirby Smart took to the podium at SEC […]
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House vote condemning Donald Trump’s tweets draws some GOP support
In a remarkable political repudiation, the Democratic-led U.S. House voted to condemn President Donald Trump’s “racist comments” against four congresswomen of color, despite protestations by Trump’s Republican congressional allies and his own insistence he hasn’t “a racist bone in my body.” Two days after Trump tweeted that four Democratic freshmen should “go back” to their […]
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Georgia Senator David Perdue stands by Donald Trump’s tweets
Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) said Monday that it’s “outrageous” to call President Trump‘s tweets telling four Democratic congresswomen of color to “go back” to their countries racist. “That’s outrageous. Of course, they’re not racist,” Perdue, a close ally of Trump’s who is up for reelection in 2020, said when a reporter noted that some used that […]
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Atlanta radio host Jae Nash celebrates book launch with panel, wine tasting
This past weekend, V103.3 radio personality Jae Nash hosted her Girl Power Uncensored Book Launch and Wine Tasting, on Saturday, June 13, at Local Vines in Atlanta. A celebration of the release of Nash’s new book, “Girl Power Uncensored,” guests were privy to a panel, moderated by Christal Jordan, founder of Enchanted Branding & Public […]