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Bishop Talbert Swan Says Pastor John Gray Is ‘Lying’ About His ‘Emotional Affair’

Swan calls out the claims that John Gray just had an emotional affair with that "strange woman."

Girl, Bye: Felicity Huffman’s Shame Is ‘Unfathomable’ After Trying To Get Her Mediocre Kid Into College

The college admissions scandal confirmed what we already knew -- rich people get their average kids into ivy league schools.

City of Norcoss Announces Proposed Annexation

The City of Norcross adopted a resolution announcing its intent to annex a neighboring portion of unincorporated Gwinnett County at…

Missing Black Girls and the Individuals and Organizations Trying to Help

Have you seen Iniaya Wilson? Just 14, Iniaya has been missing from her Columbus, Ohio home since January 25. She’s…

First African-American Neuroscience Research Initiative Launched to Close the Gap in Health Disparities

The nation’s first African-American Neuroscience Research Initiative, aimed at ensuring that genomic research and neuroscience studies are representative of individuals…

Atlanta City Council District 3 Special Election Heads to Runoff

It looks like the special election for Atlanta City Council District 3 will be headed towards a runoff. None of the…

Gwinnett County Voters Turn Down MARTA Expansion

Voters in Gwinnett County shot down MARTA. The transit system will not be extending into the county. The final tally…

Kristoff St. John’s Ex-Wife Says His Cause Of Death Is ‘Misleading’

Mia St. John spoke out on the coroner's report about her ex-husband's death.

Airbnb and NAACP To Announce Partnership for Atlanta Hosts

On Thursday, March 21, 2019, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and Airbnb will join together at…

After Light Sentence Is Upheld, Jason Van Dyke Can Still Get Even Less Prison Time

The Illinois Supreme Court declined to resentence Jason Van Dyke.