According to a U.S. Census Bureau report, Atlanta had the highest income inequality rate in the country from 2005 to 2009, just ahead of New Orleans, Washington, D.C., and Miami. The widening gap between the rich and poor in Atlanta is driven by high unemployment in an economy that is creating few jobs and gentrification […]
I was on Facebook and ran across this video of Kirk Franklin speaking on he and his peers lifestyles as gospel artists. This discussion reminds me of a song he has on his latest album “Hello Fear” entitled ‘Gimme Dat’. I suggest you check it out. I am finally glad to hear an artist finally […]
Cory “CoCo Brother” Condrey announced on “Coco Brother Live” Tuesday night that our President Barack Obama will bring a message via satellite at Stand One Body happening October 1st in Atlanta! Cory recently solicited his listeners to call, email, and contact the White House in hopes of getting our President to be a part of […]
An Atlanta man is using discounts to encourage Black women to wear their hair natural. Joey Digital, an Atlanta club promoter who has openly expressed his love for natural hair online, is offering discounts for various events for women with natural hair that use the code “natural” when buying tickets. Joey Digital has expressed his […]
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This past Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” the rest of the country got a chance to see why Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed is considered an emerging leader in America. Mayor Reed was part of a panel that included former White House Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers, Tea Party-backed Illinois Republican Congressman Bobby Schilling, MSNBC […]
Touting what she called a fundamental shift in how America lives and eats, first lady Michelle Obama made Georgia her prime stop Wednesday to celebrate the first anniversary of her “Let’s Move” campaign aimed at improving children’s health. “It’s a conversation about what our kids eat and how active they are,” Obama told parents and […]
With a big arctic air mass pouring into the state, the temperature isn’t expected to rise above freezing until Friday. “Anything on the ground is going to stay there because we’re not getting above freezing,” Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Karen Minton said. “The wind is blowing, that will help some, but it won’t be […]
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 […]
Deonte Bridges, the first Black valedictorian of Booker T. Washington High School in Atlanta in over 10 years, gave an uplifting speech which should be listened to by us all. This is a young man who went through a lot and is determined to keep on fighting to help those in his community become better. […]
From the AJC.com: President Obama arrived in Atlanta at approximately 10:40 am this morning. He is town for a fundraiser and will also be addressing a group of veterans. Obama was greeted by Gov. Sonny Perdue, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and Congressmen John Lewis, David Scott and Sanford Bishop. Also present was the commander of […]
From the AJC.com: President Barack Obama will make a rare fund-raising trip to Atlanta next month for the Democratic National Committee and Organizing America, the successor grassroots organization to Obama’s ‘08 campaign effort. Click here to see the invite. RELATED: President Obama On Father’s Day: “Time To Honor The Men Who Raised Us” RELATED: In […]
