The Atlanta Hawks have found their man. Former Philadelphia 76ers assistant coach and defensive specialist Lloyd Pierce will officially be named the Hawks head coach on Monday morning at a press conference at the Emory Sports Medicine Complex in Brookhaven. The contract is for three years with a team option for a fourth year. Newly […]
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Vegan Healthy Hair Brand Shedavi and RHOA’s Porsha Williams Host the Debut of the Shedavi CROWNED TM Collection at 21st Annual WORLD Natural Hair Show
Vegan Healthy Hair Brand Shedavi and RHOA’s Porsha Williams Host the Debut of the Shedavi CROWNEDTM Collection at 21st Annual WORLD Natural Hair Show All-natural, holistic and ethically sustainable hair care brand, Shedavi, celebrated the debut of its all new CROWNED collection with a weekend-packed series of events including the 21st Annual WORLD Natural Hair & […]
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Hawks to host second group of potential draftees Wednesday in Brookhaven
Brian Bowen (above) was a top 5 prospect in the class of 2017. A McDonald’s All-American, Bowen has yet to play a college basketball game due to off-court issues. Photo credit: Yardbarker.com The Atlanta Hawks are holding their second pre-draft workout session on Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. at their practice facility in Brookhaven. The […]
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Ebola outbreak declared in Democratic Republic of Congo
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo declared an outbreak of Ebola hemorrhagic fever, a rare and deadly disease, on Tuesday, the World Health Organization reported. The declaration came after laboratory results confirmed two cases of the disease in the province of Bikoro in the northwestern part of the country. Ebola virus disease, which most […]
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Hawks to host a few local players at first pre-draft workout Monday morning
The Atlanta Hawks like most teams for the next month and a half will be working out potential draft picks starting this morning at their practice facility, the Emory Sports Medicine Comnplex, in Brookhaven. Of the five players invited to the closed workout (media will be allowed to interview the players after their individual sessions […]
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Voice News Now: Mayor’s ‘State of the City’, ‘100 Yards of Sports’
In the News this week: “Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms gives her ‘State of the City’ Address” To an audience filled with executives, members of the press and other supporters, the Mayor laid out her five-prong vision for the next three and a half years. Bottoms addressed some of her major accomplishments since taking office, as […]
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Women Elevating Women to host one-day women’s empowerment symposium in Atlanta
The Women Elevating Women Symposium (WEW) will host a one-day symposium on May 23, at the Marriott Marquis in Atlanta. This highly anticipated event features a wide range of learning opportunities, career guidance, and personal growth tools for women CEOs and business executives. Designed to connect multicultural business women to their professional communities and to […]
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A mom on a college tour called the cops on two Native American teens because they made her ‘nervous’
For the two Native American brothers, Colorado State University was their dream school. But when they showed up for a campus tour, a parent of another prospective student called the police on them because they apparently made her “nervous,” the school said. Friday, the university’s police released the audio of the 911 call in which the […]
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Ever thought you would end up being picked for target practice
Just how hard is it to be a card carrying Christian these days? I mean we’ve got card carrying Democrats and Republicans. You can get a membership card for every organization from the NAACP to the ACLU. The more I study the more I’m moved to realize that being a professed card carrying Christian, man […]
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There is limitless value in the act of self-validation
There have been many things I’ve struggled with in life: fear of failure, fear of success, indecisiveness, analysis paralysis, low self-esteem and worth, identity, the need to be needed and more. Of the many things I’ve had to overcome, validation was the most challenging. Validation is “recognition or affirmation that a person or their feelings […]
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Former White House appointee Andre Gudger purchases local lacrosse franchise
Diversity in the sport of lacrosse has lagged behind the growing interest in the game, but the city of Atlanta will challenge that. On April 18, Major League Lacrosse agreed to sell ownership of the Blaze franchise to former Obama appointee Andre Gudger. Gudger served under President Barack Obama from 2011 to 2017 and founded […]
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Mayor, High Ground Church break ground on Oasis of Vine City development
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and The Oasis of Vine City Inc.—a CDC of the Higher Ground Empowerment Center Church along with its pastor, the Rev. Bishop Dexter L. Johnson—announced in a groundbreaking ceremony a new development project that will create jobs and help ease the strains of community displacement in the Vine City community near […]
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms gives first ‘State of the City’ Address
“As Atlanta continues to grow, it is important that we remember to look back and pull forward residents, communities, and businesses that are being left behind. This is paramount to our continued ability to remain a leader on the regional, national, and international stage. What has drawn people and organizations to Atlanta in droves is […]
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Donald Trump reportedly approves Race Summit with Colin Kaepernick, Kanye West
The president is “enthusiastic” about talking it out. Trump-supporting rapper Kanye West is also invited. President Donald Trump has approved a White House summit to discuss race and has invited Colin Kaepernick and Kanye West, a pastor who met with Trump told People magazine. Football great Jim Brown and legendary boxer Mike Tyson also will be on the guest list, according […]
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Want to start a business in Atlanta? Start here…
Do you want to start a business in the Atlanta, Georgia area? You’re not alone. There are over 718,987 businesses operating in the state of Georgia. Operating a successful business takes planning, self-reliance, and perseverance; but those are just personality traits. It also takes business education, financial planning, and life altering time management skills. Find […]