The Falcons have agreed to a one-year contract extension with backup cornerback Blidi Wreh-Wilson. Wreh-Wilson has played in 12 games, including one start, since joining the Falcons in 2016. He appeared in only three games in 2018. Coach Dan Quinn said in a statement that Wreh-Wilson provides depth for the defense and special teams. The […]
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‘Music Makes Me Happy’ movement addresses social change with art, music events
Joshua Dingle, a 30-year-old Philadelphia native and the creator of an art-music event series, “Music Makes Me Happy,” is using his deep connection with music to inspire artistic minds to join together from coast to coast. From the age of 3 to 12, Dingle said he attended speech therapy, which wasn’t producing adequate results. He […]
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Steps to learning and preventing diabetes
According to the American Diabetes Association (ABA), millions of people around the world live with diabetes or know someone living with diabetes. The organization further explains that though the disease isn’t curable, it’s very treatable; with those affected living with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Known for being a “childhood disease,” type 1 […]
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Ford Fund announces inaugural “HBC-YOU Mobility Challenge” with $25,000 grant opportunity
Ford Motor Company Fund, the philanthropic arm of Ford Motor Company, is offering an opportunity for college students, alumni, faculty and administrators at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to submit an innovative proposal that addresses mobility needs on campus or in their community. The HBC-You Mobility Challenge is officially open and details regarding the […]
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Washington: ‘Day-after stupidity is the absolute worst’
Have you ever consulted God before you made that stupid mistake or very dumb decision? I mean, is God in your inner circle of friends and family? Is He a part of that group in whom you confide about your most personal problems, your deepest feelings? Is He allowed to know your real goals, your […]
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R. Kelly arrested, charged in Chicago with sexual abuse
R. Kelly, the R&B star who has been trailed for decades by allegations that he violated underage girls and women and held some as virtual slaves, was charged Friday with aggravated sexual abuse involving four victims, including at least three between the ages of 13 and 17. In a brief appearance before reporters, Cook County […]
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Trump gets briefing on lieutenant accused of having hit list
President Donald Trump says he is getting a “complete briefing” on a Coast Guard officer accused of stockpiling guns and compiling a hit list of prominent Democrats and network TV journalists. Trump told reporters Friday afternoon that he would be getting a “very complete briefing in about two hours.” He added that it was a […]
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Abrams testifies in Congressional hearing on voter suppression
Former Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams is still coughing out the bitter aftertaste of her narrow loss in an election that was rife with flagrant voter suppression tactics. Without coincidence, the most blatant evidence of this suppression was found in voting districts with large percentages of African Americans. Abrams, 45, was testifying as part […]
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Clyde Higgs named president and CEO, Atlanta Beltline Inc.
On Wednesday, Feb. 13, the board of directors for Atlanta BeltLine Inc. announced that Clyde Higgs was appointed to the role of president and chief executive officer, following an extensive national search. Clyde has been serving in the interim CEO capacity for the last six months and has continued to provide stable stewardship of the […]
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Xernona Clayton always led the way
On Tuesday, September 20, 2011, Atlanta’s Baker Street Northwest, between Piedmont Avenue Northwest and Centennial Olympic Park Drive, was renamed Xernona Clayton Way after journalist and entrepreneur Xernona Clayton. Simultaneously, a park plaza at the intersection of Peachtree Street and Baker Rd N.W. was named Xernona Clayton Plaza. “I am extremely honored by this gesture […]
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Legacy of the Atlanta Student Movement
At the former site of Yates and Milton Drug Store, presently known as the Clark Atlanta University student center, where the initial meeting of the Atlanta Student Movement took place, a marker has been placed to acknowledge and capsulate the significant time in history. As a tangible legacy of the noble strides executed by students […]
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Forty years of Black history from the APEX Museum
Located on 135 Auburn Avenue in Atlanta’s Sweet Auburn historic district is the African Panoramic Experience (APEX) Museum. For 40 years, the APEX Museum has strived to provide its visitors with a unique experience of Black history as it relates to Atlanta and the African diaspora. The museum is home to a variety of exhibits including […]
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Civil rights activist Joseph E. Lowery’s legacy still thrives in Atlanta
The city of Atlanta renamed Ashby Street to Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard in 2001 to recognize the man who devoted over 50 years of his life to civil rights and social change. Located west of downtown Atlanta in the West End neighborhood, Joseph E. Lowery Blvd. coincidentally intersects both Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and […]
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It’s time to stop marginalizing African Americans in public higher education
Students across the country are putting final touches on their applications for some of our country’s most prestigious public institutions. Higher education officials and policymakers alike need to ensure that these universities are not under-serving Black students. Unfortunately, there’s a lot of work to do. A new study from the Georgetown University Center on Education […]
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Offset, Cardi B electrifies crowd at Offset’s album release party for ‘Father of 4’
Draped in a sparkly long-sleeved, floor-length red dress, rap raven Cardi B had kicked off her designer shoes and was leaning back hard during Offset’s private album listening party in Atlanta. And that’s when she and the audience got the surprise of the night. Offset, 27, had secretly recorded a song in honor of his […]