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Black Women’s Roundtable launches BWR Justice Project in Atlanta

Roz Edward - December 2, 2019

In early November, the Black Women’s Roundtable launched its “BWR Racial, Economic, Health, Gender and Reproductive Justice Project” to address the racial, gender, economic...

Toni Morrison, Literary Giant and Nobel Laureate, Has Died

ADW News Desk - August 6, 2019

A giant of the literary world Toni Morrison has died. The 88-year-old novelist, essayist, editor, teacher and professor emeritus at Princeton University was the author...

Democrats Battle Over Future of Party Takes Center Stage in First Detroit Debate

Eli Day - July 31, 2019

2020 election pulled that much closer with CNN’s first of two Democratic presidential debates held in the city of Detroit on Tuesday. Much of...

Sanders, Warren Fight With Moderates Over ‘Medicare for All’

ADW News Desk - July 31, 2019

By Steve Peoples and Sara Burnett (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) The signature domestic proposal by the leading progressive candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination came under withering...

Mayor Halts Issuance of Additional Scooter Permits

ADW News Desk - July 26, 2019

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms yesterday issued an executive order prohibiting the issuance of additional permits for shareable dockless mobility devices. The mayor's executive action...

NAACP Calls for the House of Representatives to Begin Impeachment Proceedings

ADW News Desk - July 24, 2019

By Lauren Poteat, NNPA Newswire During its 110th National Convention at the Cobo Center in Downtown Detroit, the NAACP — the nation’s oldest and largest...

NASA Renames Street To Honour Three African-American Women Mathematicians

ADW News Desk - June 14, 2019

Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson provided pivotal contributions to space flight research from the 1940s through to the 1960s, when the United...

2019 “BET Awards” To Recognize Entertainment Mogul Tyler Perry With The Ultimate Icon Award For His Cultural Impact

ADW News Desk - June 12, 2019

Tyler Perry will be honored with the Ultimate Icon Award at the 19th annual "BET Awards." The entertainment powerhouse and business mogul will be presented...

DNC Chair Tom Perez Joins Organizing Corps in Recruiting Young People of Color to Campaign Trail

ADW News Desk - June 11, 2019

DNC, 270 Strategies, The Collective, and 7 Democratic state parties will train organizers, focused on young people of color, a historically early DNC investment Today,...

Atlanta City Council District 3 Special Election Heads to Runoff

ADW News - March 20, 2019

It looks like the special election for Atlanta City Council District 3 will be headed towards a runoff. None of the nine candidates pulled the 50...

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