All of Atlanta’s 11 football-playing high schools are scheduled to kick off their grid seasons this weekend. Four of these schools will commence play this Thursday (August 14th); The Business Engineering Science Tech (BEST) Academy Eagles travel to Ellenwood, Georgia in DeKalb County to face Utopian Academy for the Arts at 7 pm; Douglass’s Astros journey to Cumming, Georgia to face West Forsyth at 7:30 pm and KIPP’s Atlanta Collegiate Warriors are in Fairburn, Georgia facing Landmark Christian at Lakewood Stadium. Two other teams also have Thursday night tilts. The…
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Reverend Dr. Lawrence Edward Carter, Sr., PH.D., D.D., D.H., D.R.S., D.H.C., MULT. will retire from his positions as Dean of Morehouse College’s Martin Luther, King, Jr. International Chapel and professor. He is the college’s founding dean of the MLK, Jr. International Chapel. He officially made his public announcement to retire in July 2025. The date of his impending retirement will be June 30, 2026. He has shaped the spiritual, moral and intellectual ethos of Morehouse College under the leadership of seven college presidents. He has been a servant leader and…
By Dr. Bruce E. Twyman When the United States released a list of countries targeted for a travel ban it included foreign nationals from places like Afghanistan, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Iran, Somalia, Libya and Eritrea; mostly affecting Africa and the Middle East. But how did Haiti end up on this list? The statement released by Homeland Security cited safety concerns. Traveling to Haiti right now could be a concern due to current instability but accepting refugees fleeing the nation should have remained a priority. The man charged in…
Back in 1999, Howard University (DC) Press released “ the Black Seminole Legacy and North American Politics” written by Dr. Bruce Edward Twyman. The Cincinnati, Ohio native and veteran of the US Air National Guard called Atlanta home for several year in the mid- to- late 1980s where he benefitted educationally via studies at Clark-Atlanta University which resulted in his obtaining both a masters and doctorate degree in African-American studies and political science. His best-selling and much acclaimed work on the effect the “afro-Seminoles” as they came be known, had…
God of the Oppressed – Stories of Black Liberation – A Documentary Film About Black Christians By Danté J. James In 1940, the renowned intellectual, historian, and revolutionary John Henrik Clarke wrote The Boy Who Painted Christ Black. This short story follows Aaron Crawford, a young Black student living in rural Georgia who attends a segregated school. Aaron creates a painting depicting Jesus as a Black man. The artwork sparks outrage from a racist white supervisor of the colored schools. The story was adapted into a film featuring Wesley Snipes for…
Prince Hall Masons Worldwide Celebrate Its 250th Birthday! 2025 is The Year of the “Square” … “Now therefore be it proclaimed we the members of the Atlanta City Council do hereby recognize the Prince Hall Free Masonry and celebrate its 250 years endearing legacy and continued contributions to our society. On this day (May 19, 1925) we proclaim it as Prince Hall Freemasonry Day in our fair city in witness thereof I have set my hand and caused the seal of Atlanta to be affixed” …. There is very little…
