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Georgia civil rights leader and educator to give Jan. 17 keynote
For Many Towns and Cities, Deciding Which Streets to Name After MLK Reflects His Unfinished Work
VIEWPOINTS: Black Americans Mostly Left Behind by Progress Since Dr. King’s Death
What Shaped King’s Prophetic Vision?
The Shutdown Will Harm the Health and Safety of Americans, Even After It’s Long Over
Ga. Tech to Screen New Documentary Profiling Georgia Town Notorious For Lynching
Dr. Beverly Tatum Gives Moving Message on Collaboration, Contribution and Building the “Beloved Community”
AUC Woodruff Library Friends’ Council to Host Maynard Jackson Documentary Screening
Morehouse College Celebrates King Month With Exhibits, Seminars, Film Screenings
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Chairwoman of the House Committee on Financial Services, delivered the following remarks during her first policy speech in the 116th Congress: As Prepared for Delivery Thank you for the very warm welcome, and to the Center for American Progress for holding this event. CAP’s research and policy work are highly respected […]
For many consumers, the New Year brings an annual effort to file taxes early enough to help pay off big bills, replace major appliances or tuck away a few bucks for the proverbial ‘rainy day’. With a continuing federal shutdown, this year there are also an estimated 800,000 federal workers who have not had a […]
With Super Bowl LIII just 17 days away, the Atlanta Super Bowl Host Committee has announced final details around Super…
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms unveiled the new outdoor Atlanta Hawks community basketball court at Selena S. Butler Park, adjacent to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Recreation and Aquatic Center. Principal Owner Tony Ressler, CEO Steve Koonin, Head Coach Lloyd Pierce, first-year guard Trae Young, Hawks legend Dominique Wilkins and Atlanta Hawks Foundation Executive Director David […]
DeKalb County will open three warming centers for citizens to use as overnight temperatures are expected to remain below freezing. The following stations will open Sunday, Jan. 20, at 5 p.m., through noon, Tuesday, Jan. 22: * Fire Station 3, 100 N. Clarendon Ave., Avondale GA 30002 * Fire Station 6, 2342 Flat Shoals Road, […]
The City of Atlanta and the Department of City Planning (DCP) have launched ATL Permit Navigator, a business development portal designed to streamline the City’s permitting process and provide an enhanced customer service experience. This innovative hub will help guide customers through complex projects such as, renovations and new business development. Additionally, this portal will […]
Georgia has joined 41 states and the District of Columbia in reaching a settlement with Encore Capital Group Inc., one of the nation’s largest debt buyers, and its subsidiaries Midland Credit Management, Inc. and Midland Funding, LLC. “Robo-signing by Encore Capital Group Inc. and its subsidiaries was unjust and hurt consumers,” said Georgia Attorney General […]
Today the DRC celebrates Heroes Day and honors its first democratically elected Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba. Lumumba came into power after what was then the Republic of the Congo received its independence from its colonizer, Belgium. Whilst speculation and conspiracy still surrounds his assassination in 1961 till this day, it has long been alleged that […]
The screening of a new documentary profiling a Southwest Georgia town infamous for lynching will help mark Black History Month at Georgia Institute of Technology next month. The film entitled “Fair Game: Surviving A 1960 Georgia Lynching” profiles Blakely, Georgia, where 24 known Black men were lynched, and where, in 1960, a Black New Jersey Navy […]
The name Martin Luther King Jr. is iconic in the United States. President Barack Obama spoke of King in both…
On Apr. 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, while assisting striking sanitation workers. Back then, a half century ago, the wholesale racial integration required by the 1964 Civil Rights Act was just beginning to chip away at discrimination in education, jobs and public facilities. Black voters had only obtained […]
In high school, one of my greatest passions was playing basketball. During my senior year, as the new season approached, I noticed during the first practice that our coach had the same plays that we had been using in previous seasons. So I told him “coach I think we should try different plays because it’s […]
With the U.S. federal government shutdown now the longest in history, it’s important to understand what a shutdown means for the health and safety of Americans. The good news is that in the short run, the consequences are relatively few. But, as a researcher who studies natural disaster planning, I believe that Americans should be […]
All Sickle Cell patients, families, friends and supporters from around the state are invited to join with the Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia for Sickle Cell Day at the Georgia State Capitol on Wednesday, January 23, from 9–1pm. This is a unique opportunity to not only inform elected representatives about challenges shared by the sickle cell community but to […]
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