Check out these clips of Janet Jackson’s interview with ABC’s Robin Roberts. The special was called “In the Spotlight.”
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: New York Times On his last day in China, President Obama went to see the Great Wall. At around 3:32 p.m. on Wednesday, Mr. Obama’s motorcade arrived at the wall’s Badaling section, which snakes over jagged, rocky mountains. The usual cacophony of vendors at the wall was absent as the whole place was largely […]
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 […]
VIA: New York Times With unemployment among blacks at more than 15 percent, the N.A.A.C.P. will join several other groups on Tuesday to call on President Obama to do more to create jobs. The organizations — including the A.F.L.-C.I.O. and the National Council of La Raza, a Hispanic advocacy group— will make clear that they […]
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.
VIA: US Magazine Janet Jackson is speaking out about her brother Michael’s death, blaming Dr. Conrad Murray, whom she says should no longer be allowed to practice medicine. “He was the one that was administering,” she tells Robin Roberts in an ABC News special, In the Spotlight, airing Wednesday. “I think he is responsible.” Dr. […]
VIA: Chicago Tribune Police investigating the death of Chicago school board president Michael Scott say initial reports from the scene indicate Scott shot himself in the head along the banks of the Chicago River. Scott’s family had reported him missing on Sunday. Police used his cell phone to locate his body and his car behind […]
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 […]
