Posts Tagged ‘Atlanta’
Dr. Robert M. Franklin to Transition as President of Morehouse College [UPDATED]
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By: Charles Mombo After an accomplished five-year term as president of Morehouse College, Robert M. Franklin ’75 has decided to step down at the end of his term at the close of the 2012 academic year on June 30. A media person from Morehouse College has contacted this [Read More]
Morehouse College President Reverend Dr. Robert M. Franklin asked to Resign
Morehouse College President Rev. Dr. Robert M. Franklin and wife Dr. Cheryl Franklin The Reverend Dr. Robert M. Franklin, the tenth president of Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA., was asked to resign by Morehouse College Board of Trustees. Franklin is the tenth president of [Read More]
Georgia’s Rep. Scott Holcomb proposes Drug-testing Lawmakers before Welfare Recipients
By: Charles S. Mombo @burnedbrass “This bill is really very simple. If the General Assembly is going to pass laws requiring struggling, jobless Georgians to pay for drug tests as a precondition to receiving state benefits, then members of the General Assembly should lead [Read More]
Javaris Crittenton, NBA player and alleged drive-by shooter murderer released on bond
Javaris Crittenton, NBA player and alleged drive-by shooter murderer released on bondTracy Flanagan, a spokeswoman for the Fulton County Sheriff's Office in Georgia is saying that alleged drive-by shooting murderer and former NBA basketball star Javaris Crittenton was [Read More]
NBA player Javaris Crittenton faces murder charge for drive-by shooting
NBA player Javaris Crittenton faces murder charge for drive-by shooting. Credit: Reuters/ Al Seib/Pool Former National Basketball Association (NBA) player Javaris Crittenton, 23-year-old, waived his right on Friday to appear before a magistrate judge in Georgia on a murder [Read More]
Rapper T.I. arrested again and imprisoned in Atlanta
Rapper T.I. was released on Wednesday, August 31 from the Forrest City prison in Arkansas but was re-arrested and returned to prison in Atlanta on Thursday, September 1. Rapper T.I. was released on Wednesday, August 31 from the Forrest City prison in Arkansas but was [Read More]
Rapper T.I. released from prison AGAIN – but for how long?
It is our hope that, T.I., the talented Grammy-winning rapper and actor also known as Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. continues to share his gift and talents, uninterrupted, with his fans worldwide. Rapper T.I. was released from prison again on Wednesday. Considering his [Read More]
Javaris Crittenton, former NBA Star Arrested by FBI on Murder Charges
Javaris Crittenton, former NBA Star arrested by FBI on murder charges The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is reporting that former NBA basketball star and former Georgia Tech basketball star Javaris Crittenton was arrested at a Southern California airport Monday night [Read More]
I Think I Love Her by Eddy Dorsainvil and Nadine Bonnet
By: Eddy and Nadine I think I Love Her's Website I think I Love Her by Eddy Dorsainvil and Nadine Bonnet This video was basically my fiancé’s idea. Along with our movie poster style save the date, Eddy wanted to continue to theme of a [Read More]
Don Lemon is TRANSPARENT in announcing that he is gay
CNN Don Lemon will be reading and signing his new memoir, “Transparent”, June 22nd at 7:30 p.m., to be at the Outwrite Bookstore & Coffeehouse located at the corner of Piedmont and Tenth Street in Midtown, Atlanta. If you are in the Atlanta’s area, you might [Read More]
Outwrite Bookstore & Coffeehouse Atlanta Georgia – Open letter to the community
We hope you agree that Outwrite is far more than "just another business" but is truly a resource that the LGBT community and Atlanta cannot afford to lose and that we all need to help preserve. Can we count on you to help make this happen? This month, Outwrite [Read More]
A possible 2012 dark horse presidential candidate?
Herman CainHerman Cain jokingly calls himself the "dark horse" when referring to the possibility of him joining the poll of potential Republican presidential candidates. In a recent interview with CNN, Cain explained his intentions to run by stating, “We [Read More]
No laughing matter, comedian Katt Williams fined $577,929
Image Source: www.kattwilliams.com/ A judge ruled that comedian Katt Williams must pay Merion Joseph Powers the amount of $577,929. The judge's ruling came after Powers, an Atlanta record producer, dog was attacked by Williams' dog allegedly upon Williams' [Read More]
T.I., aka Clifford Harris, the rapper heads to jail AGAIN
T.I., aka Clifford Harris, the rapper heads to jail AGAIN on November 1.T.I. also known as Clifford Harris is reportedly preparing mentally to voluntarily surrender to authorities on Monday, November 1, 2010 to start serving his 11 months jail term; he is also reported to [Read More]
T.I and wife Tiny arrested for an alleged drug possession
T.I and his wife Tameka Dianne Cottle also known as Tiny were arrested late Wednesday during a traffic stop.Police in Los Angeles is reporting that rapper Clifford Joseph Harris Jr. also known as T.I and his wife Tameka Dianne Cottle also known as Tiny were arrested late [Read More]
Is Soulja Boy a Crackhead?
DeAndre Cortez Way, also known as Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, or Soulja Boy DeAndre Cortez Way, also known as Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, or Soulja Boy apparently has a girl friend, Kat Stacks, that went out of her way to prove that the rapper is a crack fiend. Stacks, the [Read More]
What is Wrong With This Damn Katt?
Comedian Katt WilliamsOn November 8th, the Comedian Katt Williams was arrested on charges of allegedly stealing $3,555 in jewelry and collectible coins. After posting $41,150 bond in Coweta County, Georgia, he was released. On November 10th, Williams was reportedly [Read More]
Ashley Jewell, Fiance of Housewives Kandi Burruss is Dead
Kandi Burruss and Ashley Jewell Photo Credit: atlpics.netAtlanta’s Channel 2, WSBTV.com is reporting that an arrest was made in the murdered of Ashley A.J. Jewell. Ashley was the fiancé of Kandi Burruss, the newest cast member of the hit reality show “The [Read More]
What Would Dr. King Do Regarding Sibling Fight Over Estate
Dr. King holds his nobel peace prize which must be turned over to the court to hold.Whenever I hear the name Dr. Martin King Jr., I immediately form a mental image of a man of peace, reconciliation, cessation, armistice, conciliation, concord, accord, amity, friendship, [Read More]
President Obama Approves $2B For Cash For Clunkers
Source: WeBuyJunk President Barack Obama signed a bill that adds B into the Cash for Clunkers programToday, President Barack Obama signed a bill that added more money into the the Cash for Clunkers program. Late Thursday evening, in a rush to finish business before their [Read More]
T.I., aka Clifford Harris, the Rapper Goes to Jail
Rapper T.I. aka Clifford Harris heads to prsion in May. Photo: Bazemore/APT.I., real name is Clifford Harris, the Grammy-award winning artist was sentenced Friday in Atlanta to one year and one day behind bars on federal gun charges. Two years ago, he was arrested [Read More]
Judge jailed African American for wearing hijab
An African American woman wearing hijab photo credit: Dexter BrowneMs. Lisa Valentine, 40, an African American Muslim woman was arrested on Tuesday for refusing to take off her head scarf prior to entering the courthouse security checkpoint in Douglasville, a suburb west of [Read More]
Michael Vick’s Attorneys – No Court-Appointed Trustee
Michael VickA committee representing all imprisoned NFL quarterback Michael Vick’s debtors has proposed a plan to pay off his debt. However, a judge have scheduled a hearing for mid-December on the appointment of a trustee, which Vick’s attorneys oppose. [Read More]
Rep. Paul Broun Compares Obama to Hitler
Georgia Congressman Paul Broun AP PhotoGeorgia’s Republican Congressman Paul Broun called America’s First African American President-elect Barack Obama a ‘Marxist’ and comparing him to Adolph Hitler. “I regret putting it that [Read More]
Def Jam Shakir Stewart Died of an Apparent Suicide
Shakir Stewart, 34-year-old executive vice president of Def Jam Recordings died on Saturday of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound near Atlanta, police said Sunday. Stewart was found about 4 p.m. Saturday in the bathroom of his house on Lindsey Drive in Marietta, [Read More]
Rapper Da Brat gets three years for assault
Da BratDa Brat was assigned a new zip code, Dekalb County Prison, for three years on Friday for assault. The recordings artist was sentenced to three years in Dekalb County prison for hitting a hostess in the head with a rum bottle during an altercation at a suburban [Read More]
Obama: Ludacris should be ashame of his lyrics
Obama and LudacrisYesterday Senator Obama sharply condemned rapper Ludacris over his new song celebrating the U.S. Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama presidential bid while referring to Hillary Clinton as an "irrelevant bitch." The song, called [Read More]
Indian man gets life for black daughter-in-law death
The case of an apparent honor killing concluded with a life sentence to life in prison without parole for a native Indian father-in-law. Chiman Rai 69, an Indiana businessman and a former Maths instructor at a historically black college, Alcorn State University in [Read More]
