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Black TV Stars Drawing Diverse Audiences
Black culture's influence has emerged once again on network television as programs with a black lead or majority African-American cast…
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100 Black Men, General Motors Encourage Young People to Pursue STEM Careers
By Brelaun Douglas (NNPA/DTU Fellow, Atlanta Voice) In an effort to boost minority participation in science and technology, 100 Black…
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Police: Andrew Young in Car Hit by Cement Truck in Atlanta
PHILLIP LUCAS, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Former U.N. ambassador Andrew Young was taken to a hospital Monday afternoon as…
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America is Criminalizing Black Teachers: Atlanta’s Cheating Scandal and the Racist Underbelly of Education Reform
(Salon) – Last week, an Atlanta jury convicted 11 teachers and school administrators of racketeering in a system-wide cheating…
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Jail for 9 of 10 Ex-Educators in Atlanta Test-Cheating Case
KATE BRUMBACK, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — All but one of 10 former Atlanta public school educators were sentenced to…
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Former Atlanta Educators Jailed in Test Cheating Scandal
KATE BRUMBACK, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A group of former Atlanta educators convicted in a test cheating scandal were…
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Atlanta Ranks No. 1 for Income Inequality
(Black Enterprise) – Brookings Institution recently revealed a new report comparing cities’ top earning households to their least earning. The report…
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Reel-ality TV Talk
By Marquesa LaDawn NNPA Columnist The Real Housewives of New Jersey – (Personal Accountability) Even if you do not watch reality…
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Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed Fires Fire Chief for Anti-Gay Book
by Terry Shropshire Special to the NNPA from the Atlanta Daily World Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed fired highly-decorated and respected Fire Chief…
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Is Atlanta Ready? South Braces for ‘Catastrophic’ Icy Blast
[NBC News] A crippling ice storm appeared set to snarl Atlanta’s morning commute and knock out power to towns and…
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