Voter Empowerment Rally! Does The TSPLOST Deserve Our Vote!!
Join Us Tonight for an ANTI-TSPLOST Rally at 7pm at Thankful Baptist Church: 830 W. College Ave. Decatur, Ga 30030 Directions From Downtown Atlanta: Merge onto I-20 E/GA-402 E via the ramp on the...
View ArticleJoyce Littel: Conversations With Bernice King
Today we had the opportunity to sit and talk with the youngest daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott-King, Rev. Bernice King. She talked about the pending court case she has against...
View ArticleEbenezer Pastor Raphael Warnock Says “We Have A Lot At Stake In This...
It’s what many in Georgia have waited for, Sunday voting. It begins this weekend, on Sunday, October 19, in Fulton County. Reverend Doctor Raphael Warnock, Senior Pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in...
View ArticleUnion City Mayor: We Are Rebuilding, Rebranding, And Revitalizing
Shannon Mall was one of the most bustling shopping venues in the metro Atlanta area for many years, but according to Union City Mayor Vince Williams, “That model of a mall, unfortunately, is a dying...
View ArticleRunning For Justice: To Change The Image Of The Young Black Male
“We’re trying to put out a positive image of us.” That’s why 28 year old Londrelle Hall of Atlanta says he and his team are running from Atlanta to Ferguson, Missouri. “We just want to change the image...
View ArticleRussell and Sanders Remembered For Contributions To The Civil Rights Movement
Two Georgians are being remembered for their contributions during the Civil Rights Movement. Congressman John Lewis says Atlanta businessman and philanthropist Herman J. Russell was a source of...
View ArticleSee Atlanta Preparing For Ferguson Protests
Janice Mathis with Rainbow Push Coalition says she’s never seen anything like it, nothing so deliberate and focused on a particular incident that was about to happen. According to Mathis, “I’ve seen...
View ArticleAtlanta Mourns Herman J Russell
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed calls Herman J. Russell “one of the most extraordinary citizens our city has ever produced.” Mayor Reed and wife Sarah-Elizabeth attended the funeral services for Russell on...
View ArticleAtlanta Ferguson Protestors Urged To Be Peaceful And NonViolent
“If you’re going to protest, protest in a peaceful, orderly, non-violent fashion.” Atlanta Congressman John Lewis says that’s the way they did it in the 1960s, “in the way of peace, in the way of love,...
View ArticleHow To Join A Ferguson Protest In Atlanta
Various protests are planned in Atlanta in response to the grand jury’s decision in Missouri. The panel decided that Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson will not face charges in the August 9, 2014,...
View ArticleU.S. Attorney General Holder In Atlanta Announcing Efforts To End Racial...
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder told a packed Ebenezer Baptist Church sanctuary Monday night how honored he was to be at the home where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once pastored. He said “who could...
View Article[VIDEO] Cong Johnson Says A Poem For Eric Garner Because “I’m A Black Man”
Georgia Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-4th) says “I’m a black man and I see black males being the victims of extra judicial killings that go unaccounted for. There’s no accountability.” Representative...
View ArticleStreetcar Rolls Again In Atlanta
When I arrived at the Dobbs Plaza stop for the new Atlanta Streetcar Tuesday morning, I found throngs of people waiting to take that first ride. There were city council officials, parks and recreation...
View ArticleBest MLK Weekend Getaways In America
Martin Luther King Jr. Atlanta Home (Credit, Randy Yagi) For many Americans, the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is a time to enjoy a three-day weekend. But for many others, the day holds a far more...
View Article[VIDEO] Mayor Reed And City Council President Mitchell Spar In Beltline Debt...
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and Atlanta City Council President Ceasar Mitchell exchanged heated words Wednesday, during The Ryan Cameron Morning Show with Wanda Smith on CBS Radio’s V-103/WVEE. The...
View Article[VIDEO] Dr. Bernice King Talks About Ferguson And The Movie “Selma”
I sat down today with Dr. Bernice King, the youngest child of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Mrs. Coretta Scott King. She is also CEO of the The King Center in Atlanta, Georgia. The 29th Holiday...
View ArticleDr. Cornel West Brings Radical King To The King Center
As part of the 2015 King Holiday celebration, Dr. Cornel West participated in a discussion and book signing. It was held on Sunday, January 11. West is a professor and political activist. The...
View ArticleDr David Satcher On A Mission To End Sports-Related Concussions
Dr. David Satcher, the 16th U.S. Surgeon General, leads the Satcher Health Leadership Institute at the Morehouse School of Medicine. In 2013, the Institute launched Protecting Athletes and Sports...
View ArticleAndrew Young Says “People Who Use The Bible To Attack Homosexuals Don’t...
Andrew J. Young Foundation Chairman Andrew Young has never been accused of mincing words. And when I asked for his opinion on the hottest topic in Atlanta politics right now, he didn’t hold back....
View ArticleFoundation Initiative “Would Help Alleviate The World Food Crisis”
“All they have to do is put it in the water and watch it grow”, that’s what former U.S. Ambassador Andrew Young says about the main component in his effort to help alleviate the world food crisis....
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