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The Associated Press Bath & Body Works is apologizing for selling a candle with packaging that some people said looked like Ku Klux Klan hoods. The three-wick candle was called “Snowed In” and briefly appeared on the company’s website for purchase. It was quickly pulled off the website once the issue was brought to Bath […]

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Georgia legislators are expressing relief over a judge’s decision to block the Republican-led hand-counted ballot rule which many worried would at least muddy the election process and delay results causing election night issues and more post-election chaos. On Friday, Sept. 20, with just six weeks to go before the Nov. 5 presidential vote, the pro-Trump […]

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The Unified Command today announced that BioLab will open a Community Assistance Center to provide support for local residents and business owners affected by the fire at the Conyers facility, as part of BioLab’s ongoing efforts to expand services for the local community. These efforts are coordinated with the Unified Command response team’s active work […]

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Painting of George Washington Williams addressing the Ohio State Legislature. Williams was the first African-American elected to the Ohio State Legislature, serving one term 1880 to 1881. Bob Hall from Christchurch, New Zealand Wikipedia OCTOBER 16 1849—The man considered the first Black historian in America is born. His name was George Washington Williams. He was also […]

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From the Atlanta Tribune:

The Associated Press Bath & Body Works is apologizing for selling a candle with packaging that some people said looked like Ku Klux Klan hoods. The three-wick candle was called “Snowed In” and briefly appeared on the company’s website for purchase. It was quickly pulled off the website once the issue was brought to Bath […]

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Stan Gilliland/EPA/AAP by Adrian Beaumont, The University of Melbourne The United States presidential election will be held on November 5. In analyst Nate Silver’s aggregate of national polls, Democrat Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump by 49.3–46.5, a slight gain for Trump since last Monday, when Harris led by 49.3–46.2. Joe Biden’s final position before his withdrawal as Democratic […]

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The NAACP launched a radio ad-buy in Georgia, as part of a nine-state campaign that continues a multiyear effort from the civil rights organization to boost Black voter turnout in the state. The campaign will focus on media markets in Albany, Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, Macon, and Savannah and builds on a national campaign that will […]

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There’s been a notion that Black men have been defecting away from their traditional Democratic voting habits and are now leaning more toward siding with Republican candidates and views. While this may be true for some Black men, by and large, most Black men still tend to have left-leaning views and voting habits. According to […]

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Wanda Smith, the long-time radio host at V-103 and comedian, has passed at 59. On Oct. 13, V-103 released a statement confirming Smith’s passing. Smith began her career at V-103 in 1998 and worked with host Frank Ski until 2013. She would work for Ryan Cameron from 2013 through 2017 before returning to work with […]

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With their “Link Up the Vote” rolling rally car caravan on Sunday, Oct. 6, the Atlanta Cluster of the Links, Incorporated set out to make a big impact on voter registration and activation, and they did! With 60 participants riding in 30 cars, they fanned out across the city of Atlanta and South Fulton driving […]

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From the Atlanta Tribune:

The NAACP launched a radio ad-buy in Georgia, as part of a nine-state campaign that continues a multiyear effort from the civil rights organization to boost Black voter turnout in the state. The campaign will focus on media markets in Albany, Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, Macon, and Savannah and builds on a national campaign that will […]

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A federal judge said Thursday that she won’t order the presidential battleground state of Georgia to reopen voter registration for November’s elections despite recent disruptions to registration caused by Hurricane Helene. U.S. District Judge Eleanor Ross rejected arguments that the state should reopen registration through next Monday. The registration deadline was last Monday and she said in her […]

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