atlantadailyworld.com —  1+ day ago

...Researchers and editors, including Henry Louis Gates Jr., are drawing from blues and hip-hop lyrics, Black literature, and even Black Twitter to... ...2022 as a three-year research project that will define words and phrases that are uniquely African American and serve as a scholarly resource for Black... ...the New York Times.... ...Ten words -- bussin, grill, Promised Land, chitterlings, kitchen, cakewalk, old school, pat, Aunt Hagar"s children, ring shot -- were shared with...

atlantadailyworld.com —  19+ hour, 39+ min ago

...By Eleanor Wood Bowyer A guilt-stricken teen was forced to confess she'd been vaping after a vape she'd thrown away set the house ablaze – and left... ...Mom Heidi Johnson was downstairs with her four-year-old son and a friend when the smoke alarms began to go off at around 7.15 pm last month [April... ...Heidi, from Batley, West Yorkshire, said: “I was just in the living room and my little boy and my friend were in the kitchen when the fire alarms... ...It's believed the lithium in the battery of a "dead" cherry cola-flavored vape, which had been binned as it had run out, sparked the devastating...

atlantadailyworld.com —  1+ day ago

...During his time at Jacksonville's Duval County Jail, Barry, who was arrested last November on a misdemeanor simple assault charge, stressed the importance... ...page created by his daughter, Janelle King.... ...The family"s lawyer, Andrew Bonderud, alleged that officials didn't want to pay for Barry"s required transplant medication, which usually costs $2,400... ...It's one of the most outrageous cases I"ve ever seen in this city of JSO misconduct,” Bonderud said....

atlantadailyworld.com —  1+ day ago

...Researchers and editors, including Henry Louis Gates Jr., are drawing from blues and hip-hop lyrics, Black literature, and even Black Twitter to... ...2022 as a three-year research project that will define words and phrases that are uniquely African American and serve as a scholarly resource for Black... ...the New York Times.... ...Ten words -- bussin, grill, Promised Land, chitterlings, kitchen, cakewalk, old school, pat, Aunt Hagar"s children, ring shot -- were shared with...

atlantadailyworld.com —  1+ day ago

...Derrek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis, Minnesota police officer convicted for the second-degree murder of George Floyd is pleading again for an... ...Chauvin who pressed his knee into George Floyd"s neck for more than nine minutes as the unarmed man lay handcuffed and prone on the street pavement... ...“We're very hopeful that the Minnesota Supreme Court will accept review of the case,” the ex-cop"s lawyer William Mohrman told The Associated Press... ...On Wednesday (May 17), Chauvin"s lawyer, William Mohrman, filed a petition for a review of the ex-officer"s second-degree murder conviction, per...

atlantadailyworld.com —  2+ day ago

...Disney has succeeded once more by bringing diversity to their characters with Halle Bailey starring as the lead actress for the live-action The Little... ...There was a similar reaction when Brandy graced the small screen as Cinderella and Whitney Houston played her fairy godmother.... ...Now we have Bailey coming to the silver screen as an iconic Disney character with her bright orangey-red locks and heavenly voice....

atlantadailyworld.com —  1+ day ago

...Derrek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis, Minnesota police officer convicted for the second-degree murder of George Floyd is pleading again for an... ...Chauvin who pressed his knee into George Floyd"s neck for more than nine minutes as the unarmed man lay handcuffed and prone on the street pavement... ...“We're very hopeful that the Minnesota Supreme Court will accept review of the case,” the ex-cop"s lawyer William Mohrman told The Associated Press... ...On Wednesday (May 17), Chauvin"s lawyer, William Mohrman, filed a petition for a review of the ex-officer"s second-degree murder conviction, per...

atlantadailyworld.com —  1+ day ago

...The Braves gave away 15,000 OutKast Bobbleheads to fans who made it to Truist Park early as the team faced-off against the Philadelphia Phillies.... ...Over 43,000 fans were in attendance making it the third largest crowd in the history of Truist Park. ... ...Atlanta"s Mayor Andre Dickens, wearing an OutKast-themed Braves jersey, congratulated Big Boi. ... ...Andrew Tate, executive chef of Atlanta Braves, shared his thoughts on the menu.  “We got our inspiration from the lyrics,” Tate said....

atlantadailyworld.com —  2+ day ago

...After George Floyd was murdered, newsrooms pledged to hire more Black staff, address racism in the workplace, and ensure the standard of objectivity... ...the Summer of George Floyd and what organizations and leaders can still do now to promote racial equity and justice.... ...support each other. 26-year-old Los Angeles Gabe Schneider works in operations and strategy for L.A.... ...When George Floyd was murdered, Schneider worked at MinnPost, a nonprofit, Minneapolis-based digital newsroom where he was the only Black reporter...

atlantadailyworld.com —  2+ day ago

...Alicia was born on April 4, 1947 in Atlanta, Georgia in McLendon Hospital to Harriet “Portia” Amelia Thomas and Robert Lee Scott. ... ...Funeral services for Alicia, affectionately known as “Poochie” or “Scott” were held Wednesday, May 24 at Murray Brothers Funeral Home, 1199 Utoy... ...Scott moved to Philadelphia, PA where they resided with her maternal grandparents, Harriet and John Wesley Thomas.... ...Alicia graduated from Yeadon High School in 1965 before continuing her education at Temple University....