This is the story of Stephen Stafford. Ever heard of him? I’m willing to bet the farm (if I had a farm to bet) that you have not. Stephen Stafford is a remarkable young man, and his is a tale that should be lauded and aired on nightly news shows ad nauseam. Sadly, for reasons [...]
Entries Tagged as 'atlanta'
A Story Of American Excellence That Is Not Being Celebrated
January 3rd, 2011 · 7 Comments · america, News
Tags: atlanta·black men·education·Morehouse College·Race·Stephen Stafford
Embracing The Lie
September 29th, 2010 · No Comments · Faith, News
Damaging. I don’t know what occurred between Bishop Eddie Long, Jamal Parris, and Long’s three other accusers. I don’t care to know. The sexual proclivities of adults is none of my concern. But the stench of hypocrisy is much too much to ignore. It won’t waft away through the reverberations of the church organ. Eddie [...]
February Was Animals Gone Wild Month In Atlanta, Georgia
March 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Not only did the month of February bring the ATL it’s first significant snow of the year, we were treated to an inexplicable breakout of Wild Kingdom through the city streets. I can’t wait to see what the month of March has in store for the city. Probably a visit from the legendary “Tree Man.”
MARTA Names Train Line Going Into Predominantly Asian Area Yellow Line. What?
February 9th, 2010 · No Comments · News, Racism
Who’s idea was this? From the AJC: MARTA officials were warned by an employee before the name change last October that Atlanta’s burgeoning Asian community would find the term for the line to Doraville offensive. While I’m sure there was no malice intended with this name change (Actually, I’m not really sure of that) this [...]
A View From Inside
January 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Off Topic
Snow in Atlanta, Georgia.
Tags: a view from inside·atlanta·Georgia·snow
A View From Inside
December 4th, 2009 · No Comments · Off Topic
From Atlanta Neighborhoods: This will be the scene Saturday in Atlanta if we get snow. I’m hoping for snow.
Tags: a view from inside·adam roberts·atlanta·neighborhoods·snow
Kasim Reed Is In
December 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Democracy, Elections, News, Politics
Kasim Reed is the new mayor of Atlanta! Although a recount is in the offing, the former state senator is already preparing his transition team to tackle the major issues the city faces. First on his agenda: Finding a new police chief. Here are the election results from last night: Candidate Votes % Kasim Reed [...]
Tags: america·atlanta·city council·Democracy·Election·Fox News·Georgia·ideals·kasim reed·mary norwood·mayor·Politics·Race
UPDATE: Will The New Mayor Of Atlanta Stand Up?
December 1st, 2009 · No Comments · Democracy, Democrats, Elections, News, Politics
This is unexpected. And very welcome! Good job ATLiens! Courtesy of Blog For Democracy: To say that I’m pleasantly pleased with the turnout today is an understatement. Voter turnout is rocking this morning. I’m tracking 45 key precincts for the Aaron Watson campaign (Post 2 At-Large). MORE
Will The New Mayor Of Atlanta Stand Up?
December 1st, 2009 · No Comments · america, Democracy, Elections, News, Politics
We’re down to the wire in the race to elect Atlanta’s new mayor. Both candidates– Kasim Reed and Mary Norwood–are winding down their campaigns in this most contentious race. As of this writing, the race between the two is a statistical dead heat, with State Senator Reed making up a good amount of ground in [...]
Tags: america·atlanta·city·city council·Democracy·Economy·Elections·fiscal responsibility·Fox News·Georgia·kasim reed·mary norwood·mayor·nuevo laredo·Race·Racism·shirley franklin
