Job Corps is a government-run program providing low-income and at-risk youth with skills training, housing, and meals, preparing them to enter the workforce and improve their lot in life. Many of these at-risk students were left with no place to go and few options to continue their skills training w...
Job Corps is a government-run program providing low-income and at-risk youth with skills training, housing, and meals, preparing them to enter the workforce and improve their lot in life. Many of these at-risk students were left with no place to go and few options to continue their skills training when the Department of Labor attempted […]
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By bawintern Boys & Girls Clubs all over the country are bracing for the worst after Trump recently froze funding that could destroy summer and fall programs for low-income families. According to AP, the Trump administration froze more than $6 billion in federal education grants intended for after-s...
By bawintern Boys & Girls Clubs all over the country are bracing for the worst after Trump recently froze funding that could destroy summer and fall programs for low-income families. According to AP, the Trump administration froze more than $6 billion in federal education grants intended for after-school and summer programs, English language instruction, adult […]
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The City of Atlanta closed the Old Wheat Street encampment on Thursday, July 10th, following three months of outreach efforts and in alignment with recommendations from the City’s 90-Day Homelessness Task Force. In preparation for the closure, outreach teams including Restoring One’s Hope of Atlanta...
The City of Atlanta closed the Old Wheat Street encampment on Thursday, July 10th, following three months of outreach efforts and in alignment with recommendations from the City’s 90-Day Homelessness Task Force. In preparation for the closure, outreach teams including Restoring One’s Hope of Atlanta and InTown Cares have engaged directly with all residents to […]
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Unreleased Beyoncé music, future set lists, and other sensitive information were stolen from a rented vehicle during the singer’s stop in Atlanta for her Cowboy Carter tour. According to WSB, Christopher Grant, Bey’s choreographer, and Diandre Blue, one of her dancers, told police that thieves broke...
Unreleased Beyoncé music, future set lists, and other sensitive information were stolen from a rented vehicle during the singer’s stop in Atlanta for her Cowboy Carter tour. According to WSB, Christopher Grant, Bey’s choreographer, and Diandre Blue, one of her dancers, told police that thieves broke into their rental vehicle, stealing several items, including jump […]
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Mayor Dickens & Atlanta Urban Development Corporation Announce Request for Qualifications for Redevelopment of Lakewood Heights Elementary School into Mixed-Use Community with Affordable Housing Atlanta Urban Development Corporation (AUD) officially announced the release of a Request for Qualificati...
Mayor Dickens & Atlanta Urban Development Corporation Announce Request for Qualifications for Redevelopment of Lakewood Heights Elementary School into Mixed-Use Community with Affordable Housing Atlanta Urban Development Corporation (AUD) officially announced the release of a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the redevelopment of the former Lakewood Heights Elementary School, into a vibrant mixed-use community that […]
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The City of Atlanta closed the Old Wheat Street encampment on Thursday, July 10th, following three months of outreach efforts and in alignment with recommendations from the City’s 90-Day Homelessness Task Force. In preparation for the closure, outreach teams including Restoring One’s Hope of Atlanta...
The City of Atlanta closed the Old Wheat Street encampment on Thursday, July 10th, following three months of outreach efforts and in alignment with recommendations from the City’s 90-Day Homelessness Task Force. In preparation for the closure, outreach teams including Restoring One’s Hope of Atlanta and InTown Cares have engaged directly with all residents to […]
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Photo: Getty Images North America T-Mobile has scrapped its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives as it seeks to make two major acquisitions, which require approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). In a letter sent to the FCC on Tuesday (July 8), the wireless carrier pl...
Photo: Getty Images North America T-Mobile has scrapped its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives as it seeks to make two major acquisitions, which require approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). In a letter sent to the FCC on Tuesday (July 8), the wireless carrier pledged to discontinue its DEI policies “not just in […]
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Photo: Getty Images HBCU alumni and students are rallying behind Morehouse graduate Alex Maganda, who was recently detained by ICE in Texas. According to Black Enterprise, Maganda, a former football player who graduated from Morehouse in 2018, is being held in ICE custody at the Bluebonnet Detention...
Photo: Getty Images HBCU alumni and students are rallying behind Morehouse graduate Alex Maganda, who was recently detained by ICE in Texas. According to Black Enterprise, Maganda, a former football player who graduated from Morehouse in 2018, is being held in ICE custody at the Bluebonnet Detention Facility in Anson, Texas. News of Maganda’s detainment […]
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Photo: Moment RF A 19-year-old Black teenager has made chess history. According to the Black News, chess player Jessica Hyatt, 19, recently became the youngest African American woman to earn the National Master title. Hyatt’s chess victories have also paved the way for her to become the highest-rate...
Photo: Moment RF A 19-year-old Black teenager has made chess history. According to the Black News, chess player Jessica Hyatt, 19, recently became the youngest African American woman to earn the National Master title. Hyatt’s chess victories have also paved the way for her to become the highest-rated African American woman player ever. Hyatt was […]
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President Abraham Lincoln, with young son Tad and Senator Charles Sumner, salutes a detachment of African-American Union troops in Richmond, Virginia at the end of the American Civil War. Published in 1883, the illustration is now in the public domain. Digital restoration by Steven Wynn Photography....
President Abraham Lincoln, with young son Tad and Senator Charles Sumner, salutes a detachment of African-American Union troops in Richmond, Virginia at the end of the American Civil War. Published in 1883, the illustration is now in the public domain. Digital restoration by Steven Wynn Photography. (Getty Images) JULY 9 1863—Eight Black regiments play a major […]
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Experienced legal executive and attorney brings more than 25 years of experience providing trusted legal counsel and leadership Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) is proud to announce that Jamie Allen, JD, LLM, has joined MSM as Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer. Ms. Allen is an experien...
Experienced legal executive and attorney brings more than 25 years of experience providing trusted legal counsel and leadership Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) is proud to announce that Jamie Allen, JD, LLM, has joined MSM as Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer. Ms. Allen is an experienced legal executive and attorney with more than […]
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Source: (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) In what several activists and spiritual leaders view as an underhanded effort to court Black dollars, Target donated $300,000 to the National Baptist Convention amidst several ongoing Target boycotts nationwide. According to USA Today, both Rev. Jamal ...
Source: (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) In what several activists and spiritual leaders view as an underhanded effort to court Black dollars, Target donated $300,000 to the National Baptist Convention amidst several ongoing Target boycotts nationwide. According to USA Today, both Rev. Jamal Bryant and activist Nekima Levy Armstrong say the church group accepting the […]
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Council to vote on Councilmember Helen Willis’ Resolution Tuesday night In its first meeting since the president signed the “Big Beautiful Budget Bill,” the South Fulton City Council will take up a resolution, sponsored by Councilmember Helen Zenobia Willis, which demands federal accountability fo...
Council to vote on Councilmember Helen Willis’ Resolution Tuesday night In its first meeting since the president signed the “Big Beautiful Budget Bill,” the South Fulton City Council will take up a resolution, sponsored by Councilmember Helen Zenobia Willis, which demands federal accountability for the long-abandoned South Fulton Job Corps campus. The facility once […]
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Photo: Getty Images North America A program designed to expand internet access for rural and Black communities in Georgia was killed amid funding cuts led by Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The Digital Equity Capacity Program was a federal grant that aimed to provide high-speed i...
Photo: Getty Images North America A program designed to expand internet access for rural and Black communities in Georgia was killed amid funding cuts led by Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The Digital Equity Capacity Program was a federal grant that aimed to provide high-speed internet access to rural and low-income communities, with $22 […]
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by Robb Pitts, Chairman Fulton County Board of Commissioners Do you shop at Target or Dollar General? Drink Coke or Pepsi? Have an account with Chase, Bank of America or Wells Fargo? I am in no way singling these companies out, but simply using them as examples of the many major corporations that ha...
by Robb Pitts, Chairman Fulton County Board of Commissioners Do you shop at Target or Dollar General? Drink Coke or Pepsi? Have an account with Chase, Bank of America or Wells Fargo? I am in no way singling these companies out, but simply using them as examples of the many major corporations that have scaled […]
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More than $1 million in scholarships were awarded to high-achieving international students at the Fourth Annual Global Youth Leadership Conference (GYLC) in Nassau, The Bahamas, organized by The Memorial Foundation in partnership with a host of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). H...
More than $1 million in scholarships were awarded to high-achieving international students at the Fourth Annual Global Youth Leadership Conference (GYLC) in Nassau, The Bahamas, organized by The Memorial Foundation in partnership with a host of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Held in late-spring 2025, the day-long summit welcomed more than 500 juniors and […]
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Sold-out Atlanta experience centers “Freedom” as women across the globe gather for faith, business, and generational change Sarah Jakes Roberts is healing the nation one woman at a time. The powerhouse preacher, author, businesswoman, fashion influencer and everyone’s favorite bestie is bringing Wom...
Sold-out Atlanta experience centers “Freedom” as women across the globe gather for faith, business, and generational change Sarah Jakes Roberts is healing the nation one woman at a time. The powerhouse preacher, author, businesswoman, fashion influencer and everyone’s favorite bestie is bringing Woman Evolve, presented by Wells Fargo, to State Farm Arena in Atlanta from July 31 […]
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by Susanne Schindler, The Converation Seattle astounded housing advocates around the country in February 2025, when roughly two-thirds of voters approved a ballot initiative proposing a new 5% payroll tax on salaries in excess of US$1 million. The expected revenue – estimated to amount to $52 millio...
by Susanne Schindler, The Converation Seattle astounded housing advocates around the country in February 2025, when roughly two-thirds of voters approved a ballot initiative proposing a new 5% payroll tax on salaries in excess of US$1 million. The expected revenue – estimated to amount to $52 million dollars annually – would go toward funding a […]
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Photo: Getty Images North America House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is delivering a marathon speech on the House floor, delaying the chamber’s vote on President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. On Thursday (July 3), Jeffries began his speech opposing the GOP-backed policy bill at rough...
Photo: Getty Images North America House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is delivering a marathon speech on the House floor, delaying the chamber’s vote on President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. On Thursday (July 3), Jeffries began his speech opposing the GOP-backed policy bill at roughly 4:53 a.m. ET, using his power as party leader to speak for as […]
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In a bold and inspiring investment in the next generation, Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant, senior pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, announced the award of more than $2 million in scholarships to 400 recent high school graduates during the church’s Sunday service on June 29. Recipients includ...
In a bold and inspiring investment in the next generation, Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant, senior pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, announced the award of more than $2 million in scholarships to 400 recent high school graduates during the church’s Sunday service on June 29. Recipients included students from the New Birth congregation as […]
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