Sterling’s killing was part of what compelled Kaepernick to begin his renowned protest during the national anthem. The world has watched as one unarmed black person after another has been mercilessly killed by police. Often the only ones who suffer any consequences are the victims and their brokenhearted loved ones as their killers frequently evade […]
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At least a dozen states plan to sue over new census citizenship question
“A fair and accurate count of all people in America is one of the federal government’s most solemn constitutional obligations.” At least 12 states have responded with a wave of fury and legal action this week after the Trump administration announced it would add a question to the 2020 census asking respondents whether they are […]
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Stephon Clark’s brother shuts down City Hall meeting as protests continue
Stevante Clark lashed out at Mayor Darrell Steinberg during a meeting with community leaders. Protesters took over parts of Sacramento, California, on Tue., March 27, still enraged over the police shooting of unarmed black man Stephon Clark. The demonstrations disrupted a city council meeting and forced a Sacramento Kings basketball game into a lockdown for […]
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More than half of Americans think Trump will lose in 2020. But that hasn’t doomed past presidents from getting reelected.
A majority of Americans think President Donald Trump will lose his re-election bid in 2020, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, similar numbers to those facing former President Barack Obama at this point in his first term ahead of his re-election victory. Fifty-four percent of Americans say they expect Trump to lose his […]
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A long awaited privacy awakening is here
The year after Facebook was founded, privacy advocates complained that an internet company built on tracking user habits was “constantly finding new ways to exploit personal information.” Except they weren’t talking about Facebook. They were worried about Amazon. The article, published in 2005 by the Associated Press, addressed concerns that Amazon was amassing too much data about […]
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Atlanta Community Food Bank offers ‘feel-good’ alternative spring break for AUC, Gwinnett Tech students
One in seven Americans, including 12 million children, are food insecure. In Georgia, one in six people faces hunger. But, did you know food insecurity extends to college students as well? Earlier this month, the Atlanta Community Food Bank, which works to end hunger with the food, people and big ideas needed to ensure Atlantans […]
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Latest: Mayor, City of Atlanta provide update on cyberattack
In the latest update from Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Chief Operating Officer Richard Cox and interim Chief Information Officer Daphne Rackley on March 27, the City of Atlanta is advising its employees to turn on computers and printers for the first time since the March 22 cyber attack. “It is expected that some computers will […]
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The world is a far better place without your gossip
There are instances in life where people who mind their own business—and don’t believe in speaking about other folk’s business—have been hurt deeply, because others have spread false information about them individually or about their family. A wise parent or guardian will teach their children while they’re young “to be careful who they share personal […]
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From Broken to Wholeness: A Self Reflection
There is something about coming to a place in your life where you look past the excuses, the lies, the fronting, the insecurities and you come face to face with who you are. I mean, who you truly are: the good, the bad and the ugly. I remember the moment that happened in my life. […]
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Does the Devil has his eyes set on you? Absolutely.
Every now and then I tend to focus on good and evil and its impact on my life. In doing so, the devil inevitably comes up. I have difficulty in coming to grips with the fact that Satan wants me as a trophy and God wants me as an eternal testament to His love. I […]
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‘Life of a King’ documentary reveals additional, fresh perspectives on King brothers’ bond
Fifty years ago – the year 1986 – was arguably the most tumultuous year in a very turbulent decade in America. In 1968, the nation witnessed the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. — with subsequent deadly riots erupting in over 100 U.S. cities. Just two months later, Americans recoiled in abject horror yet […]
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Taraji P. Henson tackles a relationship gone wrong in ‘Tyler Perry’s Acrimony’
This is a great week for Taraji P. Henson. Not only does her hit Fox show “Empire” return from its winter hiatus on Wednesday, but also her latest film, “Tyler Perry’s Acrimony,” hits theaters nationwide on Fri., March 30. The coincidence is one Henson herself initially missed. “Yeah, I just realized that,” she chuckled via […]
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CAU Panthers spilt games with Benedict, Panthers take 1 of 3 from Paine
The Clark Atlanta University Panthers softball team did not get an opportunity to win their second series of the season this past weekend -The Panthers won two out of three at Fort Valley State University on Mar. 9 and 10- due to rain but did come away with a split of the two games they […]
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Sacramento celebrates the life of Stephon Clark – and demands justice for his death
Hundreds of mourners gathered to honor the young man shot dead by police. SACRAMENTO, Calif. ― Hundreds of mourners gathered in California’s capital on Thursday, to honor the life of 22-year-old Stephon Clark ― an unarmed black man shot and killed by police. Two Sacramento police fatally shot Clark, a father of two, on March 18 […]
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A woman with vision: Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice on growing Morehouse School of Medicine
Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice is having a great week. Not only will the president and dean of Morehouse School of Medicine be delivering a commencement address at her alma mater, Georgia Institute of Technology, but also she and her colleagues kicked off a $250,000 lectureship endowment with a convocation featuring two Nobel Prize recipients on […]