Former DeKalb County police officer, Vancito Gumbs, 28, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release for racketeering conspiracy involving murder. According to a press release, Gumbs, who had been photographed flashing a hand sign used by the Gangster Disciples, was a self-professed “hitman” […]
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AUC professor receives recognition from two organizations
The Atlanta University Center Consortium’s (AUCC) Talitha Washington, professor of mathematics at Clark Atlanta University and director of the Atlanta University Center Data Science Initiative, was announced as the first person to ever be named both a 2021 Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (AMS) and a 2021 Fellow of the Association for Women in […]
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#Election2020: Trump seems to acknowledge Biden win, but he won’t concede
President Donald Trump on Sunday appeared to acknowledge for the first time that Joe Biden won the White House, but made clear he would not concede and would keep trying to overturn the election result. Trump’s statements came in tweets that included several baseless claims about the Nov. 3 vote, which state and federal officials […]
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New study from City of Atlanta seeks to reimagine Peachtree Street
The City of Atlanta Department of City Planning is launching the Peachtree Shared Space Study to reimagine Downtown Atlanta’s signature street as an exceptional, welcoming public space for all people. The effort to reimagine Peachtree Street stems from the Atlanta City Design, a guiding document for the City of Atlanta that outlines a vision for how Atlanta […]
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#Election2020: Here are 7 Trump health care measures that Biden will likely overturn
When it comes to health policy, President Donald Trump made it his mission to undo many measures his predecessor put in place. President-elect Joe Biden is expected to do the same. In their four years in office, the Trump administration made sweeping changes that affected the Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, abortion and transgender rights, in […]
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#Election2020: People of color make up nearly half of Biden transition team
As President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office in January, nearly half of the transition team laying the groundwork for his administration is made up of people of color, and women are in the majority. Forty-six percent of the transition staff are people of color, according to new diversity data of the transition team provided […]
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#Election2020: Obama says election results show nation is deeply divided
Former President Barack Obama said the election results, in which each candidate received more than 70 million votes, show the nation remains bitterly split. “What it says is that we are still deeply divided. The power of that alternative worldview that’s presented in the media that those voters consume — it carries a lot of […]
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High School Football: Westlake shuts out Lovejoy 51-0, claims Region 4 6-A title
The Westlake Lions community is in a state of mourning after losing their high school principal, Jamar Robinson, and his wife Annmarri Robinson. The one thing that could help ease the pain during a time like this? Football. Something the Lions are really great at and something the Robinson family enjoyed on Friday night. This […]
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Recruiting: Highly touted and notable talent on Westlake and Lovejoy
Although the Westlake Lions made it look easy Friday night, shutting out the Lovejoy Wildcats 51-0, it was a lot of talent on the field. Yes, Westlake has a lot of talent in case you didn’t know but Lovejoy has some of their own as well. These are some names you should get used to […]
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#Election2020: Biden carries Arizona, flipping a longtime Republican stronghold
For just the second time in more than seven decades, a Democrat will carry Arizona in a presidential election, a monumental shift for a state that was once a Republican stronghold. CNN projected on Thursday that President-elect Joe Biden will carry Arizona, defeating President Donald Trump and providing Democrats in Arizona and the universe of […]
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#Election2020: Trump, stewing over election loss, silent as virus surges
President Donald Trump has publicly disengaged from the battle against the coronavirus at a moment when the disease is tearing across the United States at an alarming pace. Trump, fresh off his reelection loss to President-elect Joe Biden, remains angry that an announcement about progress in developing a vaccine for the disease came after Election […]
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#Election2020 | EXPLAINER: Is Georgia’s upcoming ballot ‘audit’ a recount?
Georgia says it’s going to be tallying — by hand — nearly 5 million ballots that were cast in its very close presidential election on Nov. 3. But is it a recount? An “audit”? And why are they doing it? It’s all a bit confusing, but election experts say what’s happening in Georgia is unlikely […]
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The Weeknd to headline the Pepsi Super Bowl halftime show
The Weeknd will bring his popular falsetto vocals to the 2021 Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show. NFL, Pepsi and Roc Nation announced Thursday that the three-time Grammy Award winner will be the headline performer on Feb. 7 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The Weeknd said he’s humbled by the opportunity. He posted a […]
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NFL television ratings see 6% decline at midseason point
The NFL was not expected to be immune from the ratings declines that have hit all sports this year due to the coronavirus pandemic and presidential election. But the declines are not as bad as feared at the beginning of the season. Games are averaging 15.1 million television and digital viewers, according to the league […]
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Judge to weigh bond for father, son in Ahmaud Arbery slaying
A Georgia judge is scheduled to consider bond requests by a father and son jailed on murder charges in the February shooting of Ahmaud Arbery. Gregory McMichael and his adult son, Travis McMichael, were to appear Thursday morning before Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley. They also have asked the judge to reject two of the […]