Returning back to the stage after seven years, the legendary soul singer, songwriter, and record producer Rev. Al Green will be performing at The Fox Theatre in Atlanta, GA for the first time ever, on May 3, 2019, at 8 PM. Green’s performance in Atlanta is among the limited run of tour dates. The tour […]
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Atlanta Technical College to host its 18th annual Bridge Builder Awards
Atlanta Technical College will host its 18th annual Bridge Builder Awards—an annual fundraiser that benefits the ATC Foundation and supports ATC students on their educational journey—will be held at its campus on Tuesday, April 23, at 6 p.m. Presented by the college’s Board of Trustees and ATC President Victoria Seals, the program will honor individuals […]
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Black Millennial Political Convention scheduled in Washington
An estimated 62 million Millennials – adults ages 20 to 35 in 2016 – were voting-age U.S. citizens in the nation’s electorate in 2016. Millennials comprised 27 percent of the voting-eligible population, just below Baby Boomers – ages 52 to 70 – who made up 31 percent, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of […]
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Georgia Sen. Perdue’s campaign fined $30,000 for violations
The campaign of U.S. Sen. David Perdue paid a $30,000 fine to federal regulators for violations discovered in the Georgia Republican’s fundraising reports from the 2014 election. The civil penalty to the Federal Election Commission was disclosed Monday in Perdue’s campaign finance report for the first three months of 2019. FEC documents show the fine […]
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Atlanta mother releases children’s book on how to cope with cancer
In hopes of providing insight to children on coping with cancer, author Ashley Banks decided to publish a book, titled “I Love You Forever,” which discusses the condition from a child’s perspective. The 28-year-old published her book on March 31, through Johnson Publishing Company, a Black-owned publishing company located in Chicago, IL. “The book is […]
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WHEN GOD RECYCLES: The Rev. Jamal H. Bryant brings Cross, community to New Birth Missionary Baptist Church
While many people will be finding some sense of rest going into this holiday weekend, the Rev. Jamal H. Bryant’s weekend is just getting started. Shortly after getting off of a flight from Europe on Wednesday, the faith leader is preparing to host his first Resurrection Weekend as the officially installed shepherd of the largest […]
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Falcons give second chance to Hageman following 2017 release
The Atlanta Falcons signed Ra’Shede Hageman to a one-year deal on Friday, giving a second chance to the defensive tackle the team released in 2017 after he was charged with domestic violence. Hageman, 28, was a second-round pick from Minnesota in 2014. He started a combined 16 games in 2015 and 2016. He has been […]
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Falcons can change their fortunes in next week’s Draft
The 2019 NFL Draft for the Atlanta Falcons possibly contains the solutions that could propel them back into the playoffs and contending for Super Bowl LIV in Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium. This article is a mock draft that predicts who the Falcons might look at from rounds 1-4 of next week’s Draft in Nashville. Round […]
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Trump attempted to seize control of Mueller Report
WASHINGTON (AP) — Public at last, special counsel Robert Mueller’s report revealed to a waiting nation Thursday that President Donald Trump had tried to seize control of the Russia probe and force Mueller’s removal to stop him from investigating potential obstruction of justice by the president. The report said that in June 2017, Trump directed […]
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Top five keys from the Mueller Report
Trump didn’t not obstruct justice: Fourth, if we had confidence after a thorough investigation of the facts that the President clearly did not commit obstruction of justice, we would so state. Based on the facts and the applicable legal standards, however, we are unable to reach that judgment. The evidence we obtained about the President’s […]
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Antonio Brown wins Atlanta City Council District 3 special runoff election
Despite being a relative political novice who lacked the powerful industry backing that his opponent was armed with, businessman Antonio Brown scored a surprising, come-from-behind victory in the April 16 District 3 Atlanta City Council special runoff election. Brown, 34, also becomes the first black openly gay candidate elected to the Atlanta City Council. The […]
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Georgia Gov. Kemp signs medical marijuana bill
Some Georgia patients will soon be allowed to legally buy the marijuana they are already allowed to possess. Because of a legal quirk, patients and families have regularly broken the law to obtain low-potency medical marijuana oil. Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday signed a bill that would fix that problem, calling the new law a […]
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Brown beats Amos for District 3 seat
Antonio Brown beat Byron Amos in the April 16th District 3 Atlanta City Council special runoff election and is the first black openly gay candidate elected to the council. The election was to fill the seat after Councilman Ivory Lee Young Jr., 56, died of cancer in November. With all 16 precincts reporting, according to […]
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NBA Draft 2019: Could the Hawks acquire three first-round picks?
Atlanta Hawks general manager Travis Schlenk appeared on Atlanta’s 92.9 The Game to discuss the possibility of Atlanta trading back into the first round to get their player they wanted. “There is a 75 or 76 percent chance that we’re going to have that pick at the ninth spot,” Schlenk said. “If we get lucky and […]
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Falcons announce 2019 Schedule
The NFL formally released the Atlanta Falcons schedule for the 2019 season tonight. The quirks in this year’s itinerary can be found in November. While the Falcons have a bye week on Nov. 3, they will play three NFC South divisional games in eleven days. In the middle of that gauntlet lies the New Orleans […]