With the Atlanta University Center’s (AUC) commencement ceremonies right around the corner, the members of Westboro Baptist Church (WBC)- the Kansas based hate group- intend to protest the graduation ceremonies of Clark Atlanta University, Spelman College, and Morehouse College. In a release discussing the church’s reasoning behind protesting the ceremonies, the Church singled out Spelman […]
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Georgia insurance commissioner indicted on fraud charges
Georgia’s insurance commissioner was indicted Tuesday on federal charges of wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering that stem from alleged crimes that preceded his election. The 38-count indictment accuses Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Jim Beck, 57, of devising an elaborate fraudulent invoicing scheme to defraud his employer out of more than $2 million […]
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Black women dominate the Miss USA pageant
The recently crowned Miss USA, Cheslie Kryst said she’ll never forget the time a judge at a law conference told her to wear a skirt instead of pants because judges prefer skirts. The 27-year-old black lawyer, who earned a law degree and an MBA at Wake Forest University, had a message for that judge after […]
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Black writer promotes diversity in the comic book industry
Lack of Black representation in the comic book world is what writer Devyn Nicole is attempting to remedy with her comic “Zara: The Beginning.” Under her comic book production company, Heroic Icon Entertainment, the Los Angeles-based writer is fighting to add more color and diversity into an industry that has been lacking for decades. “The […]
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms appoints task force to honor victims of Atlanta Child Murders
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued an administrative order to establish the Mayor’s Advisory Committee: Atlanta Children’s Memorial Task Force. The task force—comprised of mayoral appointees from the community—has been charged with determining an appropriate acknowledgment of the lives cut short during the Atlanta Child Murders. The administrative order states the task force shall begin […]
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Op-Ed: Georgia’s criminalization of abortion has colossal consequences
Tuesday, Georgia Governor Brian P. Kemp signed House Bill 481 into law making abortions illegal in the state after six weeks gestation and goes into effect Jan. 1, 2020. However, the fallout from the bill will have far-reaching ramifications that weren’t imagined… until now. Statistics say one in four women will have an abortion before the […]
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Michelle Obama surprises students to talk about memoir
A group of students from Spelman and Morehouse colleges who’ve been studying Michelle Obama’s memoir, “Becoming,” had a surprise visitor to discuss the work — the former first lady herself. Obama came to Spelman to talk with the students Saturday about the best-selling book ahead of her sold-out appearance Saturday night at State Farm Arena […]
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Georgia Gov. Kemp signs budget upping teacher salaries
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has signed a record budget for fiscal year 2020 with a focus on increased education spending. Teachers and other certified public school employees will each see a $3,000 raise under the $27.5 billion state spending proposal signed Friday in Camilla, in southwestern Georgia. Beginning July 1, the 2020 general budget adds […]
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Kemp signs bill allowing hemp crops
Farmers can soon begin growing hemp in Georgia. Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law Friday a bill allowing hemp crops, which can be used to make CBD oil, rope and other items. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports CBD oil is already sold in Georgia, but it’s currently imported. Once state officials create regulations, CBD can be […]
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Income tax returns raise April collections by 24 percent in Georgia
Georgia officials say a big increase in individual income tax payments helped boost the state’s overall tax collections by 24 percent in April. A news release from Gov. Brian Kemp’s office Monday said Georgia collected $2.87 billion in total taxes last month. That’s an increase of more than $559 million compared to April 2018. Georgia […]
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McBath headlines Human Rights Gala; responds to racism accusations
Last Saturday evening, the Human Rights Campaign hosted a gala at Atlanta’s Hyatt Regency Hotel honoring those who celebrate and value equality for Blacks, Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) and the LGBTQ community. As the HRC raised money, each speaker stressed the importance of all minorities participating in the 2020 elections while taking jabs at […]
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Atlanta United wins 3rd match in a row
Two goals by Tito Villalba and Julian Gressel respectively saw Atlanta United Football Club defeat Toronto FC 2-0 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium Wednesday night. The Five Stripes have won their third match in a row. In the process, Atlanta has shut out their opponents in each win. Throughout March and April, manager Frank de Boer’s insistence […]
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Falcons: Rookie Minicamp begins Friday; Ollison is player to watch
The Atlanta Falcons will begin rookie minicamp Friday May 10th and Saturday May 11th at their training facility in Flowery Branch. It serves as an opportunity for coaches to put the draft picks, the undrafted free agents through different drills. The players will not be in pads. Moreover, selected invitees will also participate. At the […]
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deGregory: ‘Sandra Bland did not kill herself’
Years-old footage of Sandra Bland’s July 2015 arrest, which led to her death three days later in a Texas jail cell surfaced on Tuesday afternoon. I did not watch the video. I do not need to. I know that Sandra Bland did not kill herself—a morally corrupt justice system did. One may take issue with […]
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Nashville-based Slim+Husky’s Pizza and Beeria opens new location in Atlanta’s West Midtown
When Slim+Husky’s Pizza Beeria opened yesterday in West Midtown Atlanta at 1016 Howell Mill Road, the lines were out the door. It was a familiar feeling for the restaurant’s owners, a trio of childhood friends—Clinton Gray III, Emmanual Reed, and Derrick Moore—who have now seen their initial vision expand from one highly popular storefront in […]