A father of three that was remembered as someone who gave it his all while fighting the system was laid to rest Tuesday afternoon. However, this was not an average funeral. Rayshard Brooks was 27 years old when he was gunned down Friday, June 12 at a Wendy’s drive-thru on 125 University Avenue by an […]
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COVID-19 Infection rates among young people in the South and West drastically increases
The major thrust of new coronavirus cases in the United States is in the South and West, where officials say more young people are ignoring social distancing measures and testing positive. Young people are more likely to have milder outcomes from coronavirus, but they can still infect others who are more at risk. “With younger […]
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Shooting, protests test Atlanta’s image of Black prosperity
Police cars burned in the streets of Atlanta as protesters smashed windows and spray-painted graffiti outside CNN headquarters. Even during the national outcry over police brutality and racial injustice, Chassidy Evans struggled to understand why her hometown, with its legacy of peaceful resistance, had erupted in chaos. Then her uncle, Rayshard Brooks, was shot in […]
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Trump rally highlights vulnerabilities heading into election
President Donald Trump’s return to the campaign trail was designed to show strength and enthusiasm heading into the critical final months before an election that will decide whether he remains in the White House. Instead, his weekend rally in Oklahoma highlighted growing vulnerabilities and crystallized a divisive reelection message that largely ignores broad swaths of voters — […]
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Rayshard Brooks’ memorial and funeral will be held at Ebenezer Baptist Church
The family and friends of Rayshard Brooks will honor his life in a funeral service on Tuesday, more than a week after the 27-year-old father was shot and killed by an Atlanta police officer. A public viewing will be held Monday afternoon from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. ET. Tuesday’s private service will be held […]
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States failed to get absentee ballots to thousands of voters in recent primary elections, signaling problems for November
As Washington, DC’s June 2 primary approached, Matthew Miller and Nima Sheth, married professors who live in the District, decided to vote absentee. With elderly, immunocompromised parents at home, plus a 1-year-old baby, it felt like the safest choice in the age of coronavirus. So, they submitted requests for absentee ballots on the last day […]
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Ja Rule films wacky, low-budget commercial for Greek restaurant
Just when we finally got those Fyre Festival cheese sandwiches out of our minds, Ja Rule is now pushing gyros in a commercial for a Greek deli in Los Angeles. The rapper, one of the organizers behind the disastrous 2017 music festival, filmed the ad for Papa Cristo’s Greek Grill (located on 2771 West Pico […]
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Comedian DL Hughley COVID-19 positive after fainting onstage
Comedian D.L. Hughley announced he tested positive for COVID-19 after collapsing onstage during a performance in Nashville, Tennessee. The stand-up comedian, 57, lost consciousness while performing at the Zanies comedy nightclub on Friday night and was hospitalized, news outlets reported. On Saturday, Hughley posted a video on Twitter in which he said he was treated […]
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Lawyers for ex-officer accused in Rayshard Brooks killing dispute prosecutor’s allegations
Attorneys for the former Atlanta police officer charged with killing Rayshard Brooks are disputing statements made about the case by Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard. Noah H. Pines and Bill Thomas, attorneys for Garrett Rolfe, said in a statement Monday that “while we are waiting for the GBI (Georgia Bureau of Investigation) to finish […]
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Senate panel pushes increase in Georgia’s low tobacco tax
Georgia’s tobacco tax could more than triple under a late-in-the-game move in the state Senate. The Senate Finance Committee voted 5-2 on Friday to amend a House resolution to raise the tax per pack of cigarettes to $1.35. Georgia now charges smokers 37 cents per pack, the third-lowest among the 50 states. The federal government […]
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Joe Biden and DNC outraise Trump campaign operation in May
President Donald Trump‘s reelection campaign and the Republican National Committee raised more than $74 million in May, marking a fundraising rebound from April, but falling short of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden‘s massive haul. “Support across the country continues to pour in, helping us to build an unparalleled operation that will deliver victories up […]
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‘I want to see myself:’ Black women mount public and private campaign for Biden to pick a Black woman running mate
Influential Black women are mounting a robust effort to persuade presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden that selecting a black woman as his running mate would give him the best advantage to win the White House in November. These women — consisting of a wide swath of prominent political figures and friends of the former vice […]
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Police protests upend Democratic Senate contest in Kentucky
For months, Charles Booker languished in the shadows, talking about racial and economic justice in a long shot bid to take on Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader of the U.S. Senate. Then came a national eruption over the deaths of Black Americans in encounters with police. Now, Booker’s bid for the Democratic Senate nomination from the left wing […]
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#AboutThatCar: 2020 Toyota Highlander starts at $34,600 and worth every dollar
We test drove a three-row 2020 Toyota Highlander. So, we started by climbing into the third row. It was relatively easy to access. Just pull a lever on the side of the second-row seat; it slid forward, and the seat backflipped forward as well. It was an easy maneuver and climbing back there was relatively […]
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announces opening of ‘creATL Fund’ applications
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced applications are now open for the creATL Relief Fund to support Atlanta’s independent creative workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Artists, creative entrepreneurs, and entertainment professionals generate an estimated $62.5 billion in economic impact each year in the State of Georgia and represent 5 percent of all employment and 4 […]