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Auburn and Missouri Fans Descend on Atlanta For SEC Championship
The weather in Atlanta (around 40 degrees most of the day, inching up to 47 at kickoff) may not have provided the southern welcome that…
HEADLINES
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03:58 PM‘Employee No. 4’ Paul Millsap Shows He’s Still a Force …
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03:04 PMNelson Mandela's Legacy Will Live on
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07:00 PMGeorgia Tech’s Bivins Nominated For Good Works Team
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03:28 PMFSU's Jameis Winston Will Not Be Charged in Rape Case, …
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01:21 PMBishop T. D. Jakes Reaches Out to Tyrese After Death of …
TOP NEWS
At 8:50 p.m. Thursday night, South African President Jacob Zuma announced that former President of South Africa and freedom fighter Nelson Mandela had died. Shortly…
(CNN) — A suburban New York police department has reached a tentative settlement with federal authorities to beef up its efforts to ensure that it…
Yvonne Williams was sentenced to five years in prison on Monday, after she and two other women were apprehended during an attempt to steal $800…
City of Atlanta Chief Operating Officer Duriya Farooqui joined leaders yesterday at the Metro Atlanta Chamber (MAC) and its Clean Technology Council for the inaugural…
BUSINESS
A fourth straight month of solid hiring cut the U.S. unemployment rate in November to a five-year low of 7 percent. The surprisingly robust job…
(CNNMoney) — Karina McClain, a cashier at fast food chain Checkers in New York City, didn’t show up for her shift on Thursday. Instead, the…
SPORTS
The weather in Atlanta (around 40 degrees most of the day, inching up to 47 at kickoff) may not have provided the southern welcome that…
Paul Millsap has had a fairly plebian season so far for the Atlanta Hawks. The biggest free agent acquisition of the team’s 2013 offseason has…
ENTERTAINMENT
(CNN) — “The Sound of Music Live!” has become the new definition of “hate-watching.” Anyone with a Twitter account has noticed the tidal wave of…
Disney Legend Floyd Norman, the first African American animator to work for Walt Disney Studios, came to Atlanta recently with his wife Adrienne Brown to…
POLITICS
(CNN) — Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky will travel to Michigan Friday to announce his plan to rescue the Detroit, the largest U.S. city in…
(CNN) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday gets the chance to address younger Americans, a key demographic for the success of the health care exchanges…
ATL BLOG
Trina Braxton, a member of the famed Braxton singing clan and co-star of the reality show “Braxton Family Values,” is reportedly being challenged by her…
“Real Housewives of Atlanta” starlet Porsha Stewart is being accused of pocketing thousands of dollars for a paid event to which she showed up hours…
COMMUNITY
Holiday cheer and football fun are in the air, and MARTA is your safe, convenient way to festivities this Saturday! For only $2.50 each way…
The Atlanta City Council mowed down another potential barrier to the Falcons’ new downtown stadium Monday night as they unanimously approved a $30 million community…
PRAISE
Bishop TD Jakes reached out to Tyrese this week and offered consolation, the singer said. Tyrese who had starred with Paul Walker in the successful…
As millions of people around the globe observed World AIDS Day on Sunday, Bishop T.D. Jakes and his Potter’s House megachurch, provided free HIV testing…
EDITORS PICK
Thu Dec 05, 2013
Sometimes forgotten during the holiday rush is the Pan-African holiday of Kwanzaa. For members of the Atlanta community interested in learning more about the holiday…
FEATURES
On the occasion of his 93rd birthday, the entire country of South Africa celebrated its most prized national figure, anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela. Close to 12…
It is generally commendable for a recording artist to have a niche, something that sets them apart from everyone else. But the very talented R.…
(CNN) — “Fast & Furious” star Paul Walker may have initially survived a horrific car crash but died moments later due to a combination of…
VIEWPOINTS
Today, as we mourn the loss of one of history’s most transformational leaders, let us also pay tribute to his life and legacy. Let us…
Not Enough Home Cooking Dear Alma. Over my long Thanksgiving weekend, everywhere I went I encountered my married brothas complaining about the same thing –…
