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2020 has been an unprecedented year. The country has faced a pandemic, protests, job losses, and the list goes on. With only a few days until the nation celebrates the Thanksgiving holiday, many may be wondering how they are going to eat or what to be thankful for. On Saturday, Nov. 21, New Birth Missionary…

On Dec. 1, 2019, Chief Deputy Melody Maddox will make history as the first female to assume the position of sheriff in DeKalb County, Georgia. She will replace Sheriff Jeff Mann, who retires Nov. 30. The Morris Brown College graduate began her career in law enforcement in 1988 with the Atlanta Police Department. She worked…

For more than a decade, Google has periodically changed its search page logo for holidays, special events and anniversaries, but today the search engine was designed by a young Black teenage girl from Georgia. Every year, Google hosts a competition for students around the country to design their own interpretation of what the Google search…

As District Attorney for the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit, Sherry Boston oversees the prosecution of felony offenses in DeKalb County. Prior to serving in this capacity, Boston was elected DeKalb County Solicitor-General, where she was responsible for overseeing the prosecution of more than 12,000 misdemeanor crimes, ranging from domestic violence to trespassing and animal cruelty.…

Dr. Lynette Wilson-Phillips of Decatur Pediatric Group was excited to announce the rollout of “Kids Doc on Wheels” a collaborative partnership. The program came out of her lifelong mission to heal and help the local community.

Dr. R. Stephen Green, superintendent of DeKalb County Schools, was excited to announce the roll out of “Kids Doc on Wheels” a collaborative partnership. He offered remarks regarding the program.

The Dekalb County School District in Georgia has unveiled a new way to keep students healthy. It is called the Kids Doc on Wheels and is part of a public and private partnership for a healthier Dekalb. The bus is a mobile doctor’s office that is state of the art. At almost 40 feet long,…

Somehow on the night of May 6, 2017, Dekalb County Sheriff Jeffrey Mann reportedly exposed his penis in Atlanta’s Piedmont Park. An Atlanta police officer patrolling the area spotted Mann, who then took off running. A quarter mile later, Mann gave up and was later booked into the Atlanta Detention Center and identified himself as…

A DeKalb County, Georgia, police officer is the subject of an internal investigation after a video showed him beating a homeless Black woman at a convenience store. Katie McCrary was at a Chevron gas station located in Decatur, Georgia, asking customers for money and the store owner reportedly called the police to have the woman removed…

David Manuel launched the I Am a Father 5K with the goal of strengthening families one mile at a time. Now in its third year, the race will take place in Atlanta on June 17 and in Birmingham, Alabama, on June 3. Read on to find out more about what inspires Manuel. What inspires you…

It must be good to be your own boss for Dekalb County Sheriff Jeffrey Mann when it comes to discipline. Mann was arrested for committing a lewd act in Piedmont Park in Atlanta in early May. The sheriff reportedly had his penis out and was spotted by an Atlanta police officer. According to the police…

Last weekend shockwaves were sent through the city of Atlanta when DeKalb County Sheriff Jeffrey Mann was allegedly caught in Piedmont Park performing a lewd sex act. An Atlanta police officer reportedly spotted Mann with his penis out and shined his flashlight on him. The officer yelled, “Stop, police” and Mann took off running starting…

I have never met Sheriff Jeff Mann of DeKalb County and I do not know him. In addition, I did not vote for him in the last election. Mann was initially elected in July 2014 to complete Brown term in a special election. In 2016 he won his own four-year term. I do not defend…

In the city of Atlanta, Piedmont Park is known as the premier recreation site and a gay cruising spot for late-night rendezvous. The Atlanta Police Department has taken a proactive role in making the park a safe space with foot patrols during the late-night hours. Over the weekend, an APD officer encountered a lewd act…

Mary-Pat Hector, a 19-year-old candidate for a council seat in a newly formed city in suburban Atlanta, narrowly lost the runoff election and therefore her bid to become one of the youngest elected office holders in Georgia history. Multiple media outlets have now reported that Mary-Pat Hector, a sophomore at Spelman College, barely lost to Tuesday to…

Today is the birthday of the latest person to hit social media stardom, Cidney “Total Liberation” Green, who turns 27. She became infamous on Black Twitter when it was announced that her party would be a slumber party geared toward swingers in a safe setting. Soon the hashtag ATLOrgy was born and comments were hilarious and…

Police in Dekalb County, Georgia, are on the lookout for Kimberly Moore, 54, the mom of Chavanta “Che” Mack. Mack appeared in season two of the reality series Love & Hip Hop Atlanta. Dekalb County police responded to her home and found it ransacked with the front and back doors kicked in. Mack had just given birth…

Annette Davis Jackson, an education advocate and 15-year resident of Lilburn, Georgia, has decided to vie for the honor to earn the voters’ trust in Gwinnett County and DeKalb County for the 2016 elections. Her sight is on achieving the great distinction of being a member of the “Gold Dome” in 2016. The Spelman College…

Johnie Oliver, Jr. is on his way to prison for the rest of his natural life. According to the DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office, the Georgia man was found guilty of murder and other charges stemming from a June 2014 shooting over marijuana. Reportedly, Oliver purchased marijuana from seller Rayonte Weems. He paid $13 for the…

It was an inferno on Atlanta’s I-285 where a small, single engine plane crashed near Peachtree Industrial Boulevard on Friday, May 8 at 10 a.m. There weren’t any survivors. Four people are dead, according to DeKalb County Fire Department spokesman Eric Jackson. The plane clipped the front of a tractor trailer before it’s crash landing. The…