On March 13, 1932, the Atlanta Daily World became the first successful African American daily newspaper in the United States. Founded by William A. Scott
On February 18, 1867, just two years after the Civil War ended, Rev. William Jefferson White, a Baptist minister, founded the Augusta Theological Institute in
On this day (Feb. 5) in 1934, Hank Aaron, one of baseball’s greatest players, was born in Mobile, Alabama. Aaron began his career in the
On March 29, 1945, basketball legend Walt “Clyde” Frazier was born in Atlanta. As the point guard for the New York Knicks, his impressive career
In Atlanta, Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee ruled that District Attorney Fani Willis can only continue overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald
“The Burial” Starring Jamie Foxx, Airing on Amazon Prime Video | Jekalyn Carr Releases New Song “God of War” from Upcoming Album | Spin Awards Honoring Gospel Radio Announcers in Atlanta | Vincent Bohanan & SOV Release New Music on Hez House Music | The 8th Annual Avidity Awards Heads to New Orleans
After nearly 20 years of attempts by Black entrepreneurs to purchase a radio station, Jesse Blayton Sr. opened the first Black-owned station, WERD, on October 3, 1949, in
Twenty-five years ago, Outkast created a perfect hip hop composition with the release of Aquemini. The album represents how two opposite worlds, in personality, can
Twenty years ago today, June 23, 2003, the first Black mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, Maynard Jackson, passed away at age 65. Born on March 23,
Deion Patterson, 24, faces one count of murder and four counts of aggravated assault after the tragic incident left one woman dead and four others critically injured.
Atlanta police are searching for 24-year-old Deion Patterson, who’s considered armed and dangerous after a shooting at Northside Hospital Medical in Midtown Atlanta on Wednesday.
On March 23, 1938, Atlanta’s first Black mayor, Maynard H. Jackson Jr., was born in Dallas, Texas. Jackson’s family moved to Atlanta in 1945 when
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