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A special surprise guest appeared at the March for Our Lives in Washington yesterday (March 24, 2018) to tell the crowd about a dream her grandfather had.
Yolanda Renee King, the 9-year-old granddaughter of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., invoked her grandfather’s famous phrase as she spoke to the huge crowd.
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NEWSFLASH!! Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is making sure both Adamsville and Bankhead are represented during her term.
Our new mayor assumed office about a week ago after being handed the reigns by outgoing Mayor Kasim Reed, and her transition team was announced this past Thursday (Jan. 11).
The 38-member team consists of CEOs and local educators, but also includes hometown rap heroes Clifford “T.I.” Harris and Michael “Killer Mike” Render.
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Oprah Winfrey could very possibly be the first woman president of the United States of America.
Correction. The first BLACK woman president.
Wouldn’t that be amazing? After last night’s Golden Globe’s speech (click HERE if you missed that), it seems that Mother O has already been nominated by ‘the people’ and word on the curb is that she’s seriously considering a political future.
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Kandi Burruss of The Real Housewives of Atlanta recently shared footage of Xscape’s live performance from last night’s Inauguration Ball for new Atlanta Mayor Keshia Lance Bottoms.
The group performed their hit song “Understanding” for the standing room only crowd at Atlanta’s City Hall last night and Kandi seems pleased about being told they sound ‘just like the record’.
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Word on the curb is that Omarosa Manigault Newman is being booted from her cushy White House job.
[FLASHBACK: Omarosa Marries Pastor John Allen in Donald Trumps Washington DC Hotel… ]
The former reality star turnt political maven, who has served as one of the only African Americans in Donald Trump’s administration, has officially submitted her resignation from her position as ‘Director of Communications’ and the buzz is that it wasn’t necessarily her choice to do so.
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While sharing thoughts on Atlanta’s racially charged mayoral race, the popular entertainer lashed out at several people he felt ‘sold out’ by challenging Atlanta’s lengthy history of African-America leadership.
T.I. specifically addresses DeVyne Stephens and Ceasar Mitchell for their support of Keisha Lance Bottom’s opponent, Mary Norwood, stating:
How dare you go against Andy Young! How dare you go against Maynard Jackson?
Da f*ck is wrong with you? Simple a*ss n*ggas.
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