The White House has halted plans to place Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill, reversing a redesign first announced in 2016 that would have made her the first Black American and first woman in more than a century to appear on U.S. paper currency. The decision has drawn criticism from lawmakers and civil rights advocates, particularly as supporters of the 47th president promote a proposal to feature him on a new $250 bill.
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Atlanta City Council approves funding for ‘Cop City’ training facility
By Roz Edward, Atlanta Daily World After a nearly 14.5-hour long session against a backdrop of hundreds of protestors, Atlanta City Council members voted 11- 4 to fund the highly controversial “Cop City” in Atlanta. Opponents of the training facility say they are concerned that the state of the art police training facility will militarize […]
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How jazz great Ahmad Jamal changed music and inspired a hip-hop generation
By A.R. Shaw, Executive Editor of Atlanta Daily World Ahmad Jamal passed at his home in Ashley Falls, MA at the age of 92. Born Frederick Russell Jones in Pittsburgh on July 2, 1930, Jamal began playing piano as a teenager and moved to Chicago following high school. He would eventually convert to Islam during […]
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Man Opens Fire at Creflo Dollar’s Church
A church volunteer was shot and killed at World Changers Church International on Oct. 24. Investigators suspect 52-year-old Floyd Palmer of Riverdale, who, they said, entered a chapel on the church’s campus and started shooting. Palmer is a former church employee who resigned in August, according to Fulton County spokeswoman Kay Lester. Fulton County officials confirmed […]
