After more than 30 years in the City of East Point Police Department (EPPD), Chief Tommy Gardner has announced his retirement. Gardner was hired on June 13, 1988 and will retire on July 1, 2021. Gardner was appointed Chief of Police in 2014 and served in this capacity for seven years. During his time as […]
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Biden: ‘We have a deal’ on infrastructure with bipartisan group of senators
President Joe Biden said Thursday he has agreed to a deal on infrastructure with a bipartisan group of senators after White House officials and the senators had a massive breakthrough the night before in their infrastructure negotiations. Both Republican and Democratic senators said Wednesday evening there was an agreement reached with White House officials and […]
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Georgia Senators Ossoff and Rev. Warnock announce tax relief for Georgia families
U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock announced today that Georgia families shall receive tax cuts will begin to arrive in bank accounts and by check next month. Beginning July 15th, families of more than one million Georgia children will begin receiving $300 in monthly tax refunds per child under the age of 6, […]
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New York court suspends Rudy Giuliani’s law license
An appeals court suspended Rudy Giuliani from practicing law in New York Thursday because he made false statements while trying to get courts to overturn Donald Trump’s loss in the presidential race. An attorney disciplinary committee had asked the court to suspend Giuliani’s license on the grounds that he’d violated professional conduct rules as he […]
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Top prospects train at QB Flight School
Campbell High School in Smyrna, Georgia was the site of QB Flight School this past weekend. It was held by Quincy Avery who runs the camp and has helped develop some of the best quarterbacks in the nation. QB Flight School is a quarterback camp that includes top prospects from college and high school and […]
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Top US general rejected Trump suggestions military should ‘crack skulls’ during protests last year, new book claims
The top US general repeatedly pushed back on then-President Donald Trump’s argument that the military should intervene violently in order to quell the civil unrest that erupted around the country last year. Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley often found he was the lone voice of opposition to those demands during heated Oval Office discussions, […]
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Michael B. Jordan apologizes after new rum venture is accused of cultural appropriation
Actor Michael B. Jordan has issued an apology regarding his new liquor brand following some high-profile complaints. The “Creed” actor recently launched a line of rum called called J’Ouvert, joining the many celebs who have gotten into the spirits industry. But the name quickly drew complaints of cultural appropriation because it reportedly refers to both […]
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Atlanta Housing, City of Atlanta celebrate grand opening of Herndon Square Senior
Atlanta Housing, the City of Atlanta, and Hunt Companies celebrated the grand opening of Herndon Square Senior, the first of the five-phase Herndon Square redevelopment on the former Herndon Homes public housing site on Atlanta’s Westside. Phase I includes 97 brand new units of affordable housing for seniors 62 and older in addition to on-site […]
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Hemp investment company works with Georgia legislators to increase Black profits in the cannabis industry
With states all over already ahead of Georgia, legislators and black-owned investment firm Hemp Real Estate Investments, Inc. (HREI), are trying to make sure that more people of color will take advantage of this new opportunity that has caused many to be arrested. For HREI, its mission is to be an investment vehicle to acquire […]
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Maternal Mortality and Black Women amplified during the pandemic
This story was originally published on Word In Black. More than 73,000 Black lives were lost during the pandemic, making up 15% of all COVID-related deaths, the highest of any race, according to The Atlantic’s COVID Tracking Project. This disparity was seen further in a CDC study looking at how COVID-19 impacts pregnant women. Black women made up […]
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Ayton soars for last second alley-oop, Suns beat Clippers
Devin Booker sat in a chair with a crooked and swollen nose, complete with tape over three fresh stitches. He also had a big smile on his face, remembering Jae Crowder’s pass, Deandre Ayton’s tip-in dunk and a play that will live in Phoenix Suns lore for a long, long time. Ayton jammed an alley-oop […]
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Atlanta, enjoy the ride with the Hawks!
Atlanta loves basketball. Usually, that love is reserved for the NBA’s biggest stars and teams. As the Atlanta Hawks began this season, they couldn’t hold leads and weren’t disciplined on defense. Invariably, after a 14-20 start, Lloyd Pierce was fired. Atlanta was languishing, 11th in the Eastern Conference, and their performances were inconsistent. Hawks’ general […]
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EXPLAINER: What’s next now that GOP has blocked voting bill?
Senate Republicans have blocked debate of a sweeping overhaul of how elections are run in the U.S. The bill was pushed by congressional Democrats who argued it was needed to counter a spate of new GOP laws this year tightening voting rules in the states. A look at what has happened so far, what’s in the bill, and what […]
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MLK estate reaches publishing agreement with HarperCollins
The estate of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has reached an international agreement with HarperCollins Publishers, which released his first book more than 60 years ago, for rights to his archive. “The King Estate is pleased to return the publishing rights to Dr. King’s literary archive to his original publisher,” the manager of King’s […]
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Trap Music Museum celebrates Juneteenth week with initiative ‘Bridging the Trap’
Trap Music Museum is doing its part in spreading education and awareness about Juneteenth and its significance to this country with an entire week of dedication. Juneteenth is a day that celebrates the ending of slavery in the United States. Throughout the week, people will have the opportunity to enjoy various events and activities centered-around […]