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Ex-Cheerleader Studying Black Maternal Crisis Dies Giving Birth

By Jennifer Porter Gore Originally appeared in Word in Black When she died during childbirth, Krystal Anderson became the latest reminder that Black women are at the center of a global maternal health crisis.& Krystal Anderson seemed t...

Butter.ATL and Monday Night Brewing team up to launch the 404 Fund, supporting Atlanta’s community

ATLANTA (March 21, 2024) – Butter.ATL Founder Brandon Butler and Monday Night Brewing Brewmaster Peter Kiley announce the launch of The 404 Fund – a donor-advised fund created in partnership with Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta. Guided by an...

Identifying Pathways to Reduce Recidivism for Formerly Incarcerated Women

There’s an expression that justice is blind, impartial, and objective. It treats strangers just like it treats family. As an attorney and advocate, however, I’ve found when judges and juries decide the merits of a case, they consider how their choic...

Street Lines: 2024 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio

Experiencing an automobile from Alfa Romeo was highly anticipated, and this 2024 Alpha Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio did not disappoint. For those seeking a sedan that provides luxury, power, and captivation, this vehicle flaunting the highly recomm...

Mississippi Deputies Give State’s Law Enforcement Officers Disgrace And Shame

By James B. Ewers Jr. Ed.D. The events you read about and hear about sometimes make you say, did that really happen? It makes you wonder out loud, that can’t be. Our America is going through it right now. At every corner, our sensibilities are being...

Texas appeals court overturns Crystal Mason’s conviction, 5-year sentence for illegal voting

A Texas appeals court on Thursday overturned the illegal voting conviction of Crystal Mason, who was given a five-year prison sentence for casting a provisional ballot in the 2016 election while on supervised release for federal tax evasion.The deci...

Terrence Shannon, Jr. Propels Illini to Elite Eight With Win Over Iowa State

The Illinois Fighting Illini are headed to the Elite Eight for the first time in 19 years thanks to leading player Terrence Shannon Jr. The Chicago product, who once starred at Lincoln Park High School, made three key plays to seal a 72-69 win over...

Black Twitter Reclaims Phrase ‘DEI’ As Critics Try To Make It A Racial Slur

Photo: Getty Images Black Twitter is reclaiming the phrase “DEI” from its critics. The phrase “DEIs” was trending on X, formerly Twitter, this week as Black social media users generated a plethora of memes and jokes reclaimi...

Baltimore Mayor Calls Out Critics Who ‘Don’t Have Courage To Say N-Word’

Photo: Getty Images Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott blasted critics for not having “the courage to say the N-word” after he was labeled a “DEI mayor” in the wake of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. Scott faced blame from...

The Atlanta Voice – March 29, 2024

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Tapestry 360 Health Hosts Workshop Bridging Women’s History Month and Cancer Awareness

Tapestry 360 Health hosted a workshop highlight the importance of cancer screenings for women (Photo: Annie Tarricone). By Rashad Alexander The month of March is Women’s History Month. However, it is also Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. One...

Black Excellence in Gymnastics

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (NORMAL, ILLINOIS, March 23, 2024) Talia Omotola, an 8th grader at Lincoln Middle School in Edwardsville, recently competed in the State Gymnastics Championship at Horton Field House in Normal, Illinois and secured a 1st place f...

Bee Free to Farm

Joy Carter at Bee Free Farm in College Park, Wednesday, Mar. 20, 2024. Photo by Kerri Phox/The Atlanta Voice On a cool Friday morning, Joy Carter made her way into Richard N. Fickett Elementary School in the Ben Hill section neighborhood and down...

Trump’s team cites First Amendment in contesting charges in Fulton County election interference case

ATLANTA (AP) — The charges against Donald Trump in the Georgia election interference case seek to criminalize political speech and advocacy conduct that the First Amendment protects, a lawyer for the former president said Thursday as he argued that...

Sine Die 2024: What passed and what didn’t inside the Gold Dome

The last day of the legislative session saw many controversial bills get close to the finish line inside the Georgia State Capitol. Some bills passed out of the General Assembly and others did not.& Governor Brian Kemp now has forty days to appr...