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Donald Trump Jr. Said Several Black Men Called Him Their ‘Hero’

Photo: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images News / Getty Images Donald Trump Jr. said several Black men consider him a “hero” while discussing his father Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. During a recent episode of his show “...

Donald Trump Jr. Claims A Number Of Black Men Have Called Him Their Hero

Donald Trump Jr. said several Black men consider him a “hero” while discussing his father Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. During a recent episode of his show “Triggered,” the former president’s son was talking to guest Scott Presler abou...

Celebrating Atlanta’s Black-owned businesses with WAOK’s “Too Much Truth”

Photo by Kerri Phox/The Atlanta Voice WAOK’s “Too Much Truth with Derek Boazman” radio program celebrated Atlanta’s Black-owned businesses on Wednesday inside Mr. Everything Cafe on M.L.K. Nestled in the upstairs bar of the family-owned and ope...

“A Different World HBCU College Tour 2024” starts in Atlanta Thursday night

“A Different World” stars Cree Summer (far left), Kadeem Hardison (center), and Darryl M. Bell joined other cast members at a dinner Wednesday night in Old Fourth Ward. The cast is going on an HBCU tour, beginning in Atlanta Thursday nig...

This Week In Black History February 28-March 5, 2024

GARRETT A. MORGAN FEBRUARY 28 1708—One of the first recorded slave revolts in American history takes place on Newton, Long Island (New York). Seven Whites are killed. In retaliation, two Black male slaves and one Indian male slave were hung, whil...

Georgia Democrats propose bills seeking to protect access to contraception and IVF

Georgia Democrats announced they’ll introduce similar bills in both legislative chambers designed to protect access to contraception and in vitro fertilization (IVF). Wednesday morning, state Senator Elena Parent, D-Atlanta, announced her bills Sena...

Supreme Court to decide Trump immunity claim, further delaying election subversion trial

(CNN) —& The Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to decide whether& Donald Trump may claim immunity& in special counsel Jack Smith’s election subversion case, adding another explosive appeal from the former president to its docket and further...

Medicaid expansion proposal advances through Republican-led Mississippi House, will go to Senate

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s Republican-led House passed a bill Wednesday that would expand Medicaid benefits to hundreds of thousands more residents in one of the poorest states in the U.S. — a landmark shift after state leaders refused to c...

New Orleans City Council Commends “College Hill: Celebrity Edition” Season 3 Filming at Xavier University, Highlighting HBCU Legacy and Cultural Enrichment

Xavier University of Louisiana Last Week, the New Orleans City Council acknowledged the significant contributions of BET+, Edmonds Entertainment, and This Way-Out Media to the local community, emphasizing the importance of their work in promoting the...

Beyoncé’s ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ Becomes Her Ninth Solo No. 1 with Strong Radio Presence

Data News Staff Edited Report Just one week after Beyoncé became the first Black woman to lead Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart with her twangy “Texas Hold ‘Em,” the single now reigns over the publication’s all-genre-inclu...

Angel Reese Headlines Reebok’s ‘Not Made to Be Subtle’ Collection

Data News Staff Edited Report Reebok introduced the newest addition to its award-winning and innovative women’s apparel range, the ‘Not Made to Be Subtle’ Apparel Collection. Featuring both performance and lifestyle women’s offerings, No...

Edgar ‘Dooky’ Chase III Passes Away

Marie Bell Data News Weekly Contributor Last week, the Chase Family has announced that their patriarch, Edgar “Dooky” Chase III passed away at age 74. Representatives for the family say that he passed away with his wife Alva and family by his side. C...

Zakenya Perry Neely Appointed as Director of Partnerships & Market Solutions/Marketing

Data News Staff Edited Report Washington, D.C. – The National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC) proudly announces the promotion of Zakenya Perry Neely to Director of Partnerships & Market Solutions/Marketing, effective February 9, 2024....

Movie Mogul Tyler Perry Stops Production on $800M Studio Expansion after Seeing Video AI Model

Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor Tyler Perry was planning an $800 million expansion of his studio in Atlanta. Now the plans are on hold. Why? Because of a new text-to-video Artificial Intelligence (AI) Model. The new AI Model by ChatGP...

Black Business Profile: PawKids celebrates nine years of serving youth

With support from two churches, Paradise Baptist Church and Atlanta Westside Presbyterian, Johnston purchased a former trap house on Donald Lee Hollowell Blvd and renovated it to provide a safe, loving environment for the kids after school. Photo co...