Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms arrives at the Hilton Atlanta to deliver her ‘State of the City’ Address Tuesday morning, May 2, at the Hilton Atlanta. Mayor Bottoms gave her reaction to this morning’s speech, spoke about transparency within the city of Atlanta, and responded to a question about former Mayor Kasim Reed’s absence from the […]
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US May Day immigration protests target Trump, fall elections
NEW YORK (AP) – Immigrants say President Donald Trump’s administration has become almost everything they feared, but while they rally across the United States on May Day, their focus is less on huge turnout Tuesday than on the first Tuesday in November. Marches and other demonstrations for labor and immigrant rights were planned from Florida […]
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Five ways hate speech spreads online
Hate groups that support neo-Nazism, racism, sexism or homophobia use virtually the same tools as any mainstream advertiser to spread their insidious messages online. What’s worse, these groups are growing in numbers. For the first time in eight years, hate groups were found in all 50 states, according to areport released this year by the […]
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Spelman College investigating hateful notes sent to LGBTQ students
Some LGBTQ students at Spelman College, a predominantly African-American women’s school in Atlanta, say that someone slipped hateful notes under their dorm room doors. Three notes have been discovered in recent weeks, the latest one on Monday, according to college officials. CNN affiliate WGLC reports that the notes included messages such as “Keep your tran out of […]
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Cambridge Analytica announces closure
Cambridge Analytica, the embattled data firm that worked on Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, announced it is shutting down operations. “The Company is immediately ceasing all operations,” it said in a statement Wednesday, announcing bankruptcy proceedings would soon begin. The company has come under fire over allegations it misused the personal Facebook data of millions. The company has likewise […]
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Black men arrested at Starbucks settle for $200K program
From the #StarbucksWhileBlack series – Courtesy of the Philadelphia Tribune PHILADELPHIA — Two black men arrested for sitting at a Philadelphia Starbucks without ordering anything settled with the world’s biggest coffee-shop chain Wednesday for an undisclosed sum and an offer of a free college education. Separately, they reached a deal with the city for a symbolic $1 […]
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The fight against Plant Vogtle’s expansion is a fight for energy equity
Georgia’s poorest people should not be forced to pay for the most expensive building project in state history. That’s why we at the Partnership for Southern Equity joined forces with Georgia Interfaith Power & Light and the Southern Environmental Law Center to stop the overpriced nuclear power unit expansion at Plant Vogtle. Originally, Georgia Power […]
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Facebook has failed the Black community one too many times
“Mr. Zuckerberg, would you be comfortable sharing with us the name of the hotel you stayed in last night?” That was a question Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) posed to Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s congressional hearing in which the latter responded with an awkward “no.” It is likely that Mr. Zuckerberg found this […]
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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 […]