Local News

Jogging While Black

Jogging While Black is dangerous in any so-called white neighborhood but in gentrified Atlanta and in other gentrified American cities, white people walk their poodles, push their baby carriages and jog on the Atlanta Beltline that weaves through what used to be some of Atlanta, Georgia’s most dangerous locales. […]

Religion

In Memoriam: Kenneth E. Edmonds, Carolina Times Publisher, 66 Dies

Kenneth brought the newspaper into the age of digital technology and ushered in an era of a new relevance to the publication with the inclusion of national wire service stories, and the incorporation of color photography within the pages of The Carolina Times. Though he made these improvements, Edmonds was always mindful of a statement his mother once made, “I’m trying to work my way out of a job.” She made that comment in the hopes that someday the playing field for all Americans, economically as well as socially, could be leveled. […]

Entertainment

IN MEMORIAM: Little Richard, One of the Most

Little Richard’s high-energy performances while playing the piano included dancing on top of the piano, running on and off the stage and throwing souvenirs to the audience. He also dressed flamboyantly onstage. Some of what is taken for granted now in popular music was invented by Little Richard. […]

Opinions

Trump botched all this

But in my lifetime, I have never witnessed any US president botch anything so disastrous as Trump has botched the response to covid 19. I did not know so many mistakes were even possible, and he just will not stop. […]