[UPDATED December 2020 – Hodgepodge Coffee, BUZZ Coffee and Wine Bar, and Blendz Coffee added to the list.] Looking to #ReplaceStarbucks in Atlanta? Try one of these local, black-owned Atlanta coffee shops. Not only can you get quality coffee and tea, but you get to help a small business tell its story. On April 12, […]
Posted inMore Headlines
Barbara Bush, Republican matriarch and former first lady, dies at 92
Barbara Bush, the matriarch of a Republican political dynasty and a first lady who elevated the cause of literacy, died Tuesday, according to a statement from her husband’s office. She was 92. Only the second woman in American history to have had a husband and a son elected President (Abigail Adams was the first), Bush […]
Posted inVoices
Starbucks faces image crisis after arrest of two black men
Three years ago, Starbucks was widely ridiculed for trying to start a national conversation on race relations by asking its employees to write the words “Race Together” on coffee cups. The initiative, though it backfired, was in line with the company’s longstanding effort to project a progressive and inclusive image. The company is now through […]
Posted inNews
Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms rolls out new prison job training program
The disconnect between prison life inmates and getting them reconnected to the real world has been a struggle for years. Many prisoners who get released often struggle to find jobs and take care of themselves. However, Atlanta’s new mayor has made a plan to fix that disconnect by installing a new prison job training program […]
Posted inHealth Plus
Why are Black women suffering from PTSD?
When post-traumatic stress disorder is discussed, images of broken, injured soldiers returning from combat frequently come to mind. But PTSD is not limited to the military. According to the American Psychological Association, “PTSD does not just happen to combat veterans. PTSD can occur in all people, in people of any ethnicity, nationality or culture, and […]
Posted inMore Headlines
Starbucks to close more than 8,000 U.S. stores for racial-bias training
Days after two Black men were arrested in a Starbucks for what has been described as racial discrimination, the coffee company said it will conduct racial-bias training at more than 8,000 of its U.S. stores. Starbucks will close its United States stores on the afternoon of May 29 to conduct racial-bias education focusing on preventing […]
Posted inMore Headlines
Unarmed black man killed in ‘mind-boggling,’ unjustified barrage of police gunfire: lawyer
An attorney for Diante Yarber’s family called it the worst case of “excessive and unnecessary force” he’s ever seen. A lawyer representing relatives of an unarmed black man killed in a hail of police bullets in a California Walmart parking lot accuses officers of profiling, stalking and unjustifiably shooting him. Diante “Butchie” Yarber, 26, who […]
Posted inFood
Uncle Jack’s Meat House: Thoughtful, flavorful food experience well worth the trip
As you enter Uncle Jack’s Meat House (6590 Sugarloaf Pkwy) in Duluth, you get the sense that this experience was planned out way before you started your trip here from a nearby neighborhood or another part of Atlanta. The staff, the ambiance, and the smell are all masterfully crafted and then carefully balanced to seize your […]
Posted inBook Reviews
Note to Self: Affirmations for Young Queens inspired young women to build self-esteem
Turning her pain into her passion, Celina Monique aims to inspire young girls to speak to their inner queen with positive and uplifting words of motivation with her book, Note to Self: Affirmations to Young Queens. Reflecting on her adolescence and insecurities she’s faced, she is teaching young women that the words we speak have […]
Posted inColumns/Op-Eds
Black people must vote or reap the consequences
All you have to do is crack open a history book, or sit with one of our experienced elders, and you will learn about the many sacrifices made by people of all races in order to ensure Black people obtained the uninhibited right to vote. No other group of people in America have benefited more […]
Posted inColumns/Op-Eds
Starbucks situation provides dangerous insight on nation’s failure to take implicit bias seriously
The arrest of two Black men at a Philadelphia Starbucks represents another ominous signal of the increasingly dangerous environment for African Americans. Less than two weeks after we honor the life and work of Dr. King and 50 years after the Kerner Commission found racism and police brutality at the root of public unrest in […]
Posted inTravel
There’s way more than soaking up sun in Punta Cana
You are finally able to relax at your hotel in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. So, now what? Surely sitting around doing nothing for the next week sounded good in theory but, you just cannot do it. Let’s stroll down to Santo Domingo and learn some of its history. Well, it’s a two-hour drive to and […]
Posted inSpiritually Speaking
My weakness yield to God’s promises
I remember reviewing the letters of Paul in Bible study. In doing so, I was constantly reminded that one cannot look at Paul without really seeing Jesus’ amazing handiwork. Now you need to know that I think Paul is an awesome person when it comes to the story of his life. I haven’t found a […]
Posted inVoices
#ReplaceStarbucks: Folks are putting money where their mouth is and Black-Owned cafes are booming because of it
People have had enough. After the arrest of two black men in a Philadelphia-area Starbucks, customers have called for a national boycott of the popular coffee chain. Black-owned coffee shops have seen new business in the week following the April 12 arrests of Donte Robinson and Rashon Nelson. In a now-viral video, the two men were cuffed and escorted […]
Posted inSports
NBA Playoff Recap: 100 Yards of Sports Ep #111
Our NBA Playoff recap of the Miami and Philadelphia series in the East and Houston vs Minnesota in the West. Its 100 Yards of Sports with Your host, Vincent Turner and co-host, Bryan Spencer Head coach at Carver College. NBA Playoff Recap: 100 Yards of Sports Ep #111