*Atlanta rapper Ludacris stopped by Dobbs elementary school to push his ‘Living Green and Luda Leadership’ inititiave. Ludacris’ first order of business: to teach gardening to a group of second graders. And the kids loved it. He stressed the importance of eating healthy and developing a healthy lifestyle saying, “You’re never to young to do the right thing.” The day came [...]

The HIV rate among black women living in some U.S. cities is the same rate as that of some African countries, according to a new multicenter study presented Thursday at the 19th Conference of Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections. The jarring findings acknowledge that HIV is not an infection that has been eradicated, but one that has been somewhat forgotten, researchers [...]

AJC REPORTS: Atlanta parents face a $1,000 fine and up to 60 days in jail when their students skip school under a 2009 ordinance city officials say they now plan to enforce. t stands out as one of the toughest truancy penalties among metro Atlanta school districts. But Atlanta has a troubling truancy problem. Almost 44 percent of high school [...]

ESSENCE & Sean “Diddy” Combs will salute GRAMMY®-nominated artist and mega-talent Janelle Monae at the 2nd annual ESSENCE Black Women in Music event, an invitation-only, red-carpet event taking place during 2011 GRAMMY® Week. Hosted by ESSENCE.com Managing Editor Emil Wilbekin, Joy Bryant and Taraji P. Henson, Hollywood and the music industry will celebrate Janelle Monae on Wednesday, February 9 from [...]

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*Thanks to the rare southern snowstorm that hit Atlanta last weekend, B.o.B. ended up rapping about his beloved Atlanta Falcons playing the Green Bay Packers in a Pepsi commercial for this weekend’s NFL playoffs. “Yeah, it was crazy, man,” B.o.B told Billboard during a break from a recording session. “You know Atlanta is not too fond of snow. When it [...]

We are to assume that Gucci will be rapping and trapping until he is nursing home confined. I am going to need for Gucci to make some 50 Cents investments having a tattoo that big on his face. East Atlanta what are we going to do wit big Gooch? Tweet Share on Tumblr

Don’t Miss This Month’s Edition of HUSTLE AND FLOW!! Brought to you by Grand Hustle, KBD and Rubicon One of the Hottest Networking and Open Mic Events in the South!!! Last Month’s event brought out countless numbers of celebrities, industry insiders, artist and more!! Don’t the miss the FIRST One of the New Year 2011!! January 17th 2011 @ CLUB [...]

SUNDAY, JANUARY 24TH 2010 Please come out and support our efforts to raise money and support Haiti. We will be accepting donations, clothing, water and non-perishable items. Especially needed are first-aid kits, bottled water, flashlights, batteries, canned meat and fish, condensed, evaporated and nonperishable milk, hand sanitizers, diapers and blankets. Special invited Guest, Grand Hustle, Greg Street and more. Tweet [...]

Shawty Lo feat. Ludacris, Gucci Mane & The Dream – Atlanta, GA Tweet Share on Tumblr

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ATLANTA – The Federal Aviation Administration says a glitch in its flight plan computer system has been repaired. However, Hartsfield-Jackson Airport and other airports nationwide are still reporting cancellations and delays. The air traffic controllers union says the computer failure involved both of the FAA’s computer centers in Salt Lake City and near Atlanta early Thursday morning. Even though the [...]