19June2013
A new art gallery may soon be built in downtown Atlanta. The gallery would occupy the old AJC building’s ground floor located at 72 Marietta St. The Atlanta City Council approved allocating $750,000 to go towar...
Julianne Malveaux
Last week, I attended a “think tank” conversation with leaders of the Rodham Institute, a newly- established center at George Washington University is dedicated to reducing health disparities in Washington, D.C. This is an important effort because Washington is such a divided city. East of the Anacostia River – Wards 7 and 8 – are the poorest areas in the district, with some of the most challenging problems. They have an obesity rate of more...
06-18-2013
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George Curry
Although the federal government secretly spied on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other civil rights leaders in the past, Blacks are more willing than Whites to have their privacy rights invaded if it will help investigate possible terrorists. A recent joint poll by the Pew Research Center and the Washington Post showed that a majority of Americans support the National Security Agency’s tracking of telephone and Internet records of millions of Americans in an effort...
06-17-2013
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Dion Rabouin
I often find myself in conversations centered on the question, "What happened to hip hop?" The best answer that I've found came from HBO "Real Time" host Bill Maher in reference to a previous conversation he had with rapper Jay-Z. Maher had chastised Jay about his lyrics, particularly the over-the-top braggadocio about Maybachs, Ace of Spades and spending Euros (that's right, plural) that has come to define the Brooklyn-born rapper in the later stages of his...
06-14-2013
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The architect behind the new downtown Atlanta Falcons football stadium design recently released images which displayed an 11-sided structure, with an eight-piece roof that twists open and closed – the roof functions similarly to a camera aperture.
"This is primarily an open building that closes inste...
The Atlanta Dream announced Tuesday that it has signed veteran free agent center Ruth Riley, a former WNBA All-Star and Olympic Gold Medalist. Riley will join the first-place Dream (6-1) to fill the roster spot vacated by Sancho Lyttle, who has been temporarily suspended while competing for the Span...
(NNPA) – The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency that enforces federal employment discrimination laws, filed lawsuits against BMW and the discount retailer Dollar General alleging that the companies broad use of criminal background checks discriminate against Black applicants a...
"I was tired of giving in."
- Rosa Parks
It is always interesting to reflect on certain events that took place in days gone by, especially when it comes to economic issues. In my entrepreneurship classes, I often use the example of the Montgomery bus boycott to illustrate a very important lesson we co...
Guns killed more preschoolers in one year than they did law-enforcement officers in the line of duty. Ask yourself if this is really what we as Americans meant by putting our children first?
American companies manufacture enough bullets each year to fire 31 rounds into every one of our citizens. How ...
Did you know that the official African-American holidays are: Kwanzaa, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth? What do you, and your family, do to celebrate Juneteenth? Also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, the Juneteenth holiday is an abbreviated form of "June Nineteenth." It marks the ...
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Loneliness is not necessarily being alone. We may be alone for long periods without feeling at all lonely. On the other hand we may feel lonely in a familiar setting without really understanding why.
Set aside a moment and allow yourself to feel this emotion.
Next place your concern prayer.
Heavenly Fa...