The Panthers of Carver-Atlanta are the first school among the four APS teams to advance to the second round after winning 32-21 against Hart County. Friday evening at Lakewood Stadium or what most people call “The Wood” featured two 3-A opponents playing for the right to face the winner of Cherokee-Bluff-Lafayette. Both teams were pumped […]
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#Election2020: One pandemic, two different worlds in Georgia runoff races
Across the grounds of a south Georgia courthouse, scores of masked and socially distanced voters bowed their heads in prayer for the 260,000-plus Americans who have died from the coronavirus. Then Democratic Senate hopeful Raphael Warnock took the microphone, promising to push for more economic aid for businesses and people affected by the pandemic and […]
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#Election2020: Trump promises he’ll campaign for Loeffler and Perdue
Typically, U.S. Presidents do not speak during Thanksgiving, unless there is a situation of national emergency. However, on this unusual of Thanksgiving Days, President Donald J. Trump spoke from the White House, promising he would visit Georgia to campaign for U.S. Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue in their fights to retain their seats in […]
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You cooked for 20 and fed 6 people. What to do with all of those leftovers
After the last plate has been cleared from the table and everyone — except the person stuck washing dishes — has migrated to the couch, it’s time to begin the next part of the Thanksgiving tradition. Yes, it’s time to divvy up and work through the leftovers. This year is different, though. You might not […]
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Pit Boss Grills announced as Holiday Hoopsgiving 2020 title sponsor
Holiday Hoopsgiving 2020 announced that Pit Boss Grills, one of the fastest-growing grill brands in the industry, has signed on as the Title Sponsor for the inaugural premier men’s college basketball event hosted by the VII Group at the award-winning State Farm Arena in Atlanta, home of the NBA Atlanta Hawks, on Dec. 6 and […]
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Atlanta-based Acuity Brands appoints Candace Steele Flippin as chief communications officer
Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) has announced Candace Steele Flippin joined its leadership team as Chief Communications Officer. Steele Flippin will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of Acuity Brands by defining and amplifying the company’s narrative among its stakeholders. She will be responsible for all aspects of Acuity Brands’ global communications strategy, […]
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Georgia State wins 4OT thriller against Georgia Tech 123-120
Thanksgiving eve at McCamish Pavilion featured a battle of two Atlanta teams in the Georgia State Panthers and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. It took quadruple (four) overtime to decide a winner and it was the Panthers that prevailed 123-120. So much was on the line for both teams in their first game of the season. […]
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Comcast RISE awards more than 700 Black-owned small businesses with marketing and technology resources, makeovers
Comcast Corporation today announced the first round of Comcast RISE award recipients —over 700 businesses will receive consulting, media, and creative production services from Effectv, the advertising sales division of Comcast Cable, or technology upgrades from Comcast Business, based on the specific needs. Recipients in 285 cities in 29 states — nearly 80 businesses from […]
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American Express commits $2.5 million to “100 for 100” program to invest in future of Black women entrepreneurs in the U.S.
American Express revealed the 100 Black women entrepreneurs selected for its “100 for 100” program, which will provide each with grants of $25,000 and 100 days of business resources, including business education, mentorship, marketing, virtual networking, WorkSpaces by Hilton hotel reservation credits and more. Nine of the recipients were business owners from Metro Atlanta. Prior […]
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Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona dies at 60
Diego Maradona, the Argentine soccer great who scored the “Hand of God” goal in 1986 and led his country to that year’s World Cup title before later struggling with cocaine use and obesity, has died. He was 60. Maradona’s spokesman, Sebastián Sanchi, said he died Wednesday of a heart attack, two weeks after being released […]
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What an offseason! Hawks bulk up big time in free agency
Just like that, the Atlanta Hawks transformed themselves into a playoff contender. A team that averaged less than 25 wins the last three seasons added to its impressive young core with a whirlwind of free-agent signings, capped by the news late Tuesday that Sacramento would not match a four-year, $72 million offer sheet to Bogdan […]
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Trump pardons Michael Flynn via tweet
President Donald Trump announced in a tweet Wednesday that he has granted his first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, a “full pardon,” wiping away the guilty plea of the intelligence official, lobbyist and conservative fringe darling for lying to the FBI. The pardon, coming as Trump enters his last days as President, bookends his four […]
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Another 778,000 Americans filed first-time unemployment claims last week
The recovery in the American job market is still painfully slow. Another 778,000 people filed for first-time unemployment benefits last week on a seasonally adjusted basis. That was more than the 735,000 initial jobless claims that economists were expecting, and it’s also higher than last week’s revised number of 748,000. It’s the second straight week […]
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Williams: ‘Black Friday isn’t for Black people, it’s a threat to Black finances’
If Black Friday doesn’t have anything to do with economics we shouldn’t be participating. We are about to go into a major recession. We have a ton of evictions underway, foreclosures, federal fraud cases, and lots of people who have lost their jobs or about to lose them due to COVID-19. We as Black people […]
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#Election2020 | Jealous, McDonald: ‘”How Black male voters can repeat the victory in Georgia’
Black voters were “a driving national force” behind Joe Biden’s defeat of President Donald Trump, according to the Associated Press. Black voters in Georgia—women and men—were essential to Biden’s historic victory in this deep South New South state and are now essential to giving President Biden a Senate that is willing to work with him to […]