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This year’s Exodus event was a tremendous success! We would like to thank everyone who came out to New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia on Friday night to participate in the festivities. Check out this video to watch some of the highlights of the evening. For more information, visit CoCoBrotherLive.com or e-mail info@ThisIsExodus.com.
VIA: AJC.com Fulton District Attorney Paul Howard has agreed to the exhumation of Ashley “A.J.” Jewell’s body and a second autopsy to confirm a rare sickle cell trait killed him. Howard told AJC.com in an e-mail Friday afternoon that he “tentatively” agreed to Jewell’s family’s request for two reasons. “First, the Jewells are dissatisfied with […]
VIA: AccessAtlanta.com Despite rumors that Sheree Whitfield might not be coming back, Kandi Burruss said last night at the opening of her new unisex boutique Tags that Bravo is negotiating with all of five of them for a third season. She wasn’t aware if anybody has signed a contract yet, so there are no guarantees all […]
VIA: AJC.com The government is still waiting to hear from almost 20,000 flood victims in Georgia who picked up applications for Small Business Administration loans but have not returned them yet. The deadline is Monday, Nov. 23. “We need them postmarked that day,” said Richard Daigle, a spokesman for the SBA. The loans cover losses […]
VIA: AJC.com The former fiancee of a cast member of the “Real Housewives of Atlanta” died from a rare trait of sickle cell anemia that became fatal because of a fight he had in the parking lot of a strip club. Still, according to a report from the Fulton County medical examiner that was provided […]
VIA: Allhiphop.com Hip-Hop activist Erica Ford, CEO and founder of Life Camp Inc., is teaming with the Reverend Al Sharpton to lead an emergency day of protest against violence across the country, on November 23rd. Sharpton will lead a rally in Atlanta Georgia while other rallies are scheduled to take place in major cities such […]
VIA: AJC.com Sony Ericsson said Wednesday it is moving its North American headquarters to Atlanta, a company spokeswoman confirmed. The move could possibly generate 120 jobs, the Business Chronicle said. Sony Ericsson’s President of Americas Anderson Teixeira will be based in Atlanta, the company said. Sony said it is moving to Atlanta because the city […]
VIA: AJC.com Leggo my Eggo? You’ll have to find one first, and thanks in part to Atlanta’s rainy weather that may not be so easy for a while. Kellogg Company said that due to “a confluence of events” — including flooding at its Bucknell Drive manufacturing facility — Eggo brand frozen waffles will be in […]
VIA: New York Times During the housing boom, Henry County, a suburb of Atlanta, had its share of racial tension as more and more blacks joined the tens of thousands of others pouring in, creating a standoffish gap between the newcomers and the county’s oldtimers. But the recession has begun to erase those differences. Blacks […]
Thank you Atlanta for all of your donations and support during our Turkey/Thanksgiving Challenge at South DeKalb Mall. We were successful in raising nearly $10,000 and received several hundred turkeys! It’s not too late to make a donation – Log onto www.hoseafeedthehungry.com to make a financial contribution.
Early voting in Fulton and DeKalb counties starts Wednesday, November 18 and continues until November 20. Advanced Voting, which will include more voting locations, starts next Monday, November 23 until November 25. You can vote at locations listed below. Fulton County Early Voting Places – 8:30 AM– 5:00 PM (11/20 – 11/23 ) Fulton County Government […]
VIA: AJC.com Atlanta City Council President Lisa Borders endorsed Kasim Reed for mayor Wednesday, saying he was the best candidate to improve the city’s finances. Reed, a former state lawmaker, is in a Dec. 1 runoff with Councilwoman Mary Norwood. Borders, who finished third in last week’s general election for mayor, was courted by Norwood […]