The Atlanta Hawks announced ticket deals for the upcoming Black Friday holiday. Similar to last season, the Hawks are providing special prices to holiday shoppers starting this week by presenting 10 different home games with special deals on 200-level tickets for only $9. A limited number of 100-level seats are also priced at just $49. The deal, which […]
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Review: New novel, ‘Destination Wedding,’ captures single life in Atlanta
When my journalist colleague, now fiction author, Jacqueline J. Holness initially approached me about reading her debut novel “Destination Wedding” to get feedback, I have to admit I was not excited to read the book. But, being the great, supportive friend that I am, I did not reveal my reluctance to her. I totally prejudged […]
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Kelly Rowland wants to create her own biopic about disco legend Donna Summer
Kelly Rowland wants to make and star in a biopic about Donna Summer. The former Destiny’s Child singer is a huge fan of the late disco legend and has long wanted to portray her on the big screen. She previously put herself forward to play Summer — who died from lung cancer in May 2012 at the age […]
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Governor Brian Kemp fumes at ‘attacks’ over Senate appointment
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp pushed back on Wednesday against speculation over whom he’ll appoint to replace retiring Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson. The Republican governor took to Twitter to slam what he called “attacks and games” and said more information about his choice would be available after Thanksgiving. The application process has sparked infighting among Republicans. “The idea […]
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Fired Navy leader highly critical of Trump in SEAL case
Richard Spencer, who was fired at Navy secretary for his handling of a SEAL war crimes case championed by President Donald Trump, wrote Wednesday that the commander in chief “has very little understanding” of how the American military works. The extraordinary accusation came in an opinion piece published on The Washington Post’s website Wednesday evening, […]
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Parini: ‘Sorry Rick Perry, Trump is not the ‘chosen one’ ‘
Editor’s note: Jay Parini, a poet and novelist, teaches at Middlebury College. His most recent novel is “The Damascus Road,” a novel about St. Paul. The views expressed in this commentary belong to the author. Rick Perry, as well as being energy secretary, is also a bit of a self-styled theologian, as we saw on […]
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49ers vs Ravens showdown highlights Week 13 action
Lamar Jackson vs. Nick Bosa. The NFL’s most dynamic offense against one of its stingiest defenses. A rematch of a Super Bowl played seven years ago and a possible preview of another. The game Sunday between the San Francisco 49ers (10-1) and the Baltimore Ravens (9-2) is one of the premier matchups of the entire season, even […]
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Chicago cop convicted in Laquan McDonald’s death moved again
A white former Chicago police officer convicted of second-degree murder last year in the 2014 death of black teenager Laquan McDonald, who was shot 16 times, is no longer in a federal prison in New York. Authorities won’t say where he was transferred or the reason he was relocated. The Illinois Department of Corrections confirms that Jason […]
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Booker’s campaign shifts into all-out sprint to persuade voters to get him in December debate
With the qualification deadline fast approaching for the December Democratic presidential debate, Sen. Cory Booker will seek to boost his flagging poll numbers by “reorienting our entire campaign apparatus into a persuasion effort,” according to a memo Tuesday from Booker’s campaign manager to supporters, obtained exclusively by CNN. In the memo, campaign manager Addisu Demissie […]
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Collinson: ‘Judge tells Trump he’s not a king — the President is not so sure’
Donald Trump is not going to like his Constitution 101 lesson: “Presidents are not kings.” A federal judge’s stunning rebuke of the White House on Monday came as the result of a case by House Democrats to force former White House counsel Don McGahn to testify. But it serves as a thematic frame for an […]
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Ex-White House lawyer McGahn ordered to comply with subpoena
A federal judge has ordered former White House counsel Donald McGahn to appear before Congress in a setback to President Donald Trump’s effort to keep his top aides from testifying. The outcome could lead to renewed efforts by House Democrats to compel testimony from other high-ranking officials, including former national security adviser John Bolton. Not […]
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Bill Cosby speaks from prison
In a special phone call with the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s BlackPressUSA.com, Cosby said he’s spending his time helping to teach and encourage a large population of African American inmates – men he calls residents — via Mann Up, a prison reform program. The 82-year-old educator and award-winning TV producer/director/comedian was sentenced to serve 3-to-10-years in […]
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Dave East stops by The Masquerade during tour
Harlem-based lyricist Dave East performed at The Masquerade on Friday, Nov. 22, during his Survival Tour Part One. He was joined by artists Crunch Calhoun and Millyz, who both opened the show. Dave East will hit Boston before heading overseas to perform in Europe before returning back to America for stops in New York City […]
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Washington: ‘You need to know who is riding shotgun’
When the world goes absolutely crazy, what do you do? When your life is in absolute chaos, how do you handle it? When nothing makes any sense, where do you find clarity amidst confusion? When there is madness all around you, where do you seek sanity? It has become apparent to me that the only […]
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NAACP Image Awards to be televised on BET for first time
The NAACP Image Awards will be televised for the first time on BET. NAACP and the cable network announced Monday that the 51st awards ceremony will be held in Pasadena, California, on Feb. 22. The event will spotlight the contributions of the NAACP and its impact on the community. NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson […]