Staff Report The Central Atlanta Progress/Atlanta Downtown Improvement District has announced a series of fall programs that includes yoga, meditation, and live performances. The events, which will take place in Woodruff Park include: • Guided meditation classes, by the water wall Tuesdays through November, noon to 12:30 p.m. • Live artist performances, in the Reading […]
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Morehouse to host inaugural HBCU Technology Summit
By Marshall A. Latimore / The Atlanta Voice The National Black Information Technology Leadership Organization (NBITLO) is calling together higher education administrators, HBCU students, faculty, alumni, technology leaders, institutional advancement practitioners and enrollment management professionals for its first annual HBCU Technology Summit. The event will be hosted Oct. 27–28 on the campus of Morehouse College […]
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Lawmakers seek to end triple-digit interest on payday, car-title loans
By Charlene Crowell / NNPA Newswire A group of Washington lawmakers is combining efforts and influence to legislatively crack down on predatory lending, nationwide. Seventeen US House lawmakers and eight US Senators are supporting companion bills that would slash the cost of payday and car-title loans from their typical 300 percent annual interest rate to no […]
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Once obscure, ‘bump stocks’ in the spotlight following Las Vegas mass shooting
Associated Press GEORGIA—The Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock possessed a little-known device called a “bump stock” that was not widely sold — until now. Originally created with the idea of making it easier for people with disabilities to shoot a gun, the attachments allow a semi-automatic rifle to mimic a fully automatic weapon by unleashing […]
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Mayoral candidates graded by business group
Aman, Woolard top the list; Norwood, Fort opt not to participate in review By Stan Washington / The Atlanta Voice Ten of 12 Atlanta mayoral candidates received grades from a prominent group of nearly 36 nonprofit organizations and corporations either based in or with strong ties to Atlanta. Of those who participated in the review conducted […]
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We must take every opportunity to fight voter suppression
By Derrick Johnson | NNPA Newswire We all know the power of the vote. One person, one vote serves as the basic ethos and measurement of any democratic nation. Without true voter protection, integrity, and universal access, America’s light on the hill dims. Since Shelby V. Holder dismantled the Voting Rights Act, many southern states […]
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NAACP warns black passengers about traveling with American Airlines
(CNN Money) — The NAACP is warning African-American travelers to be careful when they fly with American Airlines. In an advisory late Tuesday, the organization said it has noticed “a pattern of disturbing incidents reported by African-American passengers, specific to American Airlines.” It said the incidents “suggest a corporate culture of racial insensitivity and possible racial bias” […]
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Innovative new business center scheduled to open near H.E. Holmes station
A new innovative business and entrepreneur center, scheduled to open adjacent to MARTA’s H.E. Holmes rail station next year, has been touted as the first of its type in Georgia. The project, which will be called “iVillage at MLK,” will be constructed from 14 repurposed shipping containers and will offer 6,500 square feet of affordable […]
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From Fat to Fit: A Woman’s Story to A Healthier Lifestyle
Being jobless, pregnant and overweight changed one woman’s life forever. Meet Che Haughton aka Che Inspires. Che is a transformational Health and Wellness coach who has lost over 160 pounds through mental healing, diet and exercise. It all started roughly seven years ago. Che was jobless, engaged to her daughter’s father, pregnant and the only […]