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The federal official King Holiday is Monday, January 17, 2011. Events are as scheduled: 2.5 MILE YOUTH ―STOP THE VIOLENCE‖ RUN/WALK IN HONOR OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL KING HOLIDAY Saturday, January 8, 2011, 9:00 A.M. – FREE – Open to the Public The King Center – Atlanta, GA This will kick off […]
With icy road conditions still prevalent in metro Atlanta, lots of school systems remain closed. For a complete list of closings for Friday, January 14, visit WSB-TV.
This is just a sampling of the events surrounding Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Check the King Center’s website and the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Site’s online home for more. For volunteer opportunities, check Hands On Atlanta’s MLK Day page. Civil Rights Film Festival. Noon-5 p.m. Jan. 15. Free. King Center- Freedom Hall […]
With a big arctic air mass pouring into the state, the temperature isn’t expected to rise above freezing until Friday. “Anything on the ground is going to stay there because we’re not getting above freezing,” Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Karen Minton said. “The wind is blowing, that will help some, but it won’t be […]
UPDATED 5:45am 1/10/2010 SCHOOL Alliance Francaise Midtown: Closed Today Alpha Omega High School: Closed Today Alpha Omega Middle School: Closed Today American Prof. Institute/Decatur: Closed Today Apostles Learning Center: Closed Today Atlanta Public Schools: Closed Today Atlanta Westwood College: Closed Today Baldwin Co Sch: Closed Today Barrow Co Schools: Closed Today Bartow County Schools: Closed […]
Reports are coming out of Georgia that prison guards have retaliated with violence in response to the Georgia Prison strike that took place last month. According to Georgia State NAACP President Edward Dubose, inmates have been beaten with hammers and other foreign objects allegedly in retaliation for their participation in the strike. President Dubose says […]
Every Thursday Dr. Alduan Tartt, positive psychologist, professional speaker, author, parenting/teen & relationship expert, speaks to our family members who are single. One of the the main issues that singles struggle with is overcoming loneliness. Here are some tips to help you belong: 1. Accept 100% responsibility for your loneliness 2. Be a solution to […]
If you want to have a healthier and happier marriage in 2011, here are 7 Ways to Improve Your Marriage: 1. Pray and study the word of God together 2. Put each other first 3. Listen to one another 4. Be honest with one with another 5. Forgive one another 6. Have fun with one […]
Toni Braxton is the latest celebrity to get a reality TV show. She will appear in “Braxton Family Values,” a show that follows her four sisters, Traci, Towanda, Trina and Tamar, as they break into show business. All of Braxton’s sisters are aspiring singers. The show will appear on the WE network starting in April. […]
The Southwest DeKalb High School marching band will appear on national television Saturday for the 122nd Tournament of Roses Parade. The 230-student band will march in the national parade, which will be broadcast at 11 a.m. Saturday. The band departed Wednesday for Pasadena, Calif., a DeKalb schools spokesman told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. This is the […]
A teenager has been arrested and charged with breaking and entering into Tyler Perry’s home. Chloe Ware, 18, was caught within moments after breaking into the actor and playwright’s mansion on Paces Ferry in Atlanta, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. Perry’s bodyguard caught Ware around 4 a.m. last Thursday, but two others escaped, police […]
The late Teena Marie’s next concert would’ve been New Year’s Day in Atlanta. Instead, the AJC reports that the Fox Theatre will honor Marie’s career with an impromptu tribute featuring previous headliners MAZE and Frankie Beverly, along with Johnny Gill and Stephanie Mills. The self-proclaimed “Ivory Queen of Soul” — whose hits included “Lovergirl” and […]