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Photo: Getty Images North America Grammy award-winning singer Ciara is among the first public figures to be granted citizenship in the West African country of Benin under a new law offering nationality to descendants of enslaved people. On Saturday (July 26), Ciara received her Benin citizenship during a ceremony amid the country’s effort to reconnect … Continued

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Person Shot: 327 Peters Street SW

Preliminary Statement: On August 3rd, 2025, at approximately 12:55AM, officers responded to Grady Memorial Hospital at 80 Jesse Hill Junior Drive SE in reference to a person shot. Upon arrival, officers located a 14-year-old male who sustained an apparent gunshot wound to his left arm. The male was alert, conscious, breathing, and was being attended to by medical personnel. The preliminary investigation indicates that the incident initially occurred in the area of 327 Peters Street SW before the male fled on foot to 296 Northside Drive SW for help and was subsequently self-transported to the hospital for treatment. Investigators with the Major Crimes Response Team responded to the scene to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident. The investigation remains ongoing at this time.

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1O5 Official Film Selections, Expert Panels and Signature Events Ignite the BronzeLens Experience Widely known as a Creators Wonderland, BronzeLens hosts its highly anticipated 16th film festival August 20 to 24, 2025, in Atlanta, GA. Over five days, the festival will present 105 official film selections originating from Angola, China, Canada, France, Germany, Ghana, Italy, … Continued

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By National Head Start Association The National African American Child and Family Research Center (NAACFRC) at Morehouse School of Medicine is designed to provide national leadership and excellence in community-engaged research to better serve African American children and families served by the Administration for Children and Families, including those enrolled in Head Start. The National … Continued

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Atlanta Hawks and State Farm recently announced plans for the 2025 Million Meal Pack initiative. Scheduled for Sept. 27 at State Farm Arena, the fifth Million Meal Pack is the Hawks’ largest annual service initiative of the year. Seeking over 5,000 volunteers, the Million Meal Pack will directly benefit communities across the Atlanta metro area … Continued

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Photo: AFP A new poll found that former President Barack Obama would defeat Donald Trump by a double-digit margin in a hypothetical matchup for a third presidential term. According to the poll, conducted by Daily Mail/J.L. Partners between July 9 and 10 with 1,013 registered voters, Obama would beat Trump 52 percent to 41 percent […]

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Department for HIV Elimination is celebrating the announcement of the increase in federal funding The Fulton County Department for HIV Elimination is one of the recipients of Fiscal Year 2025 “Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE)” funding from the United States Department of Health & Human Services. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The Department for […]

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Photo: iStockphoto A South Carolina man is facing hate crime charges after video showed him firing a gun at a Black jogger, whom he called “boy.” According to Atlanta Black Star, Jonathan Felkel was charged with hate intimidation, assault, and battery of a high and aggravated nature, and possession of a weapon during a violent … Continued

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Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign inspired young voters to embrace democratic socialism, but Sanders’ advocacy for socialism alienated older voters born during the Cold War. The latter connected socialism with the atrocities inflicted by the Soviet Union. Voters who were born after the Cold War did not associate socialism with totalitarianism. They identified … Continued

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Photo: Getty Images North America Millions of Americans with Parent PLUS loans are at risk of losing access to student loan forgiveness under President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill,” Forbes reports. The “Big, Beautiful Bill,” which passed in July, overhauled the federal student loan system, ending several income-driven repayment (IDR) plans, limiting new debt relief … Continued

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The U.S. stock market had its worst day since May on Friday after the government reported a sharp slowdown in hiring and President Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on imports from a number of […]

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As the Trump administration continues cutting tens of thousands of jobs at the Department of Veterans Affairs, staff and vets who rely on Atlanta’s VA are bracing for changes. We […]

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By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent A new 16-page issue brief by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies warns that federal industrial policy investments aimed at advancing economic opportunity for Black communities are under threat, as the Trump administration eliminates key diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) provisions and slows … Continued

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A broad swath of U.S. Jews — including organizations that customarily avoid critiquing Israeli policies — are speaking out about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and urging Israel to do more to […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added just 73,000 jobs last month and Labor Department revisions showed that hiring was much weaker than previously reported in May and June. The unemployment […]

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Employees across multiple divisions agree: They can't imagine how the department will fulfill its legal obligations with roughly half its staff gone.

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At the ICNA Relief clinic in Decatur, patients ranging from women to children, young men to the elderly, all wait to be seen by the medical staff who are working diligently to provide free health care to residents in metro Atlanta who need it the most. In a modest office tucked away off Memorial Drive, […]

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Photo: AFP Former Vice President Kamala Harris is releasing a memoir. On Thursday (July 31), Harris announced her upcoming memoir, “107 Days,” which will cover her “intense, high-stakes, and deeply personal” bid for the presidency. Former President Joe Biden formally withdrew from the race on July 21, 2024 and endorsed Harris as the Democratic candidate. … Continued

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LEA ESTA HISTORIA EN ESPAÑOL AQUÍ. In early May, David, an immigrant from Nigeria, made the decision to self-deport using CBP Home, a mobile app that the Department of Homeland Security […]

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Photo: AFP A new poll found that former President Barack Obama would defeat Donald Trump by a double-digit margin in a hypothetical matchup for a third presidential term. According to the poll, conducted by Daily Mail/J.L. Partners between July 9 and 10 with 1,013 registered voters, Obama would beat Trump 52 percent to 41 percent … Continued

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Local arts leaders believe Atlanta needs to help communities preserve their culturalofferings. Theater and live performances are in danger of losing popularity with the rising trend of streaming services. Today, many people prefer to stay home rather than going out for entertainment. Larger venues exist, such as the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., or the […]

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For most of its life, the Georgia State Election Board has been a sleepy bureaucratic body little-known outside the State Capitol, charged with making rules to help carry out Georgia […]

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Survivors of gun violence and public safety advocates will gather Saturday and later this month to raise awareness of victim compensation programs that could reimburse families paying for funeral costs, counseling, lost wages, and other expenses in the wake of tragedy. Saturday’s event by Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice will be held from 11 […]

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Atlanta loves to repeat its favorite line, a city too busy to hate. But these places know otherwise.  There are streets in Atlanta where memory lies low, beneath the asphalt, whispering like wind through brick. If you walk slowly enough, you’ll hear it: not history, but instruction. Not nostalgia, but reckoning.  Begin here. Georgia Avenue. […]

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