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Activities include several food festivals and the Atlanta Fair.
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Atlanime Fest is the newest venture under Black-owned events and lifestyle brand Trap Sushi.
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Plus, Darrell Benton of Benton’s Smoky Mountain Country Hams will talk cured meats.
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Disagreements among the Black male electorate in Georgia reveal the Democratic Party’s rocky relationship with a constituency it still depends heavily on.
Georgia could owe HBCU $603 million. A team of lawyers intends to collect.
A group says the state has underfunded Fort Valley State University for decades.
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While Saturday's Atlanta Pride events were canceled because of the impact of Hurricane Isaias, the annual parade went on as planned Sunday.
