Atlanta, Photos

VIA: AJC.com Judith W. Hanson, the former executive director of the NAACP’s Atlanta chapter, was in the Fulton County jail Tuesday on charges that she and an assistant embezzled $275,000 from the venerable civil rights organization. The Rev. Amos  Brown, the new administrator of the chapter, said warrants were issued for Hanson and her former […]

Atlanta, Photos

VIA: AJC.com Not long after moving to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the music industry, Thaddis “Kuk” Harrell was flat broke. The bills were piled high, and he and his wife lost their home and their cars, but Harrell, then children’s worship leader at Christian Assembly in Eagle Rock, had faith. He began […]

Atlanta

Calling all ACTORS, SINGERS AND DANCERS – Do you have a calling to perform? Do you sing in church but wish you could reach further? Can a fashion model be a role model? Can Christians succeed in the entertainment industries? Absolutely! AMTC  – Actors, Models and Talent for CHRIST is holding auditions Saturday, January 23 […]

National

7:30 a.m. — Wednesday morning’s earthquake sent patients at a hospital  near Haiti’s airport in Port-au-Prince into loud prayers for forgiveness and protection, a nurse said. 6:03 a.m. — A strong magnitude 6.1 aftershock struck Haiti. Its epicenter was 36 miles west-southwest of Port-au-Prince, the United States Geological Survey said. 4:17 a.m. — The Navy […]

National

VIA: New York Times BOSTON — Scott Brown, a little-known Republican state senator, rode an old pickup truck and a growing sense of unease among independent voters to an extraordinary upset Tuesday night when he was elected to fill the Senate seat that was long held by Edward M. Kennedy in the overwhelmingly Democratic state […]