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The first annual Holiday Hoopsgiving college tournament tipped off at State Farm Arena in Downtown Atlanta on Sunday as the 20th ranked Kentucky Wildcats came into town, the local Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets hoped to get their first win of the season on home soil. Both the Yellow Jackets and Wildcats came into the tournament off back to back losses […]
The president also stressed the importance of keeping the economy open after months of stifling movement restrictions.
He urged citizens not to drop their guard and continue adhering to the health rules, such as wearing face masks and respecting curfew times.
South Africa has recorded just over 800,000 coronavirus infections - more than a third of the cases reported across the African continent - and over 20,000 deaths.
AFP
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[Capital FM] Speech by Song Tao, Minister of the International Department, CPC Central Committee at the China-Africa Online Briefing on the Fifth Plenary Session of the Nineteenth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
Connecticut (BNC)– ESPN’s Alex Scarborough confirmed Friday June 19 that NCAA officials passed a new policy that bans all of its championship events from being held in states that still fly the Confederate flag.
This could have direct impact on the South Eastern Conference (SEC) and South Western Athletic Conference (SWAC) , as both conferences have tenured schools from the state of Mississippi in their respective conference.
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey made a statement via Twitter in reaction to this new policy,:
“It is past time for change to be made to the flag of the State of Mississippi, Our students deserve an opportunity to learn and compete in environment that are inclusive and welcoming to all.
If Mississippi refuses to change their flag this time, they will consider banning championship events from the state until it is.”
Alcorn State University located in Lorman, Mississippi, has held that privilege of hosting the SWAC Championship game for the 2018 and 2019 seasons.
Russell Westbrook first arrived in Houston in July 2019.
The Lost Summer of 2020 drew to a close Monday with many big Labor Day gatherings canceled across the U.S. and health authorities pleading with people to keep their distance from others so as not to cause another coronavirus surge like the one that followed Memorial Day. Downtown Atlanta was quiet as the 85,000 or so people who come dressed […]
Georgia Tech New Georgia Smart Communities Challenge Winners Empower Development Throughout the State Community Projects Selected in Clayton County, Sandy Springs, Savannah, and Valdosta Georgia Tech’s Georgia Smart Communities Challenge … Continued
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As the U.S. COVID-19 death toll hit a single-day, record-breaking high, Shelby County’s surge this week follows that alarming trend, according to the Shelby County COVID-19 Joint Task Force. Thursday, around the nation, 3,156 deaths from the virus were reported, the deadliest day this year. Shelby County’s new cases Thursday totaled 368, with 11 deaths. […]
Jules Bernard #1 of the UCLA Bruins drives to the basket against the Seattle Redhawks in the first half of a NCAA basketball game at Pauley Pavilion in Westwood on Thursday, December 3, 2020. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/ SCNG) Jaime Jaquez Jr. #4 of the UCLA Bruins drives to the basket against Rip […]
Garrett Rolfe, the former Atlanta Police officer who shot and killed 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks, was granted a $500,000 bond on Tuesday.
After Brooks struggled with Rolfe and Officer Devin Brosnan, grabbing Brosnan’s Taser and fleeing with it, Rolfe shot Brooks in the back as he fled.
Rolfe’s attorney’s blamed Brooks for escalating the situation and said the officer “had no choice but to use deadly force.”
By contrast, prosecutors emphasized that Brooks was running away at the time that Rolfe opened fire, and highlighted witness testimonies and video footage that indicate Rolfe kicked Brooks after he was shot.
“I can just only imagine how scared he was and what he felt at that time,” Miller said of the video footage that captured the moment Rolfe kicked Brooks as he lay on the ground.
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli government on Thursday urged its citizens to avoid travel to the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, citing threats of Iranian attacks. Iran has been threatening to attack Israeli targets since its chief nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, was assassinated last Friday near Tehran. It accuses Israel, which has been suspected in previous killings of Iranian nuclear scientists, of being behind the shooting. Israel has not commented on the killing. But Fakhrizadeh has long been on Israel's radar screen, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying at a 2018 news conference about […]
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Airbnb Partners with Russell Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship to Generate Economic Empowerment Opportunities for Atlanta Residents ATLANTA – Airbnb, the world’s leading community-driven hospitality company, and the Russell Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (RCIE), the largest not-for-profit center for Black entrepreneurs and small business owners in the nation, announced a partnership to promote economic … Continued
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ATLANTA (AP) — The tenor of the protests set off by the death of George Floyd at the hands of police has taken a turn from the explosive anger that has fueled the setting of fires, breaking of windows and other violence to a quiet, yet more forceful, grassroots call for more to be done to address racial injustice.
At demonstration sites around the country, protesters said the quieter mood is the result of several factors: the new and upgraded criminal charges against the police officers involved in Floyd’s arrest; a more conciliatory approach by police who have marched with them or taken a knee to recognize their message; and the realization that the burst of rage after Floyd’s death is not sustainable.
They promised Thursday that officers would display their badge numbers, following complaints by protesters about the black bands police had placed on their badges to honor colleagues killed while on duty.
Protesters in some cities feel support from both police and white people is growing.
There have been instances of police kneeling and earlier this week in New York City, the crowd chanted for the officers who were standing in the distance to join them.
Marietta, GA — Caleb Anderson, a 12-year old boy who is in his 2nd year in college, is making headlines again after being accepted to the Georgia Institute of Technology. Caleb, who is currently studying Aerospace Engineering, at Chattahoochee Technical College will soon be enrolled at Georgia Tech (also known as Georgia Institute of Technology) in Atlanta. Caleb says that […]
The post Meet the 12-Year Old Genius Who Has Been Accepted to Georgia Tech first appeared on The Florida Star | The Georgia Star.
[The Conversation Africa] The African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) population has declined by over 95% since the 1900s and by nearly 65% over the past 30 years.
Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia has declared a state of emergency and authorized the call-up of as many as 1,000 National Guard troops. The National []
[Africom] U.S. Africa Command Public Affairs Stuttgart, Germ -- Ambassador Andrew Young, U.S. Africa Command's deputy commander for civil-military engagement, spoke with the Central African Republic's Minister of Defense Marie-Noelle Koyara last week.
Ramaphosa was adamant that public behaviour needs to change immediately to prevent the spread of the virus, and blasted defiance of the laws.
The Washington Wizards traded point guard John Wall and gave up a 2023 projected first-round draft pick to the Houston Rockets in exchange for Russell Westbrook in a blockbuster deal Wednesday.
Help save lives this summer at the Atlanta Hawks Blood Drive in partnership with Budweiser
Donors urgently needed July 10 at State Farm Arena to prevent blood shortage
ATLANTA (June 26, 2020) — The American Red Cross has an urgent need for blood donations to prevent another blood shortage as hospitals resume surgical procedures and patient treatments that were temporarily paused earlier this spring in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
That’s why the community is invited to team up with the Red Cross and Atlanta Hawks at their summer blood drive, in partnership with Budweiser and sponsored by 11 Alive, Friday, July 10 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at State Farm Arena, 1 State Farm Dr. in Atlanta.
There is no known end date in this fight against coronavirus, and the Red Cross urgently needs the help of donors and blood drive hosts to ensure blood products are readily available for patients.
Donors who help support the urgent need by giving at this drive will be able to view their results 7-10 days after donation through the Red Cross Blood Donor App or at RedCrossBlood.org.
Each Red Cross blood drive and donation center follows the highest standards of safety and infection control, and additional precautions – including temperature checks, social distancing and face coverings for donors and staff – have been implemented to ensure the health of all those in attendance.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Vanderbilt has removed the interim title, making Candice Storey Lee the first woman to become an athletic director in the Southeastern Conference.
That made Lee the first woman to run athletics at Vanderbilt, and she said she was incredibly honored and could not be in this position without the support of Vanderbilt’s leadership, coaches, staff and fans.
Lee joins Carla Williams at Virginia as the only black women athletic directors at a Power Five school, with Sandy Barbour at Penn State, Jennifer Cohen at Washington and Heather Lyke at Pittsburgh the other women ADs.
She became Vanderbilt’s senior woman administrator in the athletics department in 2004 and deputy athletic director in 2016.
Susan R. Wente, Vanderbilt’s interim chancellor and provost, said Lee hit the ground running after being appointed interim athletic director earlier this year.
[Unicef] New York -- Primero, an innovative online and offline application, empowers social workers to help more children
Three voting rights organizations filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging that Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger improperly removed approximately 200,000 voters from the voter rolls in 2019. The Transformative Justice […]
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