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Vinson Hardimon, 28, an Atlanta rapper known professionally as Young Vito, turned himself in to police just days after he was fingered as the prime suspect in the December 16 murder of another Atlanta MC, Slim Dunkin. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports:
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Read MoreAtlanta police put out a lookout for Hardimon, and through the
ATLANTA-Police claim that rapper Slim Dunkin, real name, Mario Hamilton was killed after having a fight over a small piece of candy.
According to news reports, Slim Dunkin grabbed a piece of candy out of a man’s hand which led to a fight, which in turn led to the shooting. Slim Dunkin was affiliated with popular rappers, Wocka Flocka and Gucci Mane.
WSBTV reports:
Read MorePolice say they believe a fight over candy preceded the
All across the south a ton of criminals have one thing in common. They love themselves some Waffle House! Most recently DeAngelo Heard and Edwin Mitchell have been getting their dine and their crime on. Apparently these two have been accused of jacking Waffle Houses from Georgia to Alabama. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported:
Read More“The MO in most of the robberies has been the same: The perpetrators appear to be two
At one time, the state of Georgia was known as one of the easiest states for a Black man in which to get lynched. Between 1915 to 1970 a wave of Black Americans left the deep South to find new opportunities in cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco, Detroit and Chicago. A new story in the New York Times is reporting that Black folks from up North are moving back
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The Southern Christian Leadership Conference which was once headed by Martin Luther King has pledged to mentor and guide the Occupy Atlanta movement, a branch of the Occupy Wall Street movement.
The decision to mentor Occupy Atlanta came after a six hour meeting led by SCLC President Isaac Newton Farris, Jr.
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CBS Atlanta reports:
Read More“We’re willing to help if Occupy
As the Occupy Movement springs up across the U.S., Occupy Atlanta may be the most pertinent as census data shows that the city has the widest income gap between rich and poor in the country.
According to the census, the most income-segregated areas tend to be in the city’s suburbs where, as of 2008, 85 percent of the regions poor live.
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Cedric the Entertainer is confirmed as the host for the 2011 Soul Train Awards coming to Atlanta, GA in November.
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Occupy Atlanta, a protest inspired by the Occupy Wall St. demonstrations in New York, made news this past weekend after civil rights legend John Lewis was denied the chance to speak to protesters.
Footage showing the public denying Lewis, the civil rights organizer who worked closely with with Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, surfaced on the Web and has since become viral.
Read MoreLewis seemed the least perturbed by the incident and said he
Joey Digital, the Atlanta club promoter who recently made the news for discounts he offered to women with natural hair, released a statement to clear up controversy that has emerged since he announced his offer.
Digital addresses the promotion on his blog with a recollection of how the promotion started, the misconceptions and what he should have done better.
Read MoreI have a history of being misunderstood (unfortunately, my default mode of
An Atlanta man is using discounts to encourage Black women to wear their hair natural.
Joey Digital, an Atlanta club promoter who has openly expressed his love for natural hair online, is offering discounts for various events for women with natural hair that use the code “natural” when buying tickets.
Read MoreJoey Digital has expressed his utter disdain for the weave and love for natural hair on his blog: www.joeydigital.me. He even has
