The family of 19-year-old Noni Battiste-Kosoko is demanding answers from officials after being found dead in an Atlanta jail on July 11. “My child was arrested for a misdemeanor and died in jail. And we want answers!” the teen’s mother, Shashu Battiste, told 11 Alive. According to the Fulton County […]
*Michael Gidewon, the co-owner of a popular Atlanta lounge, was fatally shot at his nightclub early Saturday morning. A security guard at the scene said a patron had been kicked out for being too intoxicated but later returned with a gun and shot and killed […]
*ATLANTA (WGCL) — Right now, it looks like an old, abandoned brickyard, but the old Chattahoochee Brick Company site holds a history mired in blood, sweat, and tears. Texas city settles lawsuit over Black mother’s arrest captured on video “This is the location of the Chattahoochee Brick […]
*ATLANTA — Everyone who moves through downtown Atlanta today passes places where innocent Black men and women were pulled from trolleys, shot in their workplaces, chased through the streets and beaten to death by a mob of 10,000 white men and boys. But few have been taught about […]
Source: Courtesy of Target / Courtesy of Target Last night, our insta-auntie, Tabitha Brown, did a thing in Atlanta, Georgia. Tabitha and retail giant Target brought the first installment of their four-part collaboration to the runway. While the event was about showcasing the fashions from the limited-time-only line, it […]
The Atlanta officers who dragged two college students out of their car while they sat in traffic amidst a Black Lives Matter protest will not face prosecution, per NBC News. The former Fulton-County District Attorney Paul Howard announced arrest warrants for the six officers involved but the prosecutor said they could […]
Source: Mike James, Brian Stukes, Patricia McDougal and Earl Gibson / Urban One Inc. On Saturday (October 2), WOL News Talk 1450 in Washington D.C. celebrated its 41st anniversary – a moment which showcased the perseverance and tenacity of its founder, Urban One maven Cathy Hughes. […]
Three adults have been arrested in Atlanta for allegedly assaulting a 12-year-old boy because of his sexuality. We previously reported, a 12-year-old Georgia boy named Tyler was removed from his home in June and placed in DFCS after a disturbing video went viral showing him being […]
(CNN)A man suspected of killing eight people at three Atlanta-area spas was headed to Florida “perhaps to carry out additional shootings” when he was arrested Tuesday night, Atlanta’s mayor said Wednesday, citing investigators.His family had helped police search for him, authorities said, perhaps averting further […]
*Atlanta, GA – With the single, “Black is Beautiful,” singer J. Morris is helping elevate black history education within this country. The song is part of a greater project titled ‘Black History: 365’, which was launched on February 5th and hit #7 on Amazon Music and #8 on […]
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