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COURIER EDITOR AND PUBLISHER ROD DOSS, IN THE MAYOR’S OFFICE, OCT. 3, 2024. (PHOTO BY ROB TAYLOR JR.) It’s hard to say “New Pittsburgh Courier” without saying “Rod Doss.” When the “Pittsburgh Courier” became the “New Pittsburgh Courier” after John H. Sengstacke purchased the newspaper in 1966, the Courier’s offices, which originally were in the […]

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Atlanta Business League Celebrates 40th Annual Super Tuesday Event (October 10, 2024, Atlanta, GA) — October is significant for hundreds of Black women business owners and professionals in the Atlanta area. For the past 40 years, the Atlanta Business League has celebrated their achievements by hosting a day-long conference designed for learning and networking. On […]

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Photo: Getty Images For the first time in Met Gala history, all the co-chairs for fashion’s biggest day will be Black men. On Wednesday (October 9), the Metropolitan Museum of Art revealed the theme and star-studded lineup of co-chairs for this year’s Gala, per Vogue. The Costume Institute is set to present an exhibition titled […]

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Photo: Getty Images Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms says she was again denied seating at another local restaurant over her attire. In an X, formerly Twitter, post on Wednesday (October 9), Bottoms detailed her recent experience at an Atlanta restaurant which she declined to identify. The former mayor said a hostess refused to serve […]

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Days after Fulton County Judge Robert McBurney struck down Georgia’s controversial six-week abortion ban, the Georgia State Supreme Court reinstated the ban. Republican Attorney General Chris Carr requested the ban be re-instated. As a result, most abortions will again be illegal in Georgia after six weeks of pregnancy. The ban was inspired by Donald Trump […]

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Photo: City Of Gary The FBI is partnering with local officials to investigate the disappearance of 13-year-old Black girl from Gary, Indiana, PEOPLE reports. Ja’Niyah McMichael, 13, was reported missing on August 11. The city of Gary announced in an update that federal officers will now be helping local police in the search for McMichael. Gary police have “been in active communication […]

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The Atlanta Pride Parade will take place on Sunday, October 13, 2024 at noon in Piedmont Park. The parade will be part of the Atlanta Pride Festival, a week-long celebration of LGBTQ+ pride that also includes performances, cultural exhibits, the Pride Car and Motorcycle Show, and the Marketplace. The Marketplace is a free event with over […]

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Psychiatric nurse practitioner Dr. Joanne McDougal Patterson is solving a problem for Atlantans in need of help for mental health issues by bringing assistance and treatment to their doors. The enterprising caregiver has established the first-ever mobile tiny home clinic in metro Atlanta and making a big impact on mental well being. Dr. Patterson says […]

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By Michael A. Grant (TriceEdneyWire.com) – Since being named as Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ running mate in early August, there have been persistent questions about how Black voters would react to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz being on the ticket. On the surface, a 60-year-old white man who is an avid hunter and fisherman, an enthusiast […]

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Photo: Getty Images A Florida A&M University student is struggling to re-establish a College Republicans chapter at the HBCU because she can’t find an advisor to sponsor it, NBC News reports. Charisse Lane, a FAMU senior and registered Republican, is trying to reboot what would be the only active chapter of College Republicans at an HBCU. However, FAMU guidelines state […]

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Two Georgia district attorneys who promised criminal justice reforms are facing reelection races that will test whether progressive prosecutors in liberal pockets of the swing state can survive intense blowback from state Republicans and some prominent local Democrats. Shalena Cook Jones of Chatham County and Deborah Gonzalez of Athens-Clarke and Oconee counties were elected in […]

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The 33rd annual AIDS Walk Atlanta Music Festival and 5k Run presented by AHF Pharmacy and Wells Fargo – originally scheduled for September 28th – is now set for Saturday, October 19th and still will feature multiple award-winning rapper and hip-hop artist Lil’ Kim. AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the world’s largest nonprofit HIV/AIDS healthcare organization, hosts AIDS Walk Atlanta Music Festival and […]

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