Atlanta
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Prosecutors Know Who Killed This Black Man in Georgia but Have Made No Arrests
The family of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery says he was jogging in his neighborhood in Brunswick Country, Georgia in February when he was chased, shot, and killed by two white men. Two months later no arrests have been made—though the identity of the men who chased him are known to police, Arbery’s mother said to CBS…
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Janelle Monae to Perform in Verizon Live Series Benefitting Small Businesses
Across the board, celebrities are trying to do what they can with their platforms to help those who have been affected by the devastation brought on by COVID-19. Actress Octavia Spencer donated respirators to hospitals in her home state of Alabama and the epicenter of the illness, New York, while Rihanna has donated over $5…
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More Than 80% of Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19 in Georgia Were Black, CDC Reports
As Georgia gets set to reopen more non-essential business this week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a study finding that more than 80 percent of hospitalized COVID-19 patients were black. Shared on Wednesday, the CDC study looked at 305 patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in eight Georgia hospitals, seven of which were in…
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Offset Schedules Facebook Live Concert to Benefit Atlanta Food Bank
One of the trends that has emerged over the course of the current pandemic is artists performing virtual concerts through Instagram, Facebook and *checks notes* Teddy Riley Live.com. Now, Cardi B’s husband Offset is getting into the mix. AJC reports that on Wednesday, Offset will host a virtual concert on Facebook Live to raise money…
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Little Women Atlanta Star Ashley 'Minnie' Ross Dies After Hit-and-Run Accident
Ashley Ross, better known to fans of the reality show Little Women: Atlanta as “Miss Minnie,” was killed early Tuesday morning during a hit-and-run accident. She was 34 years old. According to People magazine, Ross sustained grave injuries after the car she was in collided with another near Old National Highway in Atlanta around 11…
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Georgia Still Set to Reopen Friday Despite Having Increase in Coronavirus Cases, Deaths
On Monday, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced that the state would allow some non-essential businesses to re-open this Friday. Though, considering the updated number of coronavirus cases and deaths due to COVID-19 in the state, one has to wonder if that plan needs to change. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Georgia currently has 20,740 confirmed…
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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Says Gov. Brian Kemp Blindsided Her With Announcement to Reopen Georgia
One would think that a governor who was planning to reopen his state during an ongoing pandemic would, at the very least, consult the mayor of the city with the state’s largest population. Apparently, this was not the case for Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. Bottoms says she was completely…
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After 16 Years Apart, Usher, Ludacris and Lil Jon Provide the Perfect 'SexBeat'
Last weekend’s epic producer battle between crunk overlords Lil Jon and T-Pain gave us much more than just nostalgia; it also presented the perfect opportunity to premiere new music in front of a global audience. But when Lil Jon dug in the vaults and unleashed an unreleased track featuring himself, Usher and Ludacris—the holy trinity that…
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Tyler Perry Continues 'Random Acts of Kindness,' Pays Shoppers' Grocery Bills at 73 Stores in Atlanta and Louisiana
Say what you will about Tyler Perry’s wig selection, but don’t you dare try to say the man isn’t a giver. News station 11 Alive reports that the TV and movie mogul paid grocery bills for customers at 44 Krogers across metro Atlanta Wednesday as an act of kindness and goodwill during this time of…
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Tyler Perry Presents a $21,000 Tip to Out-of-Work Restaurant Servers in Atlanta
Tyler Perry’s new BET+ show may be “Ruthless,” but his recent act of charity was the very opposite. According to TMZ, the entertainment mogul continued his Good Samaritan energy and left a $500 tip for each of the 42 out-of-work servers at a Houston’s restaurant in Atlanta on Sunday. Do the math—that’s $21,000 total! Apparently…