Photo courtesy of WSB-TV A SWAT team had to be called in Wednesday night to quell a riot that broke out at the DeKalb Regional Youth Detention Center, reports the AJC. com. The county police SWAT team showed up at the south DeKalb facility, located on Clifton Springs Road, at around 10:15 pm and was […]
From DJ Nabs’ web site: By DJ Nabs Yes, yes…I realize that this comes as a shock to many people. Nabs?? Boxing?? Well…yeah!! I’ve always had a love for the sport and a deep respect for those with courage enough to step in the ring. I relate to the rhythm and the movement of the […]
This past Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” the rest of the country got a chance to see why Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed is considered an emerging leader in America. Mayor Reed was part of a panel that included former White House Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers, Tea Party-backed Illinois Republican Congressman Bobby Schilling, MSNBC […]
Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Queen Latifah, Shanice Wilson and Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr. were among the celebrities who honored singer Teena Marie at a private memorial service in Los Angeles on Monday. Gordy and Wonder spoke and Robinson and Wilson sang at the memorial service at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Marie’s daughter, Alia Rose […]
With a big arctic air mass pouring into the state, the temperature isn’t expected to rise above freezing until Friday. “Anything on the ground is going to stay there because we’re not getting above freezing,” Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Karen Minton said. “The wind is blowing, that will help some, but it won’t be […]
R&B singer Tank stopped by Majic 107.5 / 97.5 recently and spoke about his upcoming album, Now or Never! Check out Tank’s special message to his fans, and don’t forget to get your tickets to see Tank perform at his album release party with Kandi Burruss, live at CENTER STAGE on Monday December 13th! Purchase […]
Chrisette Michele was in town for the Soul Train Awards and stopped by Majic 107.5 / 97.5 where she expressed her disappointment with the actions of a friend of hers at the awards ceremony. While she wouldn’t name names, the person in question is obviously Rick Ross. After losing the award for Best Hip Hop […]
Radio One Atlanta was at the Richard B. Russell Federal Courthouse today where T.I. was sentenced to 11 months in prison for violating his parole as a result of his drug arrest in L.A. "I screwed up," said the ATL rapper.
One of the men filing suit against Bishop Eddie Long has broken his silence. In an interview with Fox 5 Atlanta, Jamal Parris said Eddie Long “turned his back on us when he had no more need for us. That’s not a father, that’s a predator.”
From the AJC.com: A crowd of people hoping to get federal housing assistance became unruly Wednesday morning with reports of fights breaking out in the crowd. Thousands of people were lined up at the Tri-Cities Plaza shopping center, hoping to apply for a voucher from the East Point Housing Authority that will give them a […]
Days after releasing a statement, Essence magazine Editor-in-Chief Angela Burt Murray is continuing to defend her decision to hire Elliana Placas, a white woman, as the publication's new fashion director. In an opinion piece for The Grio, Burt Murray claims that the magazine's "commitment to black women remains unchanged."