Senior Bowl week is important because scouts, coaches and/or general managers from all thirty-two National Football League teams can get their first up-close and personal look at college football’s top seniors as they transition to the next level. One of those top senior is linebacker Shaquem Griffin from the University of Central Florida. Griffin was […]
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How does the Government Shutdown affect Georgia?
The 12:00am deadline for a continuing resolution passed and the United States Government has ceased operations. As Congress negotiates for a budget and continuing resolution, what does this mean for Georgia? Social Security checks, Medicare reimbursements and food stamps would continue flowing. And the mail would continue to be delivered. But it’s possible thousands of […]
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Single-digit wind-chill forecast for parts of metro-Atlanta on Tuesday
Don’t put away those winter clothes just yet. The below freezing temperatures that have hit the north eastern part of the country over the pst few weeks aren’t going away for at least another day or two. A strong blast or arctic air could result in snow flurries and an accumulation of snow in the […]
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The South hunkers down for wintry mix of snow and ice
Snow, ice and bitter cold are hitting Southern states unaccustomed to such frosty conditions. More than 80 million people are under winter storm warnings or advisories in states stretching from Texas to Maine, with snow — or a wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain — expected in parts of the South, according to […]
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Booker slams DHS secretary’s ‘amnesia’ on Trump’s reported ‘shithole’ comment
Sen. Cory Booker slammed the homeland security secretary in a speech Tuesday morning, Jan. 16, for claiming ignorance to the President’s slander of African countries. The impassioned remarks came toward the end of an often testy oversight hearing in which Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen denied hearing President Donald Trump say the words […]
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Trump tweeted his black approval rating has doubled. It hasn’t.
President Donald Trump bragged on Twitter that his approval rating with black Americans has doubled. It hasn’t. Only 15 percent of black Americans said they approved of Trump’s job performance in the days following his inauguration last January — and it’s only gone downhill from there. In the most recent Gallup weekly numbers, only 6 […]
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Snow sends motorists skidding in South; more than 90 crashes reported Wednesday in Atlanta
Snow and icy conditions have made roads in parts of the South and East treacherous, with two people reported killed in Louisiana weather-related accidents, officials said. A fire official was fatally injured Wednesday in West Feliciana Parish when a pickup truck pulling a trailer lost control on an icy road and hit the chief, who […]
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White supremacists responsible for most extremist killings in 2017, ADL says
White supremacists were responsible for the majority of extremist killings in 2017 compared to other groups, according to a newly released report by the Anti-Defamation League. Of the 34 people the league’s Center on Extremism found were killed by domestic extremists last year, right-wing extremists killed 20 people, with 18 of those killed by white […]
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Obama team bids wistful farewell in ‘The Final Year’
Designed to make President Obama’s supporters wistful and seemingly to irritate President Trump, “The Final Year” is an intriguing if overtly nostalgic fly-on-the-wall glimpse into the last year of the former’s presidency, chronicled through the perspective of his national-security team. Theatrically releasing this HBO-bound documentary almost a year to the day of Trump’s inauguration, obviously, […]
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Martin Luther King III talks to the Black Press about his father’s legacy
Nearly 50 years ago, the world lost one of its greatest heroes. That hero’s son, Martin Luther King III, continues his father’s work, taking every opportunity to share his father’s vision, message and mission. “Today, particularly in light of where the nation stands as it relates to leadership…we badly need to embrace my father’s message […]
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H&M hires global diversity leader in response to ‘Monkey Hoodie’ backlash
A week after receiving widespread backlash for posting a photo of a black child model in a “Coolest Monkey in the Jungle” sweatshirt on its website, H&M wants consumers to know it is “listening.” The Swedish retail giant shared a statement via Facebook on Tuesday announcing that it has appointed a “global leader” to address “diversity and inclusiveness.” “The recent incident was entirely […]
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Designers to auction Golden Globes dresses to benefit ‘Time’s Up’ fund
Black dresses and tuxedos will be available for bidding starting Jan. 19. Black outfits that many actors and actresses wore at the 2018 Golden Globes to raise awareness about the Time’s Up initiative against workplace sexual harassment will be auctioned this week to benefit the cause. Time’s Up, eBay and Condé Nast on Wed., Jan. 17, announced a partnership […]
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Colin Kaepernick says he’s completing $1 million donation pledge
Back when he was playing for the San Francisco 49ers — and protesting by kneeling during the National Anthem — Colin Kaepernick said he would donate $1 million plus all the proceeds of his jersey sales from the 2016 season to organizations working in oppressed communities. The final push started this week for the remaining […]
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What you need to know about Amazon’s 20 final cities; Atlanta made the cut
Amazon announced 20 finalists in the United States and Canada to host its second headquarters on Thursday. The new facility — called HQ2 — will cost at least $5 billion to construct and operate, and it will create as many as 50,000 jobs. Last year, the company received bids from 238 cities and regions in 54 states, provinces, districts […]
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SPECIAL REPORT: ‘I’m a survivor of sex trafficking’
She was 16 years old, alone on the streets of Atlanta and it was starting to rain. Sade De’Angela had made up her mind that it was time for her to go back home. She was tired of being a runaway and the fast life that came with it—the non-stop partying, the drugs, the […]