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UNCF Mayor’s Masked Ball Celebrates 34 Years

The 34th Annual UNCF Atlanta Mayor's Masked Ball is set to take place Dec. 16 at the Marriott Marquis in Atlanta. One of the premier...

University of Georgia Report: HBCUs Generate $14.8 Billion in Economic Impact

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) generate $14.8 billion in economic impact annually, according to a stunning new report by the United Negro College...

More Than 70 Professors at Spelman Join Student Campaign That Names Alleged Sexual Offenders

Students at three Atlanta colleges have spearheaded a social-media campaign, #WeKnowWhatYouDid, crafted to call attention to sexual-assault and sexual-harassment problems at their institutions, including...

Fulton County Schools to Formally Request Critical Tax Collection Order

In a letter emailed to Fulton County Schools families and staff earlier on Tuesday, superintendent Jeff Rose acknowledged a “temporary but dramatic financial shortfall.”...

Former Fulton County Chairman Responds to Fulton County Tax Digest Rejection

At the regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners, John Eaves, current mayoral candidate, made a formal public response to the state action rejecting...

Property Tax Dispute Prompts Fulton County Schools Hiring, Spending Freeze

In a letter emailed to Fulton County Schools families earlier on Tuesday, superintendent Jeff Rose acknowledged a "temporary but dramatic financial shortfall." The cause,...

Audre Lorde, bell hooks at the Heart of Spelman College’s Newly Formed Dance Department

Spelman College’s newly formed Department of Dance Performance and Choreography has chosen a unique approach to teaching the next generation of dancers, choreographers and change makers...

“Lunch and Learn” Exposes Morehouse Students to Entertainment and Media Careers

Actor and television personality Terrance J told a group of Morehouse and Spelman students this week that he and others in the entertainment field...

Sheriff and Lawmaker Texts Reveal Boastful Push to Thwart KSU Cheerleader Protest

A lawmaker texted a Georgia sheriff and boasted how the two pressured Kennesaw State University president, Sam Olens, to take action after five black...

Emory archives letters from a young Obama showing a man trying to find his way

WASHINGTON (AP) — A young Barack Obama questioned his place in the world and his racial identity, agonized over whether he’d make enough money as a community organizer, and lamented his incompatibility with his ex-girlfriend in 30 pages of letters he wrote to her that are now being archived by Emory University in Atlanta. The […]

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