NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tornadoes ripped across Tennessee early Tuesday, shredding at least 40 buildings and killing at least 7 people. One of the twisters caused severe damage in downtown Nashville. Authorities pleaded with people to stay indoors, at least until daybreak could reveal the dangers of a landscape littered with blown-down walls and roofs, snapped […]
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Chris Matthews retires from MSNBC, cites comments to women
Longtime MSNBC host Chris Matthews abruptly retired from his “Hardball” show on Monday, apologizing for making inappropriate comments about women and following a brutal week where he also took heat from supporters of Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. His exit came after a weekend of discussions with his bosses, three days after GQ ran a […]
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Klobuchar ends her presidential bid, endorses Biden at rally
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar ended her Democratic presidential campaign on Monday and endorsed rival Joe Biden in an effort to unify moderate voters behind the former vice president’s 2020 bid. She appeared with Biden at a rally in Dallas on Monday night, saying that it was time to “bring dignity and decency back to the […]
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Super Tuesday test: Biden looks to blunt Bernie’s rise
The dizzying fight for the Democratic presidential nomination reaches a critical juncture on Tuesday as millions of voters from Maine to California head to the polls. Sen. Bernie Sanders, who has energized liberals and young voters, is seeking to pull away from the rest of the field, while Joe Biden hopes to ride a wave of momentum […]
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Dieng leads 9 scorers in double figures, Memphis routs Hawks
Gorgui Dieng had 17 points and 10 rebounds, leading nine Memphis scorers in double figures, and the Grizzlies pulled away in the second half for a 127-88 win over the cold-shooting Atlanta Hawks on Monday night. Memphis, trying to protect its No. 8 spot in the Western Conference playoff field, has won two straight following […]
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Shadyac: ‘St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital boasts rich tradition of inclusion, diversity, equity, and fairness’
Since its opening 58 years ago this month, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has led the world in advancing cures and devising therapies to conquer pediatric cancer and other life-threatening diseases. It is important to remember not all of St. Jude’s vital breakthroughs have been strictly medical or scientific. Long before the research hospital began […]
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Former NBA Player George Lynch launches free basketball, STEM, music and dance clinics for Atlanta-area students
NBA veteran George Lynch, in partnership with Clark Atlanta University men’s basketball team and Hot 107.9 radio, is hosting HBCU Heroes’ Sports and STEM Camps 2020. The free clinics, sponsored by JPMorgan Chase, will be hosted three consecutive Saturdays this month; March 14, March 21 and March 28 at Clark Atlanta University. The HBCU Heroes’ Clinics will run 8:30 […]
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Dr. William Cleveland, Patrick Labat among 20-plus honorees at Not Alone Foundation’s sixth annual Diamond Awards
The Not Alone Foundation hosted its sixth annual Diamond Awards at Morehouse College’s Ray Charles Performing Arts Center in Atlanta this past weekend, honoring more than 20 trailblazers for their excellence in service, leadership, and entertainment. Morehouse alumnus Mark Dodd founded the non-profit organization in 2006 to provide financial assistance, educational and medical resources to […]
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The fact is, you get to choose, again and again
I believe a key understanding of having a relationship, a personal relationship with Christ has a lot to do with making conscious choices. As such, I think I’m actually gaining more awareness of what it means as one begins or continues to travel a path towards the Almighty. In attempting to do, it becomes more […]
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#Election2020 – Biden fights for momentum in Democrats’ shifting primary
SELMA, Ala. (AP) — An emboldened Joe Biden is trying to cast himself as the clear moderate alternative to progressive Bernie Sanders as the Democrats’ shrinking presidential field races toward Super Tuesday. One of Biden’s leading moderate rivals, former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, dropped out of the campaign Sunday just 24 hours after Biden scored a resounding victory […]
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Dems court black voters in Selma
SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Joe Biden received a warm reception Sunday in this crucible of the civil rights movement as he and other Democratic presidential hopefuls appealed for black support in a town where demonstrators were once beaten for marching for the right to vote. Themes of fighting voter suppression, providing the poor with a […]
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Selma churchgoers turn their backs to Bloomberg
A group of churchgoers Sunday turned their backs to former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg as he addressed the historic Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma, Alabama. A group of at least nine people took part in the protest as Bloomberg spoke during a 55th commemoration of “Bloody Sunday” — a historic civil rights march […]
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Public Enemy fires Flavor Flav after dispute over Bernie Sanders rally
The iconic rap group Public Enemy had an internal struggle over the weekend that ended with founding member Flavor Fav being fired. “Public Enemy and Public Enemy Radio will be moving forward without Flavor Flav,” Public Enemy said in a brief statement Sunday, according to Rolling Stone. “We thank him for his years of service […]
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V-103/1380 WAOK Census town hall answers host of questions
Commercials for the 2020 U.S. Census have been all over the internet, television and the radio airwaves of late with the April 1 “Census Day” fast approaching. There are many questions as to why people should participate in the census, what are the benefits of cooperating, who does the counting and where will my family’s […]
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Manhattan district attorney: ‘Rape accusations are as good as proof’
Every man – particularly men of color – should be afraid. Very afraid. After a jury returned two guilty verdicts against former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., incredulously had this to say about allegations of rape and sexual assault: “It’s rape even if there is no physical evidence.” The district […]