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Iman Phelmon El-Amin (second from the left) receives an honorary degree from Morehouse College for his late uncle, Dennis T. Hubert, a Morehouse student who was lynched by a white mob in Atlanta's Pittsburgh neighborhood in 1930, during the 141st Commencement Ceremony of Morehouse College on Sunday, May 18, 2025. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

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Morehouse College student granted degree nearly a century after his lynching

Morehouse College's president conferred a degree posthumously to Dennis Hubert, who was killed in 1930 by a white mob who falsely believed Hubert disrespected two white women

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Bishop T.D. Jakes to Morris Brown College graduates: Be resilient

Bishop T.D. Jakes, who recently announced he'd be stepping down as head of The Potter's House, gives financial gift and keynote speech at Morris Brown commencement Saturday

Racist Playground Video-Viral Fundraiser

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RHONE: Why is this slur worth $750K and counting?

An Atlanta-based mom and entrepreneur is trying to prevent a woman who was recorded calling a 5-year-old a slur from receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in fundraising.

EXCLUSIVE: Popular restaurant Bomb Biscuit leaving Old Fourth Ward for new location

EXCLUSIVE: Bomb Biscuit leaving Old Fourth Ward for new location

Erika Council is saying goodbye to Bomb Biscuit’s current home. By the beginning of June, she will relocate to the Larkin on Memorial shopping center in Grant Park.

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New report maps decades-long racial shift in Atlanta neighborhoods

Metro Atlanta had the nation's second highest number of Census tracts flip from majority Black to majority white between 1980 and 2020, a new report says.

Black-owned toy store opens downtown to help kids pick up STEAM

Brown Toy Box welcomes creative children and parents Wednesday on Forsyth Street in Atlanta.

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Justices struggle with ‘awkward’ Georgia law in hair relaxer cases

Georgia Supreme Court justices grappled Tuesday with an “awkward” state law that could significantly limit hundreds of cases alleging harm from hair relaxer products.

Forever Young Gala at Woodruff Arts Center

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Five of Atlanta’s mayors gather to honor former Ambassador Andrew Young

From Bill Campbell to Andre Dickens, each of them shared the legacy of a leader whose influence extended far beyond City Hall.

Why Big Boi was giving away free $750 bikes

Legendary OutKast emcee Big Boi partners with local nonprofit to deliver bikes to accomplished middle school students.

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Morehouse names public health leader F. DuBois Bowman as 13th president

F. DuBois Bowman, currently dean of the University of Michigan School of Public Health, will assume the presidency at Morehouse College on July 15.

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RHONE: The pope is Black, maybe?

The pope’s family story is the very embodiment of America’s unique history.