FATHER'S DAY 2018June 12, 20184:30 pm 43 Last-minute Gifts That Will Arrive by Father’s Day By The Editors Share Share Tweet Pin It Comment With Father’s Day just around the corner (as a reminder, it’s coming up this Sunday), there’s just enough time to get in those last-minute Father’s Day gifts! As we’ve noted before, buying your dad a [...]
by Marshall A. Latimore via theatlantavoice.com As America waits to see if Georgia will make history by electing the first African American woman governor in the country this November, African American women in one of Georgia’s newest cities are already making U.S. history. Only a year after the creation of the city of South Fulton, Georgia’s [...]
by highvelocitysportsnews 2K Sports announced LeBron James will be the cover athlete for NBA2K19’s 20th Anniversary EditionTuesday. “It’s humbling to be on the 20th anniversary cover of a game I’ve played and loved since I was a little kid,” James said. “We were able to do something really unique for the cover that represents everything that drives me and inspires me—from my family [...]
By Matthew Chapman Stacey Abrams is poised to make national history this November. On Tuesday night, Georgia Democrats officially nominated former state House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams for governor. After clinching the nomination over state Rep. Stacey Evans, Abrams will now advance to the general election and fight to become the first ever black woman governor in the United States. [...]
Cases of Georgia kids in foster care jump to record high of 15,000 By: Linda Stouffer Updated: May 1, 2018 - 6:33 PM Cases of Georgia kids in foster care jump to record high of 15,000 ATLANTA - There are more foster kids in the Georgia system today than ever before. The new director at Georgia’s [...]
“Your fury is not something to be afraid of. It holds lifetimes of wisdom. Let it breathe and listen.” By Alanna Vagianos 8.7k ADVERTISEMENT Tracee Ellis Ross is encouraging women to acknowledge and welcome their fury. The actress gave a powerful TED Talk this month at the annual TED Conference in Vancouver, Canada, about the [...]
Washington (CNN) Marine Corps Col. Lorna Mahlock has been nominated to serve as the first black female brigadier general, the Marine Corps media office said. Mahlock was nominated by President Donald Trump, and Defense Secretary James Mattis announced the nomination on Tuesday. According to his announcement, Mahlock is currently the deputy director of the Operations, Plans, [...]
HOW BLACK BARBERSHOPS SAVE THE LIVES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN -by Selena Hill Barbershops have been the heartbeat of African American communities since black men were legally permitted to own businesses. In addition to providing shape-ups and fades, black barbershops are judgment-free safe havens where boys and men openly engage in conversation, debates, and share [...]
Prolific poet and writer Maya Angelou would’ve turned 90 on Wednesday. To honor and celebrate the phenomenal woman who penned the powerful “Still I Rise,” Google has dedicated the day’s doodle on its search homepage to Angelou, who died in 2014 at age 86. The doodle is accompanied by an animated reading of “Still I Rise,” [...]
To Be Young, 'Gifted' And Black, It Helps To Have A Black Teacher By Anya Kamenetz- nprED On a recent, chilly Sunday morning, children ranging in age from 4 to 6 waited with their parents in the cafeteria of a Brooklyn school. Each wore a name tag. The kids chatted cheerfully (in several languages) until [...]
