From the #StarbucksWhileBlack series – Courtesy of the Philadelphia Tribune A former Starbucks employee who once worked with the manager who last week called the police on two African-Americans and had them arrested had problems with other Black employees as well, according to the Daily Mail. Ieshaa Cash, a former shift manager who worked at the store […]
Posted inVoices
President Obama’s grace on full display at Barbara Bush’s funeral
President Barack Obama interacted warmly with Melania Trump Saturday at former First Lady Barbara Bush’s funeral, despite President Trump’s racist birther attacks on him. The current president would never treat Michelle Obama with the same kindness if President Obama attacked him. President Trump declined to attend the funeral in Houston, which former President Bill Clinton andHillary Clinton also attended. Instead, Trump sent his wife to represent him. There’s […]
Posted inNews
Militarized cops at Georgia Neo-Nazi rally arrest Counter-protesters for wearing masks
They cited a state law from the 1950s that was initially intended to go after hooded KKK members. NEWNAN, Ga. — A heavily militarized police force of some 400 officers aggressively patrolled a small neo-Nazi rally in this city 40 miles southwest of Atlanta on Saturday and arrested about 10 counterprotesters, many for the crime […]
Posted inMore Headlines
Hero who stopped Waffle House shooter launches fund for victims’ families
“There’s four families that are grieving right now,” James Shaw lamented. Like a true hero, James Shaw Jr. lamented that he could not prevent the Waffle House shooter from taking any innocent lives. Shaw’s thoughts are with the families of the victims. See Also: White Domestic Terrorist On The Loose In Nashville Waffle House Shooting He launched a GoFundMe […]
Posted inSports
NFL Draft Picks (1st thru 32nd) 100 Yards of Sports Ep #114
We share our NFL Draft Picks (1st thru 32nd). What are your predictions? It’s 100 Yards of Sports w/ host Vincent Turner & co-host Barry Brown. 1. Cleveland Browns 2. New York Giants 3. New York Jets from Indianapolis Colts 4. Cleveland Browns from Houston Texans 5. Denver Broncos 6. Indianapolis Colts from New York […]
Posted inHawks
Budenholzer, Hawks part ways with two years remaining on contract
The Atlanta Hawks will be looking for a new head coach just a season after hiring Travis Schlenk as the team’s general manager and head of basketball operations. Mike Budenholzer, Schlenk and the powers that be have come to a “mutual decision” to part ways after five seasons. The Hawks held a press conference regarding […]
Posted inSports
NFL and Amazon renew Thursday Night Football streaming partnership
On Thursday, the National Football League and Amazon announced they will their partnership to produce and broadcast Thursday Night Football, Presented by Bud Light to a global audience across devices during the 2018 and 2019 NFL seasons. According to a press release by the NFL, Amazon Prime will stream the 11 Thursday Night Football games broadcast by FOX, which will […]
Posted inNews
A Divine Intuition: A mother’s fight with autism
At one year old, Brigitte Curry-Broyard’s noticed that her son Trey was not babbling, talking or making sounds. He was not even trying to talk. He was a good baby, but she felt something was not right. Her intuition kept telling her something was wrong, even though everyone around her told her she was overreacting. […]
Posted inGirl Power
Why did you go natural? #NaturalHair (The Atlanta Voice)
More and more women these days are choosing to ditch chemical relaxers, aka “creamy crack”, flat irons, and weaves to embrace their natural hair. Voice News Network Correspondent, Krystal Ketcham asked women, “What was your reason for going natural?” Subscribe for more and let us know in the comment section why you decided to go […]
Posted inNews
Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park selected as host 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials
The United States Marathon Olympic Trials will be taking place at Centennial Olympic Park, in the heart of the city, in summer 2020. Atlanta was selected to host the trials over finalist city Chattanooga (TN), and from a group that also included Austin (TX) and Orlando (FL). “We will deliver a race weekend where all […]
Posted inVoices
America’s confidence in the stock market is crumbling
Main Street’s confidence in the stock market is crumbling at the fastest pace since at least 1987. Americans remain optimistic about the economy, but their attitude toward stocks has gone from euphoric to negative as turbulence has rocked Wall Street. Just 33% of people polled by the Conference Board this month expected stock prices to rise over […]
Posted inMore Headlines
EPA gives $1.9 million to researcher to find lead in water
The EPA has awarded the Virginia Tech researcher who first identified lead in water systems in Flint, Michigan, and Washington, DC, with a $1.9 million grant to study other American cities where lead-tainted water is suspected — but where residents are struggling to get help from their governments. “I think it’s cool that the EPA […]
Posted inReal Estate
Amidst Black home ownership crisis, mortgage leader rises up to teach
As America commemorates the 50th year of the Fair Housing Act, the unfortunate numbers have been repeated often: “The gap between White and Black homeownership is wider now than it was in 1960,” PBS reported earlier this year. The reasons vary. In a nutshell, redlining, credit issues, and plain old race discrimination have been blamed […]
Posted inNews
Rashan Ali dazzles with a media career on her terms
A woman of many talents and trades, Rashan Ali continues to set the bar high for herself and encourage the next generation of women in media, sports, and philanthropy. From taking over syndicated radio airwaves, delivering headlining news, to captivating viewers as a daytime television host, the Ali is no stranger to hard work and […]
Posted inCollege
Morehouse wins SIAC track and field championship following dominant performance on final day of competition
The Morehouse College Maroon Tigers are once again SIAC track and field kings of the hill after winning the league’s men’s title in Albany over the weekend. The Benedict College Lady Tigers won the women’s title. Morehouse amassed 187 points during the victory. After two days of competition at the SIAC track and field championships […]