Atlanta News

Ludacris, Bill O'Reilly end eight-year feud

By theGrio

10:53 AM on 03/11/2010

Atlanta rapper Ludacris and Fox TV talking head Bill O'Reilly ended their feud at recent event they both attended...

Scoring discrepancy changes results of Sprite Step Off

By theGrio

2:50 PM on 02/25/2010

Five days after taking first place in the Sprite Step Off finals in Atlanta this past weekend, the women of Zeta Tau Alpha's Epsilon Chapter from the University of Arkansas learned they would be sharing the spotlight...

Exhibit celebrates indelible imprint of blacks on history

By theGrio

9:45 AM on 02/01/2010

From The LA Times - History depends on who's doing the telling. When I was her age, people of color were asterisks, not narrators. Tomorrow's version will depend on today's storytellers...

TheGrio's 100: Tyler Perry, media giant still growing

By Ronda Racha Penrice

5:10 AM on 02/01/2010

TheGrio's 100 - Growing up working class in New Orleans trying to avoid his father's beatings isn't the typical background of a Hollywood mogul...

TheGrio's 100: Evander Kane, looking to make ice hockey cooler

By Glenn Minnis

5:00 AM on 02/01/2010

TheGrio's 100 - Graced with a combination of speed, slickness and grit, the 18-year-old African-Canadian star's style is as unique as his look across NHL boundaries. But it's his talent that turns the most heads...

Centenarian who inspired Obama is remembered fondly

By theGrio

5:51 AM on 12/29/2009

ATLANTA (AP) -- Ann Nixon Cooper was remembered as a charismatic woman who, after toiling through the civil rights era, lived to see herself hailed in an election night speech...

T.I. released from Arkansas prison

By theGrio

2:42 PM on 12/22/2009

"The king's baaaaack!" That's the latest catch phrase buzzing through Atlanta as news is spreading that T.I. has been released from jail...

Oprah donates $1.5 million to inner city school in Atlanta

By theGrio

5:49 AM on 12/18/2009

ATLANTA (AP) - A private middle school in inner city Atlanta has received $1.5 million from Oprah Winfrey...

Reed to be sworn in as Atlanta's mayor

By theGrio

10:20 AM on 12/10/2009

ATLANTA (AP) -- Former Georgia state Sen. Kasim Reed will be sworn in as Atlanta's next mayor after a Wednesday recount confirmed his slim margin of victory over opponent Mary Norwood...

Atlanta to have recount for mayoral runoff election

By theGrio

2:16 PM on 12/08/2009

Ballots cast in a tight Atlanta runoff race for mayor will be recounted at the request of the runner-up, who lost by just over 700 votes. Election officials for Fulton County say they will tally the votes again on Wednesday from the nonpartisan runoff last week to replace outgoing two-term Mayor Shirley Franklin.

Runner-up in Atlanta mayoral elections to seek recount

By theGrio

9:42 AM on 12/07/2009

ATLANTA (AP) - A city councilwoman who sought to become Atlanta's first white mayor in a generation is expected to formally request a recount soon of last week's mayoral runoff....

Reed wins Atlanta's mayoral race by 715 votes

By theGrio

2:03 PM on 12/04/2009

ATLANTA (AP) - When the final votes are counted, it's likely the black political machine that integrated Atlanta's City Hall will have pulled through one more time...

Atlanta mayor's race too close to call

By theGrio

8:34 AM on 12/02/2009

ATLANTA (AP) -- With a slim lead of 620 votes, a former state senator claimed victory in the race for Atlanta's mayor early Wednesday, though the contest was too close to call and could be headed for a recount...

Atlanta set for mayoral runoff election

By theGrio

10:13 AM on 11/30/2009

ATLANTA (AP) - The Nov. 3 election set up a hard-fought runoff battle that's expected to break down largely along racial lines when voters return to the polls Tuesday.

Atlanta cops try to make amends with scarred neighborhood

By theGrio

11:17 AM on 11/24/2009

ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta Police Chief Richard Pennington was jeered when he attended a memorial for Kathryn Johnston days after she was killed. On Monday, Pennington came back and was met with applause...

Race isn't the big issue in Atlanta's mayoral showdown

By Ronda Racha Penrice

8:45 AM on 11/04/2009

OPINION - Atlanta didn't end its high drama last night. Instead, election night proved to be one, juicy cliffhanger...

'All black people' asked to leave Wal-Mart

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (AP) - On Sunday evening at the store, a male voice calmly announced: "Attention Wal-Mart customers: All black people leave the store now."...