Porgy and Bess, a classic love story of the relationship between Porgy and Bess inspired by the 1959 classic film with actors Sidney Poitier and Dorthy Dandridge. With a vivid and new production, the Atlanta Opera shows audiences why this will enthrall and inspire a new generation. Category Photography & Videography by Trarell Torrence
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Wells Fargo chairwoman quits after Maxine Waters called for her resignation
Wells Fargo Chair Betsy Duke resigned abruptly Sunday, just days after Representative Maxine Waters called for her ouster. The sudden departure of Duke, a former Federal Reserve official, marks the latest turmoil in the C-suite of one of America’s largest and most troubled banks. Wells Fargo is on its third CEO and second chair since […]
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The 25 most concerning lines from Donald Trump’s CDC visit
Late Friday, on the way to Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump stopped by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta to tour the facility and talk about his administration’s approach to handling the coronavirus pandemic. It was, even by Trump’s standards, a shocking performance. The President bragged about his performance, his foresight and his […]
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One big coronavirus challenge is how to stop touching your face
It took a coronavirus outbreak to remind us that we touch our faces way too many times. And cutting down on that will help stop the spread of the virus, health officials say. In 2015, a Sydney university observed medical students on video and recorded how many times they touched their faces. Each of the […]
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Infection source for recent Georgia virus patients a mystery
Health officials say they don’t know how the most recent COVID-19 infections happened in Georgia, though all of the cases are in metropolitan Atlanta. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said late Sunday the people in the four recent cases are from Fulton, Cobb and Cherokee counties, but have no connection to each other. They were hospitalized […]
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Stocks slide on Wall Street over coronavirus and oil crash
Stocks went into a steep slide Monday on Wall Street as a combination of coronavirus fears and a crash in oil prices spread alarm through the market, triggering the first automatic halt in trading in over two decades to let investors catch their breath. The price of oil sank nearly 20% after Russia refused to […]
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Hundreds in DC asked to quarantine after exposure in church
WASHINGTON (AP) — Several hundred people are being asked to self-quarantine after potential exposure to the first confirmed case of the new coronavirus in Washington DC, identified as the rector of prominent Episcopal church. District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday that anyone who entered Christ Church Georgetown on Feb. 24 or between Feb. 28 and […]
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Police: Fight over parking spot led to deadly shooting at Lenox Mall
Atlanta police said a fight over a parking spot led to the fatal shooting of a man outside a high-end shopping center in one of the city’s most prominent neighborhoods. Two groups of people in separate vehicles at Lenox Mall got into a spat over the parking space Sunday, Atlanta Police Maj. Andrew Senzer told […]
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City councilman Andre Dickens appointed vice president of development for Georgia-based nonprofit Techbridge
TechBridge, a 20-year old Atlanta-based nonprofit, dedicated to breaking the cycle of generational poverty through the innovative use of technology to transform nonprofits, today announced the appointment of Andre Dickens as its vice president of development. Dickens will serve as the lead fundraiser and development strategist to help expand TechBridge’s resource ability for providing technology and programmatic […]
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Georgia district closes all schools after teacher infected
Georgia’s fourth-largest school district closed all its schools for at least one day on Tuesday after a teacher at two middle schools was found to have COVID-19. Fulton County Superintendent Mike Looney said the teacher was taken away by ambulance Friday from Bear Creek Middle School in Fairburn, south of Atlanta. The teacher also worked […]
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Black Women Film Network celebrates International Women’s Day with empowering summit
What better way to celebrate Women’s History Month than at the Black Women Film Summit? Hosted by the Black Women Film Network (BWFN) on March 7 — the day before International Women’s Day — the summit was filled with nothing less than inspiration and fortitudinous advice from some of the hardest working Black women in […]
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How long should you wash your hands? There’s a tune from every decade that can help
Coronavirus cases are climbing in the US, but health officials maintain one of the best ways to prevent it from spreading is by washing your hands. Simple enough, right? Wrong. There’s a proper way to do it. And it doesn’t include rinsing your hands for a moment and a half, wiping leftover droplets on your […]
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[VIDEO] Atlanta Housing Authority CEO Eugene E. Jones Jr. shares vision for Authority’s future
Atlanta Housing Authority CEO Eugene E. Jones, Jr. gets real about affordable housing in Atlanta (Produced by Trarell Torrence / The Atlanta Voice) Photography & Videography by Trarell Torrence
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Local Green Atlanta birthed from Vine City’s existing food desert
Vine City’s Local Green Atlanta restaurant may seem like just another pescatarian, vegetarian and vegan diet-friendly restaurant, but for owner Zak Wallace and members of the community, it’s a solution to the current food desert that exists within the area. Located on the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. NW and Joseph E. Lowery […]
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#Census2020: What Atlantans should know about the 2020 census
In mid-March, homes across the country will start receiving invitations to complete the 2020 Census. The upcoming 2020 census is the first census with the option for participants to respond online, by phone, or by mail. The ATL Counts website, which provides information on the 2020 census in Atlanta, states that population totals, which include […]