Trending News: ARTIST PROFILE: 1 Way StreetRecy Taylor: The Abbeville Survivor Who Inspired Rosa Parks and a National MovementWarnock, Ossoff Announce $300 Million to Close Georgia’s Digital DivideThe Life and Legacy of Rosa Parks: A Quiet “No” That Still EchoesUtility Shutoffs Surge as Americans Hit Lowest Level of Happiness on RecordFight for a Billion-Dollar Brand: Weavers Move to Halt Receiver’s ActionsMARTA rolls out Big Changes with New Fare System UpgradesTurkey Pardons, Travel Jams, and Tradition: The Evolution of ThanksgivingBill Pickett Invitational Rodeo Names 2025 Champions After a Year of Grow and New Partnerships and a Powerful LegacySHADOW BALL: Learning More About Negro League HistoryBrian Norman Jr. Falls Short as Haney Claims WBO Welterweight Crown in RiyadhARTIST PROFILE: NtumbaDeKalb County Approves $78 Million Contract to Improve Ambulance Response and Expand EMS CoverageDeKalb Commissioners Approve Sky Harbour Plan Despite Neighbors Noise, Emissions, and Safety ConcernsChit Chat Atlanta Tours Marks Breakthrough Month and Opens Holiday BookingsMARTA Unwraps the Holidays with Free Rides, Festive Buses, and Gifts for RidersThe Remarkable Life of Victor Hart Sr.: The Humble Giant Who Built a Better GiffordNorman vs. Haney: Unbeaten Stars Collide for Welterweight SupremacyDeKalb Leaders Weigh Sky Harbour Expansion as Residents Demand AnswersBowie State’s Future Brightens with Major Philanthropic Boost from MacKenzie ScottPhilander Smith University Receives Historic $19 Million Gift from MacKenzie ScottNorth Carolina A&T Endowment to Top $300 Million After MacKenzie Scott’s Landmark GiftRuby Bridges and the Longest Walk to SchoolPrairie View A&M Celebrates Transformational Philanthropy from MacKenzie ScottImages That Captured a Movement: Jim Alexander’s Historic Body of WorkFederal Judge Orders Records, Not Receivership-For NowSHADOW BALL: Learning More About Negro League HistoryFrom TV to Congress: Dr. Heavenly Kimes Makes Her CaseMARTA Rolls Out an Outkast Tribute Across AtlantaHoward University’s Path Forward: MacKenzie Scott’s $80 Million Gift Accelerates a Legacy of ExcellenceFarming Justice: John Boyd’s 35-Year Fight for Land, Legacy and Equality“Our Soul Is Not for Sale” – Big Bethel Rally Draws Atlanta TogetherMacKenzie Scott: A Philanthropy of the Spirit in an Age of AbandonmentMARTA Completes Garnett Station Platform RenovationMARTA Job Fair Set for Nov. 6 – Offering Competitive Pay and BenefitsMichael Jordan’s 23XI Racing Scores Major Win in NASCAR Antitrust FightShadow Ball: Learning More About Negro League HistoryFrom Tokens to Tap-to-Pay: MARTA Unveils Better BreezeWIC and SNAP Funds Halted: Shutdown Deepens Food Insecurity CrisisJust 83 Shy: Atlanta Seniors Nearly Break Guinness Record at Wellness CelebrationAfter a decades-long population boom, Atlanta’s growth is slowing downThe Tau Pi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Empowers Families to Build Generational Stability Featuring Financial Expert Jini ThorntonOctober Marks 40 Years of Breast Cancer Awareness: Every Story Is Unique, Every Journey MattersGeorgia Joins the National Cry of ‘No Kings’ in Peaceful Day of ProtestThree Swings to Forever: How Reggie Jackson Became Mr. OctoberMoratorium, Monitoring, and Modernization: DeKalb’s Careful Approach to Data CentersChief Justice Roberts warns of “potential disaster” in Supreme Court caseGeorgia Voters Head to the Polls as Early Voting Begins StatewideShadow Ball: Learning More About Negro League HistoryArthur M. Blank Family Foundation Commits $50 Million to Atlanta’s HBCUsLindsey Halligan should have re-read the Constitution before going after Letitia JamesMARTA to Close Five Points Peachtree Entrance as Next Phase of Transformation BeginsTrump’s trend of targeting prominent Black women, like Letitia James, explainedNational Black Farmers Association Sets Course for 2025 Birmingham ConferenceUncle Nearest: A Billion-Dollar Brand, a $25 Million Question & The Unanswered FutureCouncil for Quality Growth to Honor Tommy Holder with 2025 Four Pillar TributeMayor Dickens Names New Housing Leadership Team to Drive Atlanta’s Affordable Housing VisionDenied Care, Divided Nation: How America Fails Its Sickest Patients—and the People Fighting BackMayor Dickens Strengthens Leadership Team with Key AppointmentsFive Points MARTA Station to Close Peachtree Entrance Oct. 13 as Transformation Project AdvancesBaseball Historian Ted Knorr Brings Negro League Legacy to Life in new TSJ Column “Shadow Ball”Receiver’s Report Says Uncle Nearest Can Be Reorganized Non-Core Assets May Be SoldTrump no longer distancing himself from Project 2025 as he uses shutdown to further pursue its goalsThurgood Marshall: The People’s Lawyer Who Became America’s First Black Supreme Court JusticeSilverSneakers and Kroc Atlanta Center Bring Seniors Together for 2K WalkFraserNet PowerNetworking Experience & Expo Returns to AtlantaDickens, Invest Atlanta Board Advance Affordable Housing Push Amid National CrisisHartsfield-Jackson Loses $37M FAA Funding Over Refusal to Abandon Minority Contracting ProgramAtlanta Beltline Nears 2030 Completion with Big Progress and Bigger GoalsThe Tyranny of White Racism and Rage: Why America Will Never Be GreatMARTA to Close Peachtree Entrance and Federal Tunnel at Five Points Oct. 13Cherie Danielle Brings Cultural Work to the Stage in College ParkUncle Nearest at Legal Crossroads: Debt, Receivership, and What Comes NextFever Rally Late to Eliminate Dream 87-85Atlanta BeltLine Marks 20 Years at State of the Beltline AddressCity of Atlanta Launches ATL BIZ: New Platform Set to Simplify Permits, Taxes, and Payments ServicesNorth Carolina A&T Reaches Historic Enrollment of 15,275: Growth Powers Greensboro, Defines HBCU ExcellenceShould Black Students Choose College or Trades?MARTA Interim CEO Charts Course for Safer, Faster, More Reliable Transit Ahead of World CupAmerica’s systems protect white male violence and terrorism at all costsPresidency Boosts Trump’s Net Worth By $3 Billion In A YearCharlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson flaunted chilling gun obsession in family photosSuspect in Charlie Kirk killing had become ‘more political’ and likely acted alone, authorities sayDeKalb CEO  Cochran-Johnson Calls for Focus and Discipline in Reform RolloutAtlanta Falcons Fans Tailgating May Be an Official ReligionDecatur’s Brian Norman Jr Inks Multi-Year Deal with Top Rank, Eyes Haney ShowdownBronzeLens Film Festival Marks 16 Years with Big Wins and Bittersweet GoodbyeJust Because You Can Doesn’t Mean You Should: The Trappings of Dark Royalty’s Financial Excess in Black AmericaDrastic Pell Grant Changes Now Law—HBCUs and Low-Income Students Brace for the Next PhaseAmericans Say Racism Exists, but Shrug at SolutionsToo Pricey to ProtectSkin Cancer Is Trickier Than You ThinkNegro League Conference Unveils More History and Takes on Future ChallengesMARTA’s Transit Ambassadors Gear Up for Labor Day TravelersChit Chat Atlanta Tours Launches With Immersive Black History & Cultural ExperiencesWhy Rap Dixon Belongs in Cooperstown with the LegendsHoward University President Ben Vinson III to Step Down After Two YearsFrom Exclusion to Excellence: The Birth of Negro League BaseballMARTA Safety Briefing Highlights Technology, But My Experience Exposed Gaps in Rider AssistanceBronzeLens Film Festival Opens with Stirring Tribute to Blues Legend Eddie Taylor
Sun. Dec 7th, 2025
Trending News: ARTIST PROFILE: 1 Way StreetRecy Taylor: The Abbeville Survivor Who Inspired Rosa Parks and a National MovementWarnock, Ossoff Announce $300 Million to Close Georgia’s Digital DivideThe Life and Legacy of Rosa Parks: A Quiet “No” That Still EchoesUtility Shutoffs Surge as Americans Hit Lowest Level of Happiness on RecordFight for a Billion-Dollar Brand: Weavers Move to Halt Receiver’s ActionsMARTA rolls out Big Changes with New Fare System UpgradesTurkey Pardons, Travel Jams, and Tradition: The Evolution of ThanksgivingBill Pickett Invitational Rodeo Names 2025 Champions After a Year of Grow and New Partnerships and a Powerful LegacySHADOW BALL: Learning More About Negro League HistoryBrian Norman Jr. Falls Short as Haney Claims WBO Welterweight Crown in RiyadhARTIST PROFILE: NtumbaDeKalb County Approves $78 Million Contract to Improve Ambulance Response and Expand EMS CoverageDeKalb Commissioners Approve Sky Harbour Plan Despite Neighbors Noise, Emissions, and Safety ConcernsChit Chat Atlanta Tours Marks Breakthrough Month and Opens Holiday BookingsMARTA Unwraps the Holidays with Free Rides, Festive Buses, and Gifts for RidersThe Remarkable Life of Victor Hart Sr.: The Humble Giant Who Built a Better GiffordNorman vs. Haney: Unbeaten Stars Collide for Welterweight SupremacyDeKalb Leaders Weigh Sky Harbour Expansion as Residents Demand AnswersBowie State’s Future Brightens with Major Philanthropic Boost from MacKenzie ScottPhilander Smith University Receives Historic $19 Million Gift from MacKenzie ScottNorth Carolina A&T Endowment to Top $300 Million After MacKenzie Scott’s Landmark GiftRuby Bridges and the Longest Walk to SchoolPrairie View A&M Celebrates Transformational Philanthropy from MacKenzie ScottImages That Captured a Movement: Jim Alexander’s Historic Body of WorkFederal Judge Orders Records, Not Receivership-For NowSHADOW BALL: Learning More About Negro League HistoryFrom TV to Congress: Dr. Heavenly Kimes Makes Her CaseMARTA Rolls Out an Outkast Tribute Across AtlantaHoward University’s Path Forward: MacKenzie Scott’s $80 Million Gift Accelerates a Legacy of ExcellenceFarming Justice: John Boyd’s 35-Year Fight for Land, Legacy and Equality“Our Soul Is Not for Sale” – Big Bethel Rally Draws Atlanta TogetherMacKenzie Scott: A Philanthropy of the Spirit in an Age of AbandonmentMARTA Completes Garnett Station Platform RenovationMARTA Job Fair Set for Nov. 6 – Offering Competitive Pay and BenefitsMichael Jordan’s 23XI Racing Scores Major Win in NASCAR Antitrust FightShadow Ball: Learning More About Negro League HistoryFrom Tokens to Tap-to-Pay: MARTA Unveils Better BreezeWIC and SNAP Funds Halted: Shutdown Deepens Food Insecurity CrisisJust 83 Shy: Atlanta Seniors Nearly Break Guinness Record at Wellness CelebrationAfter a decades-long population boom, Atlanta’s growth is slowing downThe Tau Pi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Empowers Families to Build Generational Stability Featuring Financial Expert Jini ThorntonOctober Marks 40 Years of Breast Cancer Awareness: Every Story Is Unique, Every Journey MattersGeorgia Joins the National Cry of ‘No Kings’ in Peaceful Day of ProtestThree Swings to Forever: How Reggie Jackson Became Mr. OctoberMoratorium, Monitoring, and Modernization: DeKalb’s Careful Approach to Data CentersChief Justice Roberts warns of “potential disaster” in Supreme Court caseGeorgia Voters Head to the Polls as Early Voting Begins StatewideShadow Ball: Learning More About Negro League HistoryArthur M. Blank Family Foundation Commits $50 Million to Atlanta’s HBCUsLindsey Halligan should have re-read the Constitution before going after Letitia JamesMARTA to Close Five Points Peachtree Entrance as Next Phase of Transformation BeginsTrump’s trend of targeting prominent Black women, like Letitia James, explainedNational Black Farmers Association Sets Course for 2025 Birmingham ConferenceUncle Nearest: A Billion-Dollar Brand, a $25 Million Question & The Unanswered FutureCouncil for Quality Growth to Honor Tommy Holder with 2025 Four Pillar TributeMayor Dickens Names New Housing Leadership Team to Drive Atlanta’s Affordable Housing VisionDenied Care, Divided Nation: How America Fails Its Sickest Patients—and the People Fighting BackMayor Dickens Strengthens Leadership Team with Key AppointmentsFive Points MARTA Station to Close Peachtree Entrance Oct. 13 as Transformation Project AdvancesBaseball Historian Ted Knorr Brings Negro League Legacy to Life in new TSJ Column “Shadow Ball”Receiver’s Report Says Uncle Nearest Can Be Reorganized Non-Core Assets May Be SoldTrump no longer distancing himself from Project 2025 as he uses shutdown to further pursue its goalsThurgood Marshall: The People’s Lawyer Who Became America’s First Black Supreme Court JusticeSilverSneakers and Kroc Atlanta Center Bring Seniors Together for 2K WalkFraserNet PowerNetworking Experience & Expo Returns to AtlantaDickens, Invest Atlanta Board Advance Affordable Housing Push Amid National CrisisHartsfield-Jackson Loses $37M FAA Funding Over Refusal to Abandon Minority Contracting ProgramAtlanta Beltline Nears 2030 Completion with Big Progress and Bigger GoalsThe Tyranny of White Racism and Rage: Why America Will Never Be GreatMARTA to Close Peachtree Entrance and Federal Tunnel at Five Points Oct. 13Cherie Danielle Brings Cultural Work to the Stage in College ParkUncle Nearest at Legal Crossroads: Debt, Receivership, and What Comes NextFever Rally Late to Eliminate Dream 87-85Atlanta BeltLine Marks 20 Years at State of the Beltline AddressCity of Atlanta Launches ATL BIZ: New Platform Set to Simplify Permits, Taxes, and Payments ServicesNorth Carolina A&T Reaches Historic Enrollment of 15,275: Growth Powers Greensboro, Defines HBCU ExcellenceShould Black Students Choose College or Trades?MARTA Interim CEO Charts Course for Safer, Faster, More Reliable Transit Ahead of World CupAmerica’s systems protect white male violence and terrorism at all costsPresidency Boosts Trump’s Net Worth By $3 Billion In A YearCharlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson flaunted chilling gun obsession in family photosSuspect in Charlie Kirk killing had become ‘more political’ and likely acted alone, authorities sayDeKalb CEO  Cochran-Johnson Calls for Focus and Discipline in Reform RolloutAtlanta Falcons Fans Tailgating May Be an Official ReligionDecatur’s Brian Norman Jr Inks Multi-Year Deal with Top Rank, Eyes Haney ShowdownBronzeLens Film Festival Marks 16 Years with Big Wins and Bittersweet GoodbyeJust Because You Can Doesn’t Mean You Should: The Trappings of Dark Royalty’s Financial Excess in Black AmericaDrastic Pell Grant Changes Now Law—HBCUs and Low-Income Students Brace for the Next PhaseAmericans Say Racism Exists, but Shrug at SolutionsToo Pricey to ProtectSkin Cancer Is Trickier Than You ThinkNegro League Conference Unveils More History and Takes on Future ChallengesMARTA’s Transit Ambassadors Gear Up for Labor Day TravelersChit Chat Atlanta Tours Launches With Immersive Black History & Cultural ExperiencesWhy Rap Dixon Belongs in Cooperstown with the LegendsHoward University President Ben Vinson III to Step Down After Two YearsFrom Exclusion to Excellence: The Birth of Negro League BaseballMARTA Safety Briefing Highlights Technology, But My Experience Exposed Gaps in Rider AssistanceBronzeLens Film Festival Opens with Stirring Tribute to Blues Legend Eddie Taylor
Sun. Dec 7th, 2025

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How Helene became the near-perfect storm to bring widespread destruction across the South
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By Terry Spencer – September 29, 2024 Hurricane Helene killed and destroyed far and wide — from Tampa to Atlanta to Asheville, North Carolina, its high winds, heavy rains and sheer…

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Round Top, Texas: Small Town, Big Impact
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Decatur Unveils Statue of Civil Rights Icon John Lewis
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