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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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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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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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Photo: Isaiah Martin for Congress A Democratic congressional candidate was arrested and dragged out of a Texas House hearing after criticizing GOP-led redistricting efforts, per PEOPLE. On Thursday (July 24), Isaiah Martin, 27, a candidate for Texas’ 18th Congressional District, was speaking at a public hearing held by the Texas House Congressional Redistricting Committee when … 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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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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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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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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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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The Trump administration is canceling plans to use large areas of federal waters for new offshore wind development, the latest step to suppress the industry in the United States. More […]

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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: Getty Images Former President Donald Trump is reportedly weighing a presidential pardon for Diddy ahead of his sentencing. According to Deadline, Trump is “seriously considering” clemency for Diddy after he was convicted in June on two counts under the Mann Act, a law concerning the transport of individuals across state lines for illicit sexual … Continued

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Georgia U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene became the first congressional Republican to use the word “genocide” to refer to Israel’s actions in Gaza on Monday, and a Democratic member of […]

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Photo: Change.org A 3-year-old toddler in Alabama who died after being left inside a hot car for five hours was “forgotten” by a state contractor, police said. According to PEOPLE, Ke’Torrius Starkes Jr., who was in foster care, was being transported to a visit with his father by a Department of Human Resources contractor when … Continued

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Georgia’s State Election Board has accused the rideshare company Lyft of violating Georgia’s election law by offering discounted rides to users who were heading to the polls. At a Tuesday […]

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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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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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Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe — who first made headlines in 2020 when he shot and killed Rayshard Brooks — is now being charged with simple battery after a violent altercation with an employee at X Midtown club last month. In a 911 call released a few days after the incident in June, club employee […]

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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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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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