When thinking about everything going on in the world what words come to mind? Unpredictable, hurtful, sad, death, fear? Well serial entrepreneur & visionary and creator of the multi-city “Table of 20,” Erica Dias, decided it was time to bring back the joy in peoples’ lives for a two-hour experience of good conversation, good food, […]
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Malone: ‘We must vote like our lives depend on it—because they do’
Elections have consequences. I believe the American public is more aware of this fact now than we’ve been since perhaps the start of the Union. We have spent the last four years watching the consequences that have come from the decision that we as a nation made in 2016. I will grant you that a […]
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Two men charged in long-unsolved 2002 murder of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay
A federal grand jury has indicted two men in the long-unsolved murder of Jam Master Jay, the pioneering DJ of Run-DMC who was killed in 2002, prosecutors said Monday. Jam Master Jay, born Jason Mizell, was fatally shot at a recording studio in the Queens neighborhood of Jamaica when he was 37. Nearly 18 years […]
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#Election2020 – What to watch on the first night of the Democratic convention
The Democratic National Convention kicks off Monday with a two-hour virtual event built on a theme of unity. It will be a convention unlike any other: The coronavirus pandemic forced Democrats to scrap their planned in-person Milwaukee convention. Instead, speakers will deliver speeches from locations across the country and without the large in-person crowds that […]
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Amid outcry, postmaster general to testify before House
Facing a public backlash over mail delays, the Trump administration scrambled to respond Monday as the House prepared an emergency vote to halt delivery interruptions and service changes that Democrats warned could imperil the November election. The Postal Service said it has stopped removing mailboxes and mail-sorting machines amid an outcry from lawmakers. President Donald […]
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#Election2020: Cardi B interviewed Joe Biden and she had some requests
Cardi B has a list of things she wants for the country and she has shared them with Joe Biden. The rapper, who is riding high on the charts right now with her and Megan The Stallion’s collaboration “WAP,” sat down with the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden for Elle magazine. Even Cardi B […]
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Atlanta City Council adds citizen review board to City’s charter
The Atlanta City Council adopted legislation Monday to add the Atlanta Citizen Review Board as a charter-mandated board (Legislative Reference No. 20-O-1477). The board was created in 2007 to provide citizen oversight of misconduct accusations against sworn members of the City’s police and corrections departments. The Council also approved legislation specifying that any allocation of maintenance […]
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Morris Brown College, history advocacy group announce plans to restore campus building that house W.E.B. duBois office
The Atlanta Branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) announces a kickoff event, “Crowning of Fountain (Stone) Hall,” to commemorate its plans to restore Fountain Hall on the campus of Morris Brown College this Friday, Aug. 21, at 11 a.m. According to organizers, this first step in historic […]
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City of East Point, V103 Atlanta partner to host ‘Feed the Heroes’ benefit concert
While the novel coronavirus circles Metro Atlanta, V103 Atlanta has joined forces with the City of East Point to host a virtual benefit concert that residents can enjoy from home while honoring first responders and frontline workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hosted by morning personality Big Tigger, the Feed the Heroes free benefit will stream […]
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MARTA receives $13 million federal grand for Clayton County bus facility
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has announced a $13 million grant award for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) multi-purpose Operations and Maintenance Bus Facility in Clayton County. The facility will include a MARTA Police precinct, training and maintenance areas, operations and administration offices, and critical bus maintenance infrastructure, including multi-fuel point, inspection station, […]
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Police move in after fights break out during Stone Mountain protest
After several hours of mostly peaceful demonstrations Saturday in an Atlanta suburb that’s home to a giant Confederate memorial, large numbers of police moved in to disperse the crowds when fights broke out. Several dozen right-wing demonstrators, some waving the Confederate battle flag and many wearing military gear, gathered in downtown Stone Mountain where they […]
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#Election2020: Kamala Harris bringing energy, dollars and more to Biden’s campaign
In her first two days as Joe Biden’s running mate, Kamala Harris has fired off the campaign’s sharpest criticism of President Donald Trump’s shortcomings. She has vouched for Biden’s character on race and more. And the enthusiasm surrounding her historic candidacy has brought in a record $48 million in 48 hours. The campaign hopes it is […]
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms orders series of actions to address racial, ethnic disparities in COVID-19 pandemic
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued an Administrative Order to address the alarming racial and ethnic disparities underscored by the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, social and structural factors place Black, Hispanic, Latino, and American Indian or Alaska Natives at an increased risk for COVID-19. These communities are diagnosed, hospitalized, […]
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DeKalb County launches COVID-19 small business loan program
On Tuesday, the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners approved the DeKalb Better Business Loan Program, a partnership with local banks to provide financial relief to small DeKalb County businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The program will be funded using $15 million from the county’s allotment of federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) […]
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Biden calls for nationwide mask mandate
Joe Biden is calling for a nationwide protective mask mandate, citing health experts’ predictions that it could save 40,000 lives from coronavirus over the next three months. ”Wearing the mask is less about you contracting the virus,” Biden said. “It’s about preventing other people from getting sick.” The Democratic presidential candidate also responded to those […]