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Morning-after pill’s availability draws concerns of parents
Carla Mannings considers herself to be a pretty open-minded mother.She and her 16-year-old daughter talk about everything under the sun.Boys. Friendships.How a girl’s body changes as she gets older.But the south Fulton mother of two disagrees with a recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration plan to make the Plan B ...
Women in prison get messages of hope from Churchpond Ministries
Women in Lee Arrendale State Prison in Alto, Ga. will get an early Mother’s Day gift. The “Mothers Behind Bars” service hosted by Churchpond Ministries will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday at Atlanta Berean Seventh-day-Adventist Church, 291 Hamilton H.E. Holmes Dr. The aim of the service is to spread ...
Water danger: Lives change forever with one bad dive
An unfamiliar, unlit pool and a split-second decision to dive.That tragic combination changed Chase Jones’ life forever.The 28-year-old University of Georgia graduate broke three vertebrae in his neck, leaving him largely paralyzed from the shoulders down.“This is something I’m still coming to terms with in some way every day,” said ...
Ford donates $25,000 to local shelter
Ford Motor Co. announced it will donate $25,000 to the Atlanta Day Shelter for Women and Children, part of a continuing relationship with the nonprofit. The donation will be used to support the shelter’s Job Readiness Program. With this donation, Ford’s contributions to the shelter totals $100,000 over the last ...
A testament to black businesses: Odd Fellows Building observes centennial
Velma Maia Thomas Fann looks at the cornerstone of the six-story red brick Odd Fellows Building and reads aloud some of the names etched there. There was B.S. Ingram and Dr. R.H. Cobb and R.E. Pharrow. And then there was B.J. Davis. Benjamin J. Davis, a businessman and publisher of ...
Ga. Trust to hold homeowners workshop at Rhodes Hall
The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation will hold a homeowners workshop designed to help potential and currents homeowners improve their property. The event will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturdayat Rhodes Hall, 1516 Peachtree Street, N.W. A kickoff reception will be held at Rhodes Hall at 6 ...
J-Serve helps hundreds of teens help others
Here’s a chance for teens to dig in and help others.On Sunday, more than 500 metro Jewish teens, from grades 6 through 12, will participate in J-Serve, an international day of community service.The youth will join others in communities around the world participating in this program. Teens see up close ...
Coretta Scott King gets her own rose in honor of 86th birthday
What’s in a name? For this rose, a lot. Coretta Scott King, the widow of the the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and a civil rights activist in her own right, now has a rose that bears her name. The rose will make its debut Saturday in observance of what ...
Coretta Scott King gets her own rose in honor of 86th birthday
What’s in a name? For this rose, a lot. Coretta Scott King, the widow of the the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and a civil rights activist in her own right, now has a rose that bears her name. The rose will make its debut Saturday in observance of what ...
Dalai Lama returns to Emory in October
The Dalai Lama, Presidential Distinguished Professor at Emory University, will return to Atlanta Oct. 8-10. He will be at Emory for a series of events, including programs on responsible citizenship, ethics and education. Emory has had a long relationship with the Dalai Lama. In 1998, the Dalai Lama delivered the ...
Metro businessman finds ‘internal peace’ speaking out about sexual abuse
C. David Moody was at the top of his game. His Lithonia-based C. David Moody Construction Co. had grown into one of the nation’s largest black-owned businesses and one of metro Atlanta’s top general contracting and construction management firms. But something dark gnawed at him. This thing crawled into this ...
Kimbro taps inner secrets of African-American millionaires and wealth
Author Dennis Kimbro has spent the past seven years interviewing people many of us probably wish we could be. Millionaires. Kimbro, a professor of business at Clark Atlanta University, interviewed 1,000 of the African-American community’s wealthiest individuals for his new — and fifth — book, “The Wealth Choice: Success Secrets ...
Faith calendar
Unity Celebration Day: The Rev. Dr. C.T. Vivian, a veteran of the civil rights movement will be the keynote speaker at the 11 a.m. worship service. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at Flipper Temple AME Church, 580 Atlanta Student Movement Blvd. Free. Paradigm Conference: Weekend of with worship, ...
Respected Emory prof accused of creating fake ID
A prominent Emory University professor and Orthodox rabbi is facing tough scrutiny after a Jewish-oriented television channel reported that he created a fake identity to join a rabbinic group. Rabbi Michael Broyde allegedly joined the International Rabbinic Fellowship under the false name of Rabbi Hershel Goldwasser, who claimed to live ...
Accessible playgrounds open world of fitness for disabled youths
Emma Brun closes her eyes against the bright sun and makes a grunting sound as a smile breaks across her face. For most children, playing on a swing set is no big deal. It is, however, for 4-year-old Emma, who has cerebral palsy. The disease severely affects her motor skills ...
Dikembe Mutombo, others talk about world humanitarian mission
Dikembe Mutombo, known for his shot blocking proficiency in an 18-year NBA career, is now often more recognized in retirement as a laundry-swatting, cereal-blocking pitchman for GEICO. But Mutombo has put in just as many - if not more - hours and logged as many miles as a global humanitarian, ...
Yom HaShoah observance Sunday at MJCCA
The Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta will remember victims of the Holocaust during a Yom HaShoah observance at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Besser Holocaust Memorial Garden, 5342 Tilly Mill Road. The free event will be held rain or shine. Jerome Legge, a Holocaust scholar and associate dean of ...
Author reveals the less-seen King from the Birmingham Jail
What does the “Letter From Birmingham Jail” reveal about the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., known as an agent of social change, a dreamer and peacemaker? That he was at times angry and frustrated, yet able to maintain a deep sense of black solidarity and justice? Perhaps all of this ...
College students struggle with mental health issues
In many ways, Sarah Spitz looks and acts like your typical college student. Highly competitive, Spitz studies hard. She likes comedies and dramatic films. She loves pizza. And she likes to hang out with the close friends she’s made at Emory University. But the sophomore psychology major also suffers from ...
Atlanta Mission receives $50,000 grant to help homeless
The Atlanta Mission recently received a $50,000 grant from the UPS Foundation to help the homeless in Atlanta and Northeast Georgia.The foundation is the charitable arm of UPS.The Atlanta Mission provides emergency housing, recovery programs, job attainment, and transitional housing for the homeless.
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