Atlanta Mayor: Longstanding History of Peaceful Protests
April Ryan speaks with Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms about Atlanta’s longstanding tradition of peaceful protest, bad actors who tarnish the message, and grappling with READ MORE→
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Rihanna Marks 15 Years Since Debut Single
The singer/designer/actress/entrepreneur/author took to Instagram to thank fans for the last 15 years since her debut single, Pon De Replay, saying “Feels like just yesterday READ MORE→
Sabrina Fulton Offering to President Trump: Understand the Love We Have for Our Families
Breonna Taylor was shot and killed in her Kentucky home in a botched police raid weeks after Ahmaud Arbery was stalked and murdered while jogging. READ MORE→
US Lost 20.5 Million Jobs in April, Unemployment at 14.7%
The US lost 20.5 million jobs in April, unemployment rose to 14.7%. Economic impact is being felt in all sectors including hourly-wage, corporations, and luxury READ MORE→
Shooting of Ahmaud Arbery will Go to Grand Jury
The death of 25 year old Ahmaud Arbery has people up at arms over the call for open carry President Trump has incited with this READ MORE→
Up to 70% Will Contract COVID-19 Within Two Years
Researchers have offered a staggering equation; 60% to 70% in the US will contract COVID-19 within two years. A vaccine is expected to be available READ MORE→
Pastor Jamal Bryant Urges Support for Black Owned Businesses
New Birth Missionary Church pastor Jamal Bryant has been live-streaming Sunday services for his 8,000-seat Atlanta church. Once he receives the all-clear sign from the READ MORE→
Unsurprising Data Show Poverty, Lack of Health Care, Race All Factor in COVID-19 Contraction and Death
President Trump has not fulfilled the promise to keep all data on racial disparity rates of COVID-19 contractions and death. The Washington Post reports more READ MORE→
Amy Klobuchar on Health and Economic Disparities of COVID-19
AURN’s April Ryan moderated the NAACP’s Unmask the COVID-19 virtual town hall which featured Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, New York READ MORE→
Trump’s Costly Push to Reopen, “Liberate” States
President Trump’s push to reopening the economy is proceeding slowly. One first step is Georgia governor Brian Kemp reopening schools, theaters, barber shops & beauty READ MORE→
Hollywood Live Extra #129: Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children HBO Documentary
Tanya Hart is joined by directors Sam Pollard and Maro Chermayeff about the five-part “Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children” documentary. It documents in READ MORE→
Outrage as Wisconsin Voters Forced to Polls During Pandemic
There is outrage over Wisconsin Supreme Court ordering polls to open during the coronavirus pandemic and ruled against mail-in ballots and calls-out President Trump for READ MORE→
Bishop Paul Morton: Power, Love and a Sound Mind Means Good Common Sense
According to White House estimate, 120,000 COVID-19 deaths are expected in the US. 80% of the nation is on stay-at-home orders. AURN’s April Ryan speaks READ MORE→
Coronavirus Crisis: Atlanta Community Resources
The Coronavirus has presented us with a global pandemic unlike anything we have seen this century. Fortunately, the situation has many of us coming together READ MORE→
John Lewis to Undergo Cancer Treatment
Civil Rights icon and Congress member John Lewis (D-GA) will to undergo pancreatic cancer treatment. If there’s one thing I love about @RepJohnLewis, it’s his READ MORE→
Marcia Fudge on House to Bill Restoring Voting Rights Act
Congress has passed a bill restoring enforcement strength to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants to restore the full READ MORE→
On The Record #106: Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu on His Tour of the South and Racial Injustice
Former New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu talks about his tour of the south, racial injustice, and his book “In the Shadow of Statues: A White READ MORE→
T.I. and the Cult of Virginity
Last Tuesday rapper T.I. disclosed that he annually accompanies his 19-year-old daughter, Deyjah Harris, to her gynecologist for hymen checks on the podcast Ladies Like READ MORE→