Mandela’s 1990 Visit to Atlanta Rained Adoration
In June 1990, Atlanta officials prepped for a visit from someone who had suddenly become one of the world’s most beloved figures – Nelson Mandela.…
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Obama Praises Mandela as ‘Great Liberator’
President Barack Obama described Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first Black elected president, as “the last great liberator of the 20th century” and thanked the grieving…
Rally For Valdosta Teen Kendrick Johnson Draws Hundreds to Georgia State Capitol
Jacquelyn and Kenneth Johnson say they have sat on the street corner of the Lowndes County Courthouse in Valdosta every day for months. They sit…
Unsportsmanlike Conduct: The Exploitation of Black Athletes – Part III
This is Part 3 of 3-Part Series. For Part 1 click here. For Part 2 click here. (As a sports agent, Attorney Everett Glenn has…
The U.S. Revolution That Supported Mandela
Nearly three decades ago, a handful of prominent Black activists began organizing a movement that would eventually help break the back of apartheid in South…
Atlanta, CBS and Auburn All Score Big With 2013 SEC Championship Game Ratings, Numbers
It was the talk of the nation on Saturday night. The 2013 SEC Championship was a back-and-forth affair that featured offense and scoring like Southeastern…
Family of Kendrick Johnson Speaks Out About Georgia Capitol Protest at Ebenezer Baptist
Speaking from the church made famous by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., the parents of Kendrick Johnson said they will continue to fight for…
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…
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…
