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Goizueta Business School Start:ME accelerator program selects 49 Atlanta-area ventures for 2021
Forty-nine promising small businesses are now part of the 2021 Start:ME Accelerator, a free, intensive three-month business training program from Emory University’s Goizueta Business School for promising ventures in the metro-Atlanta communities of East Lake, Clarkston and Southside Atlanta. The Start:ME program operates within communities, drawing talented entrepreneurs who live in, work in, and/or provide […]
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Rep. Bennie Thompson sues Donald Trump under a post-Civil War law for conspiracy to incite US Capitol riot
Former President Donald Trump and attorney Rudy Giuliani are being accused of conspiring with the far-right groups Proud Boys and Oath Keepers to incite the January 6 insurrection in a civil lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court by the Democratic chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee that cites a post-Civil War law designed to […]
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Cillizza: Why the Republican Party is poised to tear itself apart
In the last 48 hours, two things have happened that suggest the Republican Party is likely headed to an all-out civil war: 1. The Wall Street Journal editorial board — the pillar of establishment conservative thought in the country — wrote this of former President Donald Trump (bolding is mine): “Mr. Trump may run again, […]
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Adidas is selling Reebok to focus on its own brand
Adidas says it will offload struggling US fitness brand Reebok as part of a strategic overhaul. The German sportswear company said in a statement on Tuesday that it has decided to begin a formal process “aimed at divesting Reebok” following a review of the business that it announced late last year. “Reebok and Adidas will […]
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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee sponsors new Reparations bill
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee knows that there has never been another time in which she has garnered so much congressional support and public momentum for H.R. 40, the reparations legislation that focuses on truth, racial healing, and transformation. The longtime Democratic representative from Texas will chair a hearing on Wednesday, Feb. 17, about the bill. In an […]
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Washington: This life is all about that first step
In previous columns I have talked a little bit about my “faith walk” and it dawned on me that I have often questioned just what that really meant. Maybe some of you can explain it better than I can and I am not trying to be funny. I’m being real and just want to gain […]
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Support grows for Capitol riot inquiry after Trump acquittal
After former President Donald Trump’s acquittal at his second Senate impeachment trial, bipartisan support appears to be growing for an independent Sept. 11-style commission into the deadly insurrection that took place at the U.S. Capitol. Investigations into the riot were already planned, with Senate hearings scheduled later this month in the Senate Rules Committee. House […]
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James Brown’s emcee gets funeral sendoff with shiny cape
Danny Ray spent years as the emcee for James Brown, and part of his job during performances was draping capes on the Godfather of Soul. Ray was 85 when he died Feb. 2 in Augusta, Georgia. During his funeral in that city Saturday, Brown’s daughter, Deanna Brown-Thomas, draped a shiny silver cape over Ray’s casket […]
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms vetoes letting state close street near Capitol
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has vetoed a proposal that would have let the state permanently close part of a street between the Georgia Capitol and a legislative office building. Mayor Bottoms wrote in a letter that the city’s charter prohibits individual City Council members from negotiating with the state on behalf of the city, […]
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Film review: Netflix’s ‘Malcolm & Marie’ depicts an anti-love story
Netflix’s “Malcolm & Marie,” starring John David Washington (“Ballers”) and Zendaya Coleman (“Shake It Up”), released earlier this month. It showcases a young couple in love and toxicity as they navigate the ups and downs of their relationship and individual wins and failures. The film begins with Malcolm, a filmmaker, on an emotional high as […]
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PBS’ street art series unveils original mural in Atlanta as part of their ‘American Portrait’ initiative
Art has been viewed as something that expresses an idea, emotion, or worldview. There are a plethora of ways people all over the world have used art to publicize projects, inspire others, and create forums of positivity. PBS has done just that by choosing to use street art as a part of their American Portrait […]
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David Perdue files paperwork for potential 2022 Senate challenge
Former U.S. Senator David Perdue filed campaign paperwork Monday signaling his intention to challenge Democratic incumbent, Senator Reverend Raphael G. Warnock in the 2022 midterm election. The decision, first reported by Fox News, was viewed as a first step in the Republican Party’s effort to try to reclaim one of the Senate seats lost in […]
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Former NFL receiver Vincent Jackson found dead in hotel room
Former NFL wide receiver Vincent Jackson was found dead Monday at a Florida hotel room, days after authorities spoke with him as part of a welfare check, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. A housekeeper discovered the 38-year-old’s body at around 11:30 a.m. Monday, official said. There were no signs of trauma and the […]
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Lincoln Project under fire over handling of sexual harassment allegations against co-founder
The Lincoln Project says it is retaining an “outside professional” to review the tenure of co-founder John Weaver amid allegations that he has a history of sexually harassing young men. The super PAC, which was founded in 2019 by veteran Republican operatives who opposed then-President Donald Trump, is reeling from the fallout of the allegations […]