Source: The Washington Post / Getty Runoff elections across metro Atlanta have caused a real shakeup. While all eyes were on the mayor’s race, the city council is gaining some new members who will bring a different perspective. Long-term incumbent Joyce Sheperd lost her re-election bid to a younger, more progressive candidate Antonio Lewis….
Legendary golfer Tiger Woods addressed the media this week. It was his first interview since a violent car crash in Southern California threatened to take his life and golf career in February. In an interview Tiger did on Monday with Golf Digest, he acknowledged moments in the hospital where he thought he might lose his leg….
Dickens won a campaign dominated by concern over rising violent crime in the city, arguing he would be more effective than his opponent Felicia Moore City Council member Andre Dickens won a runoff election Tuesday to become Atlanta’s next mayor, riding a surge of support that powered him past the council’s current president, Felicia Moore,…
Nearly a decade ago, Bravo viewers fell in love with the sassy, independent, and outspoken Porsha Williams on “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.” Since then, the former “Dish Nation” host has evolved as a mother, entrepreneur and activist, but her testimony goes much deeper than you think. She also owns several businesses, including her luxurious…
“I lost a friend, his wife lost a husband, the fashion industry lost a legend, and the world lost a special human being,” Elba told attendees. The Fashion Awards 2021 returned to an in-person celebration after being virtual last year at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. The event was held in London just one…
Sonequa Martin-Green visited “The View” to talk about becoming the first Black female starship captain on “Star Trek: Discovery.” Martin-Green ended up thanking host Whoopi Goldberg and Nichelle Nichols, both of whom she believes paved the way for her to play her role of Michael Burnham. The hosts of “The View” thanked Martin-Green for coming…
“Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room” is now at the storied NYC museum. It may be purely coincidental that the latest Black-centric exhibit in The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Period Room is surrounded by European decorative arts and sculptures and American exhibitions, but it sure does drive a point home in a…
Source: Catherine McQueen / Getty Sixty-five HBCU presidents and chancellors wrote a joint letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell asking for their support in passing the Build Back Better legislation. Citing historic investments in HBCUs and other institutions serving students of color, the group warned of the “unsustainable” trend…
The shooting happened at the home of the victim’s parents Monday evening. Former UCF and University Christian football star Otis Anderson Jr. was allegedly fatally shot by his own father at his parents’ home in Jacksonville, Florida on Monday. He was 23. Anderson Jr’s father, Otis Lee Anderson Sr., has been charged with murder. He was…
The family of Ezra Blount, the youngest victim of the Astroworld tragedy, has declined Travis Scott’s offer to pay for funeral service expenses. A member of the legal team representing their interests rejected the artist’s outreach via a letter that acknowledged the family’s pain and “Sicko Mode” chart-topper’s “remorse.” Rolling Stone reports that on Wednesday, Nov….
