Atlanta
The foreclosure crisis has touched everyone, including the church. A predominantly African American church in Atlanta is speaking out about its foreclosure, saying the bank is not doing enough to help. Pastor Dexter Johnson, Higher Ground Empowerment Center leader, has been given until Aug. 31 to pay up or leave the grounds. He says the […]
The family of Kathryn Johnston, a 92-year-old woman who was killed in an illegal police raid has received $4.9 million, the Atlanta Journal Constitution is reporting. Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed announced Monday morning that the estate of Kathryn Johnston, led by her niece Sarah Dozier, would be getting a $4.9 million settlement. The full city […]
Starting at noon, local and national companies will be at the Gwinnett Center taking resumes and interviewing for two thousand positions. This is one of the biggest job fairs in the state of Georgia. More than 100 companies will be recruiting and interviewing for all types of job positions from entry level to upper management […]
For the fourth consecutive year, U.S.News & World Report has produced a ranking of the undergraduate education at historically black colleges and universities (HBCU). These colleges were compared only with one another for these rankings. How did we choose the schools to be part of the survey? In order to be on the list, a […]
From the AJC.com: A Hall County couple were among the 130 people who survived a plane crash in the Caribbean. The couple, Carolina and David Bellino of Flowery Branch, were on ABC’s “Good Morning America” Tuesday. “I have a fracture in my back and I cannot move,” Carolina said, “and my husband has a fracture […]
Here are my Top 6 clips of “shouters” I found online! I found it odd in none of them did the ushers put the “fence” around them. You know when about 4 people connect hands put a fence around you. Tweet me @IAmGwoods and tell me which dance was your favorite! #6 The band will […]
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As he celebrates the landmark anniversary of sixty years of preaching (he began at the age of six) this year, legendary preacher Jasper Williams Jr. (known for two dozen best-selling sermon LPs and a handful of music projects since the 1960s) has recorded a landmark CD in many ways. Aside from its title being Landmark, […]
From the AJC.com: A crowd of people hoping to get federal housing assistance became unruly Wednesday morning with reports of fights breaking out in the crowd. Thousands of people were lined up at the Tri-Cities Plaza shopping center, hoping to apply for a voucher from the East Point Housing Authority that will give them a […]
By the year 2042, according to an analysis by the Brookings Institution, the United States will be “majority-minority”—more than half the population will be made up of ethnic and racial groups currently in the minority: blacks and Hispanics. Demographers at Brookings, a widely respected think tank known for its usually moderate stance, came to this conclusion […]
Check out more memorable moments from Praise 102.5’s Praise in the Park! Maurette Brown Clark’s performance was amazing, and our very own Canton Jones brought the house down! Maurette Brown Clark Maurette Brown Clark from IAmGwoods on Vimeo. Canton Jones Canton Jones from IAmGwoods on Vimeo. RELATED: VIDEO: Backstage At Praise In The Park RELATED: […]