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On October 25, director Tyler Perry and the cast of the film adaptation of Ntozake Shange’s choreopoem “For Colored Girls: Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf” attended a press conference at the London Hotel in New York City. Several cast members of the film describe how they prepared for their intense roles. […]
People living in Atlanta and other people got their first real chance to complain face-to face with the people running Atlanta’s new parking enforcement program. The city set up a meeting with PARKatlanta after months of public outcry and anger by drivers. People have been frustrated over PARKatlanta’s aggressive enforcement. Since PARKatlanta took over, the […]
Featured Organization: Atlanta Speaks Address: 939 MT. AIRY DRIVE, ATLANTA GA 30311 Phone: (404) 835-2428 Website: www.atlantaspeaks.org Linking young minds with a network of people that care about their future and where they’re headed, Atlanta Speaks utilizes public speakers that use innovative and creative ways to reach young minds through select forums. We feature content […]
Recently, John Blake of CNN featured The Rev. E. Dewey Smith Jr. in a documentary. It started with bangs on the pulpit with his fist. He shuts his eyes and moans. Then a high-pitched sound rises from his throat like the wail of a boiling tea-kettle. “I wish you’d take the brakes off and let […]
A squabble at a council meeting in a Georgia city has caught the attention of the NAACP after a white councilman told his black counterpart that he should be working in a cotton field. The exchange took place in a recent Warner Robins City Council meeting near Macon, said Larry Holmes, president of the NAACP […]
Dallas radio host and author Reuben Armstrong has been doing the media circuit talking about his 2006 book, “Snakes In The Pulpit,” in which he accused Bishop Eddie Long of being a homosexual and having relationships with two youth Pastors. Here is one of his interviews: RELATED: Bishop Eddie Long’s Ex-Wife Alleges He Abused Her […]
Tyler Perry appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show and cried after sharing the details of his horrific childhood in New Orleans and abusive father. In addition to being beaten by his father (once, so badly that he blacked out for three days), Tyler Perry was also sexually abused by four different adults when he was […]
The Atlanta Urban League and the National Urban League’s “Restore Our Homes: Housing Rescue Fair and Career Job Fair” is going on today at the Marriott Marquis Hotel, 265 Peachtree Center Avenue, downtown on October 21st from 2 pm to 8 pm. The National Urban League is touring the country to bring valuable help to […]
Music From and Inspired By The Original Motion Picture ‘For Colored Girls’ will be released on November 2, but you can preview TODAY by streaming over at Atlantic Records. The soundtrack features 13 songs from an all-female ensemble that includes Macy Gray, Janelle Monae, Gladys Knight, Zaki Ibrahim, Lala Hathaway and Laura Izibor. The record […]
Tyler Perry recently taped an interview with Oprah Winfrey where he spoke about being abused while growing up in New Orleans. He also tells the daytime host that he once tried to commit suicide. According to acesshowbiz.com, Tyler broke down when he spoke about being raped by a family member. He told Oprah, “It’s so […]