SINGAPORE (AP) — President Donald Trump rocked the region with the stunning announcement Tuesday that he was halting annual U.S.-South Korean military drills — and wants to remove the 28,500 U.S. troops stationed in the South as a deterrent against North Korea. Trump’s surprise, almost offhand comments, made during a news conference after his summit […]
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GOP congressional candidate: “Diversity is ‘a bunch of crap and un-American”
A Republican running for New Jersey’s 2nd Congressional District thinks diversity is “a bunch of crap and un-American,” according to comments he made in a video posted to YouTube by a progressive super PAC. “In my view, the best way to bring diversity to the Republican Party is for Republicans to openly say that the whole idea […]
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Dorothy Cotton, civil rights icon, dead at 88
Civil rights leader and icon Dorothy Cotton, who helped educate black Americans about their rights and worked with Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., died at the age of 88. Cotton died at an Ithaca, New York, retirement community on Sunday afternoon, the Ithaca Journal reported. Her cause of death was not specified, but a family friend […]
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About That Car: 2018 Mazda CX-3
Although it is early in this generation of the Mazda CX-3’s model cycle, the automaker made a few changes to keep the current rendition fresh in its offerings for the hot small crossover market. They made a lot of under the sheet-metal improvements. They added what they’ve branded Smart City Brake Support as standard equipment […]
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Cops issue new trespassing policy in response to Starbucks arrests blunder
From the #StarbucksWhileBlack series – Courtesy of The Philadelphia Tribune: Two months after the arrests of a pair of African-American men in a Rittenhouse-area Starbucks for waiting on a friend brought unwanted attention to the area, the Philadelphia Police Department on Friday announced a new policy outlining a proper protocol for arresting people on private property. The […]
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Is Trump trying to build momentum with Black America?
In the last two weeks, President Donald Trump has issued pardons or commutations for two black Americans: Alice Marie Johnson, 63, whose life sentence was commuted, and Jack Johnson, the legendary boxer who received a posthumous pardon. Alice Johnson had been serving a life sentence for a nonviolent drug offense. More than a century ago, Jack Johnson, […]
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Add ‘house hunting while black’ to list of things blacks can’t do without suspicion
In what’s apparently the latest instance of Blackness seeming suspicious, officers arrested a former NFL player who was house hunting. It seems that almost every day a new story surfaces about someone calling the cops on a Black person engaged in everyday activities–from sitting in a Starbucks to barbecuing in a park. The latest instance involves Kellen Winslow Jr., who […]
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Anita Hill on #MeToo: ‘I didn’t have a hashtag’
Anita Hill says there’s a major difference between the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements and her own experiences with workplace harassment. “I didn’t have a hashtag,” she told an audience Saturday at Brandeis University. But social media isn’t what it’s all about, she said. “Some people think it’s about the hashtag and it’s about social media; […]
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Obama meeting with 2020 hopefuls to discuss party future, running in the age of Trump
The meetings come as the former president charts his future political life and evaluates how he can best help a Democratic Party that is working to figure out how to run with President Donald Trump in the White House. Some Democrats accused Obama of neglecting the Democratic Party apparatus while in the White House, but people close […]
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Atlanta United to sponsor 2018 World Cup Viewing Parties around town
Atlanta United and various local businesses are getting together to host World Cup viewing parties starting on Friday, June 15. The locations like the popular Little Five Points bar Brewhouse Cafe and Ri Ra Irish Pub on peachtree Street will be full of soccer fanatics looking to cheer on their countrymen and favorite teams this […]
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Three Questions Falcons Must Answer During Minicamp
Currently, 87 days remain until the start of the 2018 NFL Season and the Atlanta Falcons are in the middle of their Championship Window. Star Quarterback Matt Ryan has agreed to an extension (and is the father of twin boys), Julio Jones has not worked out with the team during OTA’s (opting to work in […]
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Julio Jones will skip this year’s Falcons minicamp
Star wide receiver Julio Jones has informed the Atlanta Falcons he will not attend tomorrow’s mandatory minicamp at the team’s training facility in Flowery Branch. The team has released a statement: “We have been in contact with Julio and his representation. We will not discuss those conversations publicly except to say we feel they have […]
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Atlanta residents urged to learn about proposed More MARTA Atlanta projects at outreach events
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), in partnership with the City of Atlanta, has urged residents to learn about the More MARTA Atlanta program and provide feedback at one of the many planned outreach events and activities. The More MARTA Atlanta program is a part of the city’s blueprint for increased development to accommodate […]
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Alexander Pezo Interview
We sit down with designer Alexander Pezo to discuss life, fashion, & basketball. It’s 100 Yards of Sports! Hosted by Vincent Turner w/ co-hosts Barry Brown & Bryan Spencer. We’ll have an interview coming up soon, find out more at http://www.alexanderpezo.com
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Voice News: South Fulton Women Hold the Reins
In our cover story, meet the black women who are leading the fight in South Fulton, Georgia. From Police Chief to Chief Judge these women are showing what it takes to run a city. Read the full story on our website https://www.theatlantavoice.com/…/in-the-city-of-south-ful…/ For Voice News, I’m Brandon Bell.