Donald Trump schooled his protégés well in his politics of down-in-the-muck misinformation. The ex-President’s Washington devotees and media backers are proving they don’t need him in the White House or blazing away on Twitter to stir his stew of lies, false realities, assaults on democracy, circus politics and racial grievance. The test of their approach […]
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What’s behind the growth slump? Takeaways from census data
The first batch of once-every-decade data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows a United States that is growing less quickly but still seeing its population shift to the South and the West. The data released Monday was relatively basic — containing national and state-level population figures and details of how they affect states’ representation in […]
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‘Nomadland’ wins best picture at a social distanced Oscars
Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland,” a wistful portrait of itinerant lives on open roads across the American West, won best picture Sunday at the 93rd Academy Awards, where the China-born Zhao became the first woman of color to win best director and a historically diverse group of winners took home awards. In the biggest surprise of a […]
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Oscar moments: History, glamour … and what a weird ending
Wait. What? If that’s what you yelled at the TV during the final moments of Sunday’s Oscars, you weren’t alone. In what may have been the most abrupt ending since that closing shot of “The Sopranos,” TV audiences expecting an emotional finale crowning the late Chadwick Boseman as best actor were left to ponder a […]
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Mastercard’s Wealth Equity Tour pledges to close income inequality gap
The year 2020 was one of those watershed periods of time, much like 1863 and 1968, where the nation was forced into a painstaking introspection borne from the historic pandemic and sociopolitical upheaval. Many companies and institutions emerged from that reckoning ready to recalibrate themselves regarding race relations for the future. Mastercard is one of […]
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Supreme Burger uses food to drive social change in Atlanta and beyond
In the early 1980s, Lawrence Shamsid-Deen ran and operated Supreme Fish, one of Atlanta’s first Black-owned franchises. Fast-forward nearly 41 years, Shamsid-Deen’s son, Waleed, runs and operates Supreme Burger, expanding the brand with his wife Quiana. Supreme Burger—known for gourmet burgers, sandwiches, and quick service—also aims to be a company that gives to the community. […]
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Kamala Harris cements her place in Biden’s inner circle during a consequential week
Vice President Kamala Harris was huddled with other White House officials in President Joe Biden’s private dining room last week when the room let out a “collective exhale.” A Minnesota jury had found Derek Chauvin guilty of murdering George Floyd. As the large flat-screen television mounted on the north wall flashed three “guilty” counts, the […]
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Biden establishes pro-union task force chaired by Harris
President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Monday establishing a task force aimed at empowering workers to organize and bargain with their employers that will be chaired by Vice President Kamala Harris, the White House said in a news release. The White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment will be vice-chaired by […]
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Will Biden share vaccines with India?
The Biden administration said it will deploy additional supplies and support to India in response to mounting pressure to help the Covid-19 stricken nation. India, which is second only to the United States in total case count, broke global records for the fifth straight day Monday with 352,991 new coronavirus infections. The country’s brutal second […]
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CBB: Deivon Smith returns to Atlanta to play with the Yellow Jackets
Former four-star point guard Deivon Smith has signed a grant-in-aid with Georgia Institute of Technology and will suit up for Yellow Jackets for the 2021-22 season. The Loganville, Georgia native will return to the Peach State after spending his freshman year playing for Mississippi State. Smith averaged 5 points and 2.9 assists on 33.9% shooting […]
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Rep. Doug Collins will not run for ANY political office in 2022
The former U.S. Representative Doug Collins announced Monday he will not seek political office in 2022, effectively ending any speculation that he would challenge U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael G. Warnock in next November’s midterm elections or mount a primary challenge to current Georgia Governor Brian Kemp. Collins was one of the former U.S. President Donald […]
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Fact check: No, Biden is not trying to force Americans to eat less red meat
Republican members of Congress, Fox News personalities and other prominent right-wing figures are falsely claiming that President Joe Biden is trying to force Americans to eat far less red meat. “Joe Biden’s climate plan includes cutting 90% of red meat from our diets by 2030. They want to limit us to about four pounds a […]
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Washington: Judgment without mercy eliminates eternity for you
My thoughts today center around mercy. The point is not the mercy you are supposed to give as Christians, but the mercy you have received from the Lord. Biblically speaking, there are examples upon examples in the bible where God is merciful. He forgives. Jesus is the penultimate symbol of God’s mercy. But lest you […]
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NFL DRAFT: The Falcons must take Justin Fields with the 4th Pick!
Macy Alexander makes the case for why the Atlanta Falcons can’t pass on Justin Fields with the 4th pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.
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‘Mortal Kombat’ ratchets up the gore, but as a movie, it’s not a winner
Any sober analysis of “Mortal Kombat” already risks overthinking it, but even taking this adaptation of the game on its decidedly R-rated terms, the movie offers few of the visceral thrills that might produce a collective audience response, which makes its consumption on HBO Max perfectly adequate. Of course, in that setting, chuckling at the […]