Atlanta, GA – July 17, 2025 – The Positive Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing youth violence through performing and visual arts, is proud to announce its selection to perform at the prestigious Atlanta Black Theatre Festival for the first time. The organization’s Playahz InSpirational Theatre Arts Company will present a stage reading of Willie Alston’s thought-provoking and controversial play, “Breathe”. The Positive Project utilizes the power of theatre and visual arts as a deterrent against gangs, drugs, and youth crime. By providing a creative outlet and fostering a…
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Club recognized by the American Heart Association for lifesaving response and community leadership following a cardiac emergency Atlanta, GA — The American Heart Association, devoted to changing the future to a world of healthier lives for all, has awarded the Heartsaver Hero Award to the Howard University Alumni Club of Atlanta (HUAC) and community member Amber Taylor for their brave actions during a cardiac emergency. In June 2024, beloved community leader and Howard University graduate A. Binford Carter collapsed from sudden cardiac arrest while attending the MEAC Nation Cookout at…
On June 14, 2025, as our country celebrated the United States Army and its 250 years of service, existence and President Donald Trump’s birthday with full military parade in Washington, D.C., the Barco, Currituck County, North Carolina celebrated the unveiling of the Fleetwood M. Dunston, Jr. Family Legacy “Imperative Signage Marker” 1876-2022. Those that attended and participated in the program and unveiling included United States Coast Guard (USCG) Color Guard and USCG Master Chief Chris Hinote; the Honorable Rudy Grant, Consul General of Barbados; historian Frank Hester; “Pea Island Cook…
By Fred Outten (Washington, DC, June 25, 2025) – “Katherine Johnson: The Woman Who Charted the Path to the Stars,” headlines the article about NASA’s legendary mathematician in a special, just-released magazine by McClatchy Lifestyle Specials honoring historic aviation heroes in 250 YEARS OF FLIGHT, A Breathtaking Journey From Dirigibles To Space Travel. After nearly 60 years of being “hidden” with the African American human computer women of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) now NASA, Katherine Johnson, known as the Woman of the 20th Century, is finally being…
Dr. Valerie Camille Jones Ford, Head of the Mathematics Department at Atlanta’s Ron Clark Academy (RCA), is set to be inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame (NTHF) as part of its 2025 class. Dr. Jones Ford is the second educator from Atlanta and the fourth from Georgia to be inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame. “It is a tremendous honor to stand alongside so many extraordinary educators throughout America. This recognition is not only a profound professional privilege but a representation of the passion, sacrifice, and…
Two years into the 90s, my nephew, the first born of the next generation graduated from high school and decided to celebrate with a friend at a skating rink near his home. A few tough guys from a rival school threatened him, accusing them of being there to “take our girls.” One claimed to have a gun. This sent my nephew and his pal into a corner convenience store near his home where he asked the Korean owner to phone police. Instead of calling police, he pulled out a shotgun,…
