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The American public despairs on a different level when victims are white. Whether confronting sexual harassment and assault, particularly of white women, or missing persons (remember “missing white woman syndrome”?), the need to turn our attention to the issues affecting people of color remains. To that end, Crime Stoppers Greater Atlanta recently publicized a $10,000 […]

Diversification, in many aspects of one’s life, is key, and an exclusive confirmation about Kandi Burruss only highlights this truism. People magazine confirmed Monday that the artist is joining the Chicago cast on Broadway. Chicago, a widely popular musical, continues to woo crowds. Burruss, a Grammy award-winning singer, will likely also please the audience when […]

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed signed a bill on Wednesday that decriminalizes the possession of less than one ounce of marijuana, making a once jailable offense a $75 fine. According to Fortune, 92% of people arrested for marijuana between 2014-2016 were Black. This does not mean, however, that the majority of people who use marijuana are […]

The summer’s almost over and more kids are heading back to their classrooms as the days roll on. To make sure they get things off to a good start, a group of more than 70 men from various community organizations. 

President Trump and conservative supporters have made a habit out of using Chicago, a historically left-wing city, as a prime example of the failures of gun control. They mention the city’s high murder rates and tragic tales on a regular basis hoping to drive home the point that more guns and police presence will somehow […]

Donald Glover’s FX series Atlanta took the world by storm with its brand new brand of comedy, commentary on the black experience and unique characters. After winning big at the Golden Globes, fans of the show only grew more excited for season two. Unfortunately, they’ll have to wait a lot longer than expected. 

The competition was thick for the Best Comedy Series award at the Critics Choice Awards. The category was filled to the brim with well-received series, including Donald Glover’s Atlanta, which fans and critics alike have raved about for months. When it was announced that Silicon Valley would walk away with the award, Lakeith Stanfield, who plays ‘Darius’ on the […]

An encounter between Atlanta police and a rapper shows money won’t subvert racial profiling. Sam Benson, the artist who goes by the name “Blac Youngsta,” withdrew $200,000 from an Atlanta Wells Fargo bank on Friday to buy a car, and was detained by officers waiting for him outside, NBC News reported.

  Protesters stopped traffic on a busy Atlanta highway in response to the shooting death of 18-year-old Missouri teen Mike Brown Wednesday evening. Atlanta police spokesman Officer John Chafee said a number of protesters were present near Freedom Parkway’s Downtown Connector. 

  Atlanta Hawks owner Bruce Levenson has agreed to sell the NBA team after offensive remarks he made two years ago came to light. One of the team’s stakeholders demanded an investigation after the team’s general manager, Danny Ferry, recited comments regarding an NBA player. The investigation yielded the email, which contains comments about those who […]

The following post originally appears on The Washington Post under the title, “The black HIV epidemic: A public health mystery from Atlanta’s gay community.”  By: Jeff Guo ATLANTA — In the early 2000s, a young researcher at the Centers for Disease Control named Greg Millett set out to solve an epidemiological mystery. Nobody could explain why […]

The first Ebola victim to be brought the the United States from Africa was safely escorted into a specialized isolation unit at one of the nation’s top hospitals on Saturday. Doctors said they are confident the deadly virus won’t escape.