Our in-house sports aficionados, Vincent Turner and Barry Brown explain what the Dallas Cowboys and Tennessee Titans need within their ranks from the upcoming 2018 NFL Draft in Arlington, Texas April 26-28. What about the Rams & 49ers draft prospects? Watch more here! Watch, share, and subscribe to our channel for more of the […]
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The dog was put inside an overhead bin on a United flight. It didn’t survive.
For more than three hours, a passenger’s dog was inside an overhead bin on United Airlines Flight 1284 from Houston to New York after a flight attendant told the passenger to put it there. Airline officials say it was a mistake. It turned out to be a deadly one. When the plane landed at LaGuardia […]
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This Georgia school district doesn’t support the walkouts. The parents do.
The Atlanta suburb of Cobb County plans to take disciplinary action against protesting students — ranging from Saturday school to five days’ suspension per district guidelines. But while the district doesn’t support the walkouts, some parents do. A group of about a dozen or so parents came out with signs to support their students at […]
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Readers: white nationalist teacher is why we shouldn’t put firearms in classrooms
 Just one month ago today, a former student of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, opened fire on campus and took the lives of 17 students and faculty members. Since then, survivors of that shooting have become activists appearing on our television screens, Twitter feeds, and many publications ―pleading to the current administration for […]
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Toys ‘R’ Us will close or sell all US stores
Toys “R” Us is closing its doors after 70 years in business. It marks the end for a company that sold toys, bikes, video games and birthday presents to millions of American kids. For half a century, Geoffrey the mascot giraffe invited children to its giant playhouses. Legions of adults who came of age in […]
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Americans spend more on health care, but have shorter life spans
Americans spend nearly twice as much on health care as other wealthy countries, but it’s not doing much to improve their health, a new study finds. The United States has the shortest life expectancy and highest infant and maternal mortality rates among any of its peers. Steep spending on drugs and doctor’s salaries are among […]
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Senator Kamala Harris honored by the Black Press with the 2018 Newsmaker of the Year award
United States Senator Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) received the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s (NNPA) 2018 Newsmaker of the Year Award, during a recent ceremony on Capitol Hill. The NNPA is a trade group that represents more than 200 Black-owned media companies that reach more than 20 million readers in print and online every week. Dozens […]
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Gun control historically has meant prohibiting blacks from owning one
Since the massacre of students at a Parkland, Florida, high school, the airways have been buzzing with talk about gun control—making it tougher through state and local laws for individuals to own a gun. In today’s world, gun control may mean the same thing to blacks and whites, but that hasn’t always been the case. […]
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Moore Effort, More Results: Clark Atlanta’s head women’s basketball coach Yolanda Moore talks about her career, coaching and new projects
When Yolanda Moore found basketball as a high school student, she found the key to unlocking her dreams and escaping the farm life of her Port Gibson, Mississippi hometown. Through a number of setbacks, including three knee injuries and two children before the age of 22, she pressed on and earned herself two WNBA championships. […]
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On earning trust: Let God verify
Sometimes words alone cannot convey meaning and feelings the way we’d like them to. Trust for example. Remember, Proverbs 3:5-6 reads, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all things acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight.” Trust is such a complex thing. […]
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Decide today to become the best version of yourself
What are you afraid of? I want you to really think long and hard about your fears and what is stopping you from becoming the greatest version of yourself. Is it low self-esteem? What about self-doubt? Fear of the unknown, fear of failure or fear of success? Is it something someone said in your childhood […]
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms appoints Richard Cox as Chief Operating Officer of the City of Atlanta
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced today that she has appointed Richard Cox as Chief Operating Officer of the City of Atlanta, a position that encompasses oversight and executive management for the city’s operating departments including Aviation, Fire, Police, Corrections, Parks and Recreation, Planning, Public Works, and Watershed Management. The Atlanta City Council must confirm Cox […]
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After tax break for rich, Trump targets food stamp recipients
WASHINGTON — Angela Ford, Andre Hunter, La’Keshia Taylor-Tehrani, and Dwayne Gill. These four people are complete strangers, but they all have one thing in common: they depend on food stamps to feed their families, and Donald Trump wants to cut how much food they can receive. In his most recent budget proposal, President Trump proposes […]
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Are You Woke? Naw, You Still Asleep
I am sick and tired of many of these #staywoke folks, who are actually still asleep if you ask me. As I look at many of the issues facing the Black community, along with the responses that have been given to those issues, I’m here to tell you that many of us are not just […]
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Pushing through to the Finish Line
I started running in 2015, after signing up for my first marathon. Before this, I had run Atlanta’s Peachtree Road Race for three consecutive years, and the Kaiser Permanente Corporate Run/Walk for eight years. Outside of those events, I ran very little. These were traditions I’d latched on to, but I hadn’t yet developed my […]