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From Hellobeautiful.com: The release of last month’s employment data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that black teen unemployment was at 38 per cent of the participating labor force of this demographic. This is particularly concerning as we enter the summer months where teens are easily distracted by external influences and a lack of […]
We recently found out that unemployment in the month of May saw the biggest decline in unemployment for black women compared to other racial and gender demographics. In 1890, for example, before the arrival of many migrant communities, 40 per cent of all black women were employed – more than any other racial group. But […]
From the AJC.com: It’s a moment that Ricardo Clark said he has dreamed of from the time he was a little boy playing soccer in the backyard of his home in Jonesboro. The World Cup. Clark, 27, has played for the United States 26 times, including in several international competitions, but this will be the […]
Wayne Williams, convicted of many of the Atlanta child murders From CNN.com: Three decades ago a string of murders of African-American children terrorized Atlanta, Georgia, and gripped the nation. Tune in to “The Atlanta Child Murders” with Soledad O’Brien on Thursday at 8 p.m., and later at 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. ET. The documentary […]
From the AJC.com: When Caitlin McLain first heard press reports about chaos during Screen on the Green at Piedmont Park, she assumed it was from the May 27 showing of “National Treasure.” “We heard what sounded like gunshots going off,” said McLain, 22, of Marietta, who attended the debut of the summer film series with […]
As we previously reported, Atlanta’s own Monica sang the National Anthem at Game 3 of the NBA Finals in Boston Tuesday night. “I was so nervous but all the encouragement from u guys helped a ton,” Monica said via her Twitter account. Monica released her fifth CD, the gold-selling “Still Standing,” in March. “My favorite […]
Atlanta’s own Monica will sing the National Anthem at Game 3 of the NBA Finals in Boston Tuesday night (June 8). The singer revealed the news via her Twitter account. The Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics are tied 1-1 in the best-of-seven series. “I’m excited about doing the national anthem Tuesday,” Monica tweeted. […]
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed calls the mortgage crisis shocking and he is doing something about it, by endorsing what he calls, “non-stop help.” At a press conference this week, Reed said, ‘It’s a crisis that strikes at the heart of the middle class all throughout our city and those who make up the bedrock of […]
A major downtown street is shut down Tuesday morning after a water main break overnight caused a big sinkhole. The hole, which measured about 20 feet by 8 feet and was about 10 to 15 feet deep, swallowed a couple of lanes of Centennial Olympic Park Drive at West Peachtree Place, near the Georgia Aquarium. […]
From the New York Times: Football and basketball devoured Trey Griffin’s baseball team over two seasons. The players were 11 and 12 years old, playing out of Gresham Park in south DeKalb County, a predominantly African-American enclave of youth baseball in metropolitan Atlanta. The middle-school football teams lured the fastest and the strongest. The middle-school […]
INGREDIENTS 1 package boneless skinless chicken breast 1 can pineapple chunks 1 can tomato paste 1 diced small green pepper 1 diced small red pepper PREPARATION Cube chicken and parboil until cooked through. Drain water from pan, retaining chicken. To chicken add pineapple, tomato paste and peppers. Simmer for 20 minutes and serve over rice […]
From AccessAtlanta.com: Mariah Carey, widely assumed to be expecting with husband Nick Cannon, is getting lots of well wishes. And she’s getting some flack from Tyler Perry. “I’m there on vacation, celebrating life, thanking God and just relaxing when I get a message that I have to come home, that Mariah has dropped out of […]