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My Part of the World: Re-Elect Mayor Kasim Reed

I join President Barack Obama in endorsing Mayor Kasim Reed for a second term as Mayor of Atlanta. He has definitely earned a second...

My Part of the World: Jennifer Holliday Feels Better When You Do

It's pretty clear that Jennifer Holliday is a songbird. She has that unmistakable strong contralto that will rattle you to your very core. And one more...

My Part of the World: Bernice King Makes Her Mark

I am so proud of Bernice A. King. She is rising to the occasion as a national civil and human rights leader in the...

My Part of the World: ADW Has a Long History in The Struggle for Civil Rights

OK, so Paul Delaney, one of the founding members of the National Association of Black Journalists and a former Atlanta Daily World reporter, was...

My Part of the World: King's 'Dream Speech' Was a Call to Action

I was 14 the summer of the 1963 March on Washington, getting ready to go to 10th grade. I was too young to participate...

APS Is ‘Moving in the Right Direction’

The state of the Atlanta Public Schools is "moving in the right direction," Supt. Erroll B. Davis Jr., told education, civic and business leaders...

Atlanta Daily World Salutes Women of Excellence

We are delighted to present our inaugural class of “Women of Excellence.” It is often said that if you want something done and done well,...

My Part of the World: The Atlanta Public School Indictments Break My Heart

I'll begin by saying I'm heartbroken about the arrest and "perp walk" of 35 Atlanta educators last week, including former Superintendent Beverly Hall. This has...

My Part of the World: Temptation, Opera and Women at Work

This past week was full of activities that I want to share with you. I went to Tyler Perry's house after a private screening...

My Part of the World: 'We Have a Civil Rights Legacy to Embrace'

Just so you know, I'm a child of the segregated South. I grew up in Atlanta in the 1950s and 1960s. Jim Crow was...

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