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By Ali Hickerson In January 2024, thousands of people earnestly responded to Elmo when the “Sesame Street” puppet prompted a mental health check-in on social media, asking, “How is everybody doing?” The same week, in te...
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by Tracy Chiles McGhee Originally appeared in Word in Black From mundane moments to life’s greatest milestones, my affirmations for my daughter, Sasha, are an enduring prayer for her well-being. The thoughts and words are illuminated by our un...
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Did you know that one person dies from heart disease every 36 seconds in the United States, according to the American Heart Association (AHA)? February is American Heart Month, and Parkland Health providers want your blood pressure down and your hype...
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For the first time in the U.S., students of the Atlanta University Center (AUC) will have the opportunity to complete a four-year college degree in which the last two years of the curriculum are devoted to equipping them with the skills to succeed i...
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MISSINGPERSONS: Hundreds of Chicago residents joined KOCO organizers at the 6th annual We Walk For Her march. June 7th, 2023. Photo by Sebastin Hidalgo for City Bureau& Credit: Photo by Sebastián Hidalgo for City Bureau by& Trina Reynolds-Ty...
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Photo: Getty Images Don Lemon and CNN have reportedly reached an agreement following his firing last year. According to TheWrap, the former CNN anchor will receive approximately $24.5 million from his former employer in a separation deal that equals...
Lifestyle / Latest Current Topics - 9 months ago
I recently read an article from “Moneywise.” This article shares a story about a 72-year-old woman whose life insurance policy is being terminated despite her life insurance premiums being paid every month since 1987. It goes on to say that this is a...
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ATLANTA (AP) — Georgians could get a chance in November to vote on authorizing sports gambling after senators on Tuesday approved a state constitutional amendment. It’s a big step forward for those who want Georgians to be able to bet on pro and...
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(CNN) — Republicans who expressed support for in vitro fertilization in the wake of the controversial Alabama Supreme Court ruling are coming under scrutiny for also backing legislation that declares human life begins at conception, without an except...
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(CNN) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump won their respective parties’ primaries in Michigan on Tuesday.Biden overcame an activist-led push& to lodge protest votes over his response to Israel’s war with Hamas, although the ef...
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The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) will close its Airport Station for six weeks from Monday, April 8 through Sunday, May 19 to renovate the concourse and platform levels. MARTA service will continue to and from Hartsfield-...
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Michael Render, aka Killer Mike, received a proclamation from Georgia State Representative Imani Barnes for winning three GRAMMYs related to his album ‘Scientists & Engineers.’ Killer Mike, and his wife Shay, were inside the Georgia...
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ATLANTA – State Senate Minority Leader Gloria Butler announced Tuesday she will not seek reelection this year. Butler, D-Stone Mountain, was elected to the upper legislative chamber in 1998. She has been the Senate’s Democratic leader since the b...
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By James B. Ewers Jr. Ed.D. I can recall my parents telling me to get ready because we are going to a parade. There was a lot of joy attached to going to a parade as a child. Bands were playing and people all dressed up were waving from floats. In my...
