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Ethel Waters was the first Black performer seen on television. Her one-night variety special, The Ethel Waters Show, aired on NBC in 1939. She was joined by fellow Black actresses, Fredi Washington and Georgette Harvey, and they performed part of her play Mamba’s Daughters. Waters in 1962 would also become the first Black person to be nominated […]

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Veda Howard Shares Wisdom Nugget About Luck on FOX 5's Good Day Atlanta

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Quarterback Kirk Cousins has found a new home with the Atlanta Falcons. After 6 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings the veteran has found a new home. The Atlanta Falcons are the third team Kirk Cousins has been a part of since being drafted in the 2012 draft to the Washington Commanders. https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1767255983430988083?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet More news to […]

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The 1st African American Superior Court Judge.  The first woman and the youngest person ever to become a Georgia State Supreme Court Justice. Sears was born on June 13, 1955 in Heidelberg, Germany. She grew up traveling the globe with her family and father, Colonel Thomas Sears, who served as Master Army Aviator in the U.S. […]

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WE GROWN NOW Film Starring Jurnee Smollet, Lil Rel Howery, S. Epatha Merkerson Win’s Jury Best Feature Narrative At Pan African Film Festival The 2024 Pan African Film & Arts Festival (PAFF) concluded its highly anticipated showcase of African and African diaspora cinema and arts with a standing room only awards ceremony brunch, honoring exceptional […]

Women's History Month

The 58th mayor of Atlanta, Shirley Franklin was the first woman to hold the post and the first African American woman to be elected mayor of a major Southern city. Mayor Franklin served the city for two terms, from 2002–2010. While in office, she focused on repairing the Atlanta sewer system and making the city […]

HaHalujah!

Veda Howard Shares a Wisdom Nugget from George Washington Carver on Good Day Atlanta

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ATLANTA, GA, January 30, 2024 – NBAF proudly announces our Black History Month program, Blacklisted! Banned Book Fair + Conference in partnership with the Morehouse College Movement Memory and Justice Project, South Fulton Arts, United Against Book Bans, the ACLU of Georgia, Women Engaged, 44th & 3rd Bookseller, Atlanta Writers Club, Pen America, and Black […]

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According to Fox 5 Atlanta, there has been a shooting at McEachern High School. Two students have been shot in the high school parking lot. The rest of the students have been ordered to shelter as the police work on arresting the shooters. District officials have made a statement regarding the shooting, “For the safety […]

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February is Black History Month and this month’s edition’s theme is Urban Life Photography: African Americans and The Arts. It’s all in the eye of your lens to capture and develop your visual story. We’re looking to select 5 photographers out of Atlanta to display 3-5 of your photographs – use your creative expression around […]

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Cirque du Soleil returns to Metro Atlanta with one of its best-loved productions CORTEO from August 15-18, 2024 at Gas South Arena in Duluth Tickets available to Cirque Club members as of today at 10 AM. General on-sale starts on January 22. Duluth, GA – January 16 – Corteo, the most enchanting arena production from […]

HaHalujah!

Veda Howard Discusses the Dangers of Pride on FOX 5 Atlanta's Good Day Atlanta