Atlanta Daily World

El Oso Blanco Strikes Again For Braves

During batting practice Braves catcher Evan Gattis launched two balls into the left field seats clearing well over 335 feet. It was a sign of things to come. Gattis's hard work paid off when he. The man affectionately known as El Oso Blanco or "The White Bear" was called on to pinch hit in the eight...

Home Sick Braves Return After 10-Game Road Trip

For the Atlanta Braves it felt good to be home again. Atlanta tooks its series opener against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Turner Field Friday night, after spending 27 of the last 37 games on the road.

The win came in come-from-behind fashion, in large part thanks to Justin Upton, who launched his thir...

Apple's iTunes Store Hits 50 Billion Downloads

Google Unveils 41 New Google Plus Features

(CNN) -- Google is working hard to make you love Google+, its growing but still often-overlooked social network.

Class of 2013: Courage, Choice and Compassion

“Raise your eyes now, and look from the place where you are…for all the land that you see I will give to you.” Genesis 13: 14-15

University commencement season is a time of high hopes and great celebration. I was again reminded of that when I delivered the commencement address at Huston-Tillotson (HT)...

Al is Sharp, Ben’s Not Jealous

Dudley Randall’s poem, “It seems to me, said Booker T, I disagree, said W.E.B.” points out an issue that has plagued Black folks for generations. During Booker T’s time, some Blacks said he was working “for the man” as he tried to build an economic foundation for his people via education, industrial...

Pentecost Sunday in Scripture

Pentecost commemorates the Descent of the Holy Ghost upon the Apostles, fifty days after the Resurrection of Christ, on the ancient Jewish festival called the “feast of weeks” or Pentecost (Exodus 34:22; Deuteronomy 16:10). Whitsunday is so called from the white garments which were worn by...

R&B Divas’ Keke Wyatt: God Heads My Family

They used to be your favorite soul singers. Now they’re yet another group of reality show stars, reuniting  for a tour of fabulous vocalists and for Season 2 of “ R&B Divas” a show that chronicles the personal and professional struggles of singers Angie Stone, Faith Evans, Monifah Carter, Syl...