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Monday, 07 April 2008 19:27 |
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(Taylor Media Services) Lingering doubts as to whether the nation was moving into a recession appeared to have disappeared last week when the Labor Department reported that during the month of March businesses cut 80,000 jobs – the largest one month reduction in five years. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate jumped from 4.8 percent in February to 5.1 percent last month. Minorities appeared to be bearing the brunt of the job losses. Joblessness among Hispanics jumped to 6.9 percent in March – the highest level in four years. For African Americans, the unemployment rate stood at 9 percent – the highest in two months. Overall, the economy has lost 232,000 jobs in the last three months. And while the 5.1 percent unemployment rate is actually low by historic standards, it is still the highest jobless rate since September 2005.
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Tuesday, 01 April 2008 20:43 |
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Celebrity photographer displays collection of photographs showing multiple faces of the industry’s most exciting celebrities and personalities. SEE PHOT OS BY CLICKING HERE Atlanta, Georgia. March 31, 2008 - Atlanta based photographer, Derek Blanks, dares celebrities to face themselves in “Alter Ego” exhibit. Derek Blanks, prolific celebrity entertainment and fashion photographer, is raising the bar as he prepares to debut his new pictorial project, “Alter Egos - Revealed.” The collection will be presented for one night only, Monday, March 31, 2008 at 595 North. The event will be hosted by Rockmond Dunbar (Soul Food) with live performances by PJ Morton and Jaspects.
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Saturday, 05 April 2008 09:07 |
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From Wikipedia (If any of these links take you there, please come back and visit us on BlackAtlanta.com!) Martin Luther King, Jr., was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. He was the so n of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. and Alberta Williams King. King's father was born "Michael King", and Martin Luther King, Jr. was initially named "Michael King, Jr.", until 1935, when "his father changed both of their names to Martin to honor the German Protestant (Martin Luther)."[2] He had an older sister, Willie Christine (September 11, 1927) and a younger brother, Alfred Daniel (July 30, 1930 – July 1, 1969). King sang with his church choir at the 1939 Atlanta premiere of the movie Gone with the Wind. He entered Morehouse College at age fifteen, skipping his ninth and twelfth high school grades without formally graduating. In 1948, he graduated from Morehouse with a
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Last Updated on Saturday, 05 April 2008 10:37 |
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Sunday, 30 March 2008 19:49 |
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To join the community, click here! Blackatlanta.com is proud to announce the newest addition to its modules, a community module. The community empowers site visitors and users to upload photos, videos, participate in blogs and forums, and create groups to push their ideas, lifestyles, and initiatives. Brandon Johnson, BlackAtlanta.com founder, introduced the concept, as the notion of social networking and niche communities spreads like wildfire through the internet.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 30 March 2008 20:00 |
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Knowles and Hip Hop music mogul Jay-Z (real name Shawn Carter) shocked the entertainment industry Friday by getting married during a secret ceremony in Jay-Z’s apartment in New York City. The couple had been going together for several years.
