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…
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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…
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…
