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  Common Joins “See America” Initiative   Award winning actor and hip hop artist Common joins the ” See America”  initiative to offer free eye exams today.  Today eye exams are for anybody 18 and over at Central Presbyterian Church in SW Atlanta today between 9-noon.   Dog attack In SW Atlanta The mother of […]

  Hosea Helps Needs Our Help Hosea Helps may have to close soon.  Hosea Helps has reached out to help the poor and needy for 45 years.  The owners of the building Hosea Helps leases in South Atlanta has doubled the rent to $ 8,000 a moth.  CEO, Elizabeth Omilami  says, ” They may be […]

  Republicans continue to push to get rid of Obamacare President Donald Trump and Republicans continue to push to get rid of Obamacare.  Concerns about preexisting conditions have been the biggest argument against the repeal, but keep in mind if the Republicans bill passes there will also be deep cuts to Medicaid which effect the […]

    Officer pleads guilty in the case of Walter Scott In South Carolina the former police officer who shot and killed Walter Scott plead guilty to using excessive force.  A video shows former officer Michael Slager shooting Scott in the back as he ran away from a traffic stop.  Scott’s brother Anthony and mother Judy […]

  President Donald Trump introduces tax reforms President Donald Trump is talking up a big announcement on tax reform today.  Donald Trump says the plan will allow Americans to increase the deductions they can claim on their taxes.  The plan also for a sharp reduction in corporate taxes from 35 to 15 % and he […]

    Homeless man facing arson and property damage gets a new legal team   Basil Eleby, the homeless man facing arson and property damage charges for the I 85 collapse is getting help from four prominent attorneys Lawrence Zimmerman, Malawi Davis, Tiffany Roberts and R. Gary Spencer.     No criminal charges against a student […]

    I-85 bridge collapse causing traffic congestion     The I 85 construction completion is about 65 days away, but traffic will get worst before it improves.  Today is the first day Spring Breakers will be back on the road and drivers need a plan.  GDOT warns the commute will be 30-50% longer, GDOT […]

The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta named Raphael W. Bostic as their first Black President. Bostic, 50, is a former housing policy official in the Obama Administration. He will now be the head of all 12 regional reserve banks, and only the fourth president to serve on its legislative committee, which raises and lowers interest […]

    The veterans career fair and job expo February 28 300 jobs are available at the Veterans Career  Fair and Job Expo tomorrow it will be at the Merle Manders Conference Center ( 111 Davis Rd. Stockbridge, GA 30281).  Several local and fortune 500 businesses are hiring and you can also get information on how […]

Atlanta city workers are afraid for their jobs and staying silent in on going bribery investigation. If you have not kept up with the case folks are in hot water in what seems to be a cash for contracts scandal. This past week another contractor plead guilty in bribery probe and officials believe more will […]

The video of the officer involved shooting of Deaundre Philips will be released Police will soon release the video of the fatal officer shooting of Deaundre Philips outside the police annex on Donald Lee Hallowell.  Chief Erika Shields has also identified the officer who fired the fatal shot as officer Yasin Adbulahad, according to police […]

Here’s your Atlanta local trending news. Give legal residents “noncitizen” driver’s licenses State representative Alan Powell wants to put “noncitizen” on Georgia driver’s licenses of people who are not U.S. citizens to make sure non-citizens are prevented from registering to vote or take advantage of other benefits reserved for U.S. citizens. Ongoing protest regarding the […]