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…
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Nelson Mandela, Global Force of Power, Dies
“I have fought against White domination and I have fought against Black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in…
Atlanta Fast Food Workers Organize Minimum Wage Protests; More to Come
Employees of fast-food restaurants in Atlanta have again joined the nationwide call for higher wages and an increase to the federal minimum wage. More than…
Fire at Buckhead Strip Mall Destroys Local Business
A fire that began Wednesday night in Buckhead still has investigators scratching their heads, though some are pointing to an electric sign outside the business.…
New Atlanta School Board, New East Point Mayor After Fulton County Run-Off Elections
Unlike the Atlanta City Council and mayor’s office, the city’s school board will look radically different when it begins its tenure in 2014. Reuben McDaniel,…
Polls Open For Run-Off Elections Around Atlanta
Atlanta voters will head to the voting booths again on Tuesday to decide four different races on the city’s board of education, and around Fulton…
In God We Trust, Maybe, But Not Each Other
(AP) — You can take our word for it. Americans don’t trust each other anymore. We’re not talking about the loss of faith in big…
Unsportsmanlike Conduct: The Exploitation of Black Athletes – Part II
SECOND OF A 3-PART SERIES. Click here for part one. (As a sports agent, Attorney Everett Glenn has negotiated contracts for some of the…
GOP Thanks Rosa Parks For ‘Ending Racism,’ Black Twitter Responds
Fifty-eight years ago Sunday, Rosa Parks, then 43 years old, became a lightning rod for the Civil Rights Movement when she was arrested for refusing…
Andrew Young at Odds With King Children
(AP) — Long sharing the common goal of protecting the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King, the bond between the family of the slain…
