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South Africa Remembers Nelson Mandela: 'Our Nation Has Lost its Greatest Son'
(CNN) — Nelson Mandela — the iconic world figure who spent decades fighting apartheid and led his native South Africa as its first black president…
HEADLINES
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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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01:30 PMAtlanta Tipoff Club Unveils Early Season All-Metro Teams For …
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01:21 PMBishop T. D. Jakes Reaches Out to Tyrese After Death of …
TOP NEWS
(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…
(CNN) — A U.S. citizen has been shot and killed in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, a U.S. State Department official confirmed to CNN…
BUSINESS
(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…
The White House is stepping up efforts to extend jobless benefits to long-term unemployed Americans, arguing that more than a million people will lose the…
SPORTS
Georgia Tech redshirt senior Shayla Bivins has been nominated for the 2014 Allstate WBCA/NABC Good Works Team for her outstanding dedication to leadership and helping…
(CNN) — Fans of the No.1-ranked Florida State University Seminoles can breathe a collective sigh of relief after a prosecutor said Thursday that quarterback Jameis…
ENTERTAINMENT
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…
Veteran actor Joe Morton is the latest to weigh in on the preponderance of slave and domestic films coming out of Hollywood, claiming they do…
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
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…
Continuing the institution’s storied partnership with legendary singer Ray Charles, the Georgia music icon often referred to as “The Genius,” Morehouse College announced that it…
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
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…
(CNN) — During the past two decades, the Innocence Project and other advocates have been utilizing rapid advances in the scientific testing of genetic materials.…
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 –…
