24May2013
An accident involving a hotel shuttle bus has left at least 16 people, and as many as 18, injured outside Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, police said.
The Georgia Department of Transportation said the wreck happened on Loop Road near the exit from I-85 northbound.
"They're currentl...
When Atlanta resident Chaquita Loveless joined the Navy at age 19 in 1990, she wanted to see the world, she wanted to train for a profession, and she wanted to serve her country. It never crossed her mind that ...
Dion Rabouin
Rapper Chief Keef has done it again. After being arrested in Atlanta for smoking marijuana in his hotel room in front of security, he got into a Twitter beef with Katy Perry. If you’re not familiar with this part of the Chief Keef story, pop singer Katy Perry said of the rapper’s latest song, “I Hate Being Sober” featuring 50 Cent and Wiz Khalifa, “Just heard a new song on the radio called ‘I hate being...
05-24-2013
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Julianne Malveaux
Why does sports play such a prominent role in college education? Does it crowd out the attention we pay to other aspects of college life? Why are student athletes treated like slaves or gladiators, playing to pay colleges for the fruits of their labor? Other students enjoy “school spirit” when their team wins, and universities collect revenue from advertisers when they make it to the big leagues. Women’s sports don’t reap the same benefits that men’s...
05-22-2013
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George Curry
The Obama administration deserves to be richly criticized for surreptitiously obtaining the telephone records of reporters for the Associated Press, especially for bypassing court proceedings that would have allowed executives of the news organizations an opportunity to at least argue against releasing the documents. It was also wrong to single out conservative organizations for special IRS scrutiny. In case you haven’t noticed, the names of practically all Black professional organizations begin with the word “National.” That’s...
05-20-2013
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In a report from the LA Daily News, the Atlanta Hawks and Golden State Warriors are amongst the teams that Dwight Howard will be considering during free agency in the offseason.
A source close to the three-time Defensive Player of the Year and Atlanta native says that Howard is planning on testing fr...
The Atlanta Dream finalized its 11-player roster Wednesday, waiving forward Cathrine Kraayeveld and guard Sydney Carter and suspending forward Yelena Leuchanka. The Dream roster is now set for Saturday's 7 p.m. season opener against the Tulsa Shock in Philips Arena.
Kraayeveld was signed as a free ag...
Entrepreneurs can learn how to "find the money" at a free workshop on Tuesday, May 28. The workshop is sponsored by Wells Fargo with the Urban League of Greater Atlanta as part of a national partnership.
The seminar on lending and credit will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Atlanta T...
On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Commerce made an announcement that will change the fortunes of a number of minority business owners: Through a grant competition, minority business will get to run one of six Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) centers in major metropolitan hubs nationwide...
(CNN) -- When the Boy Scouts of America found out den leader Jennifer Tyrrell is a lesbian, the organization's Ohio River Valley Council sent her a letter saying "you must immediately sever any relationship you may have" with the Scouts.
"You should understand that BSA (Boy Scouts of America) members...
The “Get-That-N*gger” sect of the GOP is not bending on their talk of impeaching President Barack Obama. Yes, despite many Republican leaders urging their sillier members to slow down, lunatics, such as Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah, pictured) can’t stop, won’t stop. In an interview with the National ...
Rev. Dr. Derrick Rhodes, Senior Pastor of the Kelley Chapel United Methodist Church, will hold a special service for the reconsecration of the newly renovated church sanctuary. The service will be held Sunday, May 26, 2013, at 9:30 a.m. and will include a time of recognition and appreciation.
The com...
The Most Rev. Wilton D. Gregory, sixth archbishop of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, was recently awarded a Doctorate in Theology, honoris causa, by Catholic Theological Union (CTU), located in Chicago, at its 45th annual commencement.
Archbishop Gregory, who was appointed by Pope John Paul II in 2004, h...