ATLANTA – The Atlanta Dream, in partnership with the JCI Foundation, will host an inspiring Multigenerational Panel Breakfast at the W Hotel Downtown Tuesday, November 29th beginning at 7:30 am. The Atlanta Dream and JCI Foundation have aligned to offer a “can’t miss” panel discussion and networking opportunity with business women from five generations. These […]
ATLANTA – Mayor Kasim Reed and the Department of Planning and Community Development announced today the launch of the Mechanicsville Cityside initiative, the first scattered site development in the City of Atlanta. The project offers newly-built or renovated homes with affordable rents for working families. During a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Mechanicsville Cityside, Mayor Reed was joined […]
ATLANTA — City Hall dazzled with dignitaries and celebrities as the RICE Awards held its sixth annual soiree to honor philanthropists and humanitarians in the Atlanta area. . The Rising in Community Excellence (or RICE) Award is given to individuals who demonstrate keen awareness about community needs. These citizens have created organizations that serve the metro Atlanta […]
TUCKER, Ga. — A murderous couple devised the robbery and then killed he owner of a suburban Atlanta restaurant – all because of a $140 car loan. The woman, Imani Burns, 20, who was a waitress at the Mai Thai restaurant that was owned by the victim, Somphot “Joey” Armsuck, 33, asked Armsuck if she could […]
ATLANTA — A prominent Atlanta attorney told police he accidentally shot and killed his wife and then blamed the Black Lives Matter movement because he feared he would be carjacked, the media has reported. According to Claude “Tex” McIver’s account of the events, he was sitting in the backseat when several individuals from the BLM […]
FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — People are going to learn, one way or another, that postings on your social media platforms, especially Facebook, can not only prevent you from being hired, it can also get you fired. A Georgia school district officials have fired an Atlanta Schools employee who called first lady Michelle Obama a “gorilla” […]
ATLANTA — Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has issued an executive order placing 13 coastal counties under a State of Emergency as the vast storm called Hurricane Matthew barrels through the Bahamas and picks up steam heading towards Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, It could potentially be the most destructive natural disaster to befall the Southeastern United States in […]
MCINTOSH COUNTY, Ga. — And they wonder why black folks are sometimes afraid of being pulled over, particularly outside the Atlanta metro area in rural Georgia. With this mentality already in place in some police officers, what kind of disposition are they in when they pull over black and minority drivers? A white Georgia officer has been fired […]
The Georgia Attorney General’s Office have fielded over 200 complaints of price gouging at gas stations since the gas leak in Alabama pipeline was first indicated publicly. Two people filed complaints about a Shell station on Anneewakee Road south of Douglasville. Customers showed receipts showing that last weekend, the Anneewakee Road gas station south of Douglasville […]
