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From Todays Drum: He’s the head of education for the entire United States and he’s calling all black men to the front– of the classroom– that is. This fall, Education Secretary Arne Duncan plans on touring historically black colleges and universities in hopes of increasing the number of black men teaching in America’s public schools– […]
From the AJC.com: Evangelist and gospel singer, the Rev. Juanita Bynum is not finished sharing her story and hopes to inspire others. Bynum, who lives in metro Atlanta, recently signed with the Houston-based World Music Entertainment empire, headed by Mathew Knowles. Her new album, “The Diary of Juanita Bynum” is scheduled for release in 2011. […]
From the AJC.com: When it came time for the Atlanta Hawks to pick in the draft Thursday night, they liked enough players still available that they felt comfortable making a trade to move down. The move paid off for the Hawks. They still got a player they coveted, Xavier guard Jordan Crawford, while also acquiring […]
With groundbreaking music clips like “Thriller” and “Bad,” Michael Jackson elevated music videos to “mini movies” but the late icon did make his way onto the big screen a few times. As we commemorate his life in music on the first anniversary of his death, we wanted to make a brief stop at the movie […]
From AccessAtlanta.com: Want to be a big TV star, courtesy of Oprah Winfrey? If so, then make plans to attend the final open casting call for the original series “Your OWN Show: Oprah’s Search For The Next TV Star.” Star searchers will be at the Kohl’s in Roswell this Saturday, June 26. The address is […]
From the AJC.com: Kasim Reed walked into City Hall’s familiar Conference Room 2 Wednesday afternoon to jump a new hurdle. The Atlanta mayor usually comes into the room to meet with a sometimes-testy city council. But this time he was met by a man trained in administering rapid HIV tests. “This is a disease that […]
From Christian Science Monitor: A massive crib recall was announced Thursday, which includes some 2 million cribs manufactured by seven companies, including Simmons Juvenile Products, Million Dollar Baby, LaJobi, Jardine, Evenflo, Delta Enterprise, and Child Craft Industries. Eight crib models are included in the voluntarily recall. All but one have drop sides that can “malfunction, […]
From Wenatchee World: A culinary argument between a brother and sister about whether to use butter or margarine in macaroni and cheese turned violent, resulting in an attack with a knife-edged barbecue spatula, police say. A 21-year-old man called East Wenatchee police on June 6 to say his 17-year-old sister had just attacked him and […]
From inc.com: Here listed are the most promising industries for start-ups – data was gathered from the Bureau Of Labor Statistics and from private research groups such as Sageworks,IBISWorld, and Anythingresearch.com. 1. Environmental Consulting If you thought going green was a fad, think again. Environmental consulting is a robust and growing industry, valued at $17.8 billion, […]
From the AJC.com: SAVANNAH — Four witnesses who testified against Troy Anthony Davis at his 1991 trial said Wednesday that none of their damaging testimony against him was true. The witnesses, whose prior testimony helped put Davis on death row for the killing of off-duty Savannah Police Officer Mark Allen MacPhail, said they were pressured […]
Now that you have your three big dreams figured out it’s time to Get SMART. How are you going to get there? Does the magic lantern deliver the genie who in turn simply grants the wish? We’re not saying it’s not possible. Anything is possible. However, you will more than likely want to GET SMART. […]
From ExclusiveAccess.net: Imago Dei Music Group Gospel artist Darwin Hobbs’ celebrated the release of his 6th album Champion. The party was a lovely intimate event held at the Georgian Terrace Hotel. “SHARP” in capital letters is definitely one word that can be used multiple times when describing the people and this event. The red carpet, […]