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Some of the University of Georgia’s professors and “youngest” students explain the history of Leap Day and celebrate their birthdays in a new video.
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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
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
Actress, author, activist deliver Atlanta HBCU commencement speeches
A posthumous degree for a lynched man at Morehouse College and a $100K pledge to Morris Brown were also part of commencement ceremonies for four of Atlanta's HBCUs.
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3 dead, 6 wounded in mass shooting outside Macon bar
Bibb County sheriff's officials have not said if they have identified a suspect in the fatal shooting outside the Midtown Daiquiri Bar and Grill on Macon's west side
EPA to roll back regulations on some toxic chemicals found in Georgia
Federal data reveals 48 Georgia public water systems have reported the presence of these “forever chemicals.”
Gridlock Guy: How quick response mitigated one of Atlanta’s most memorable accidents
On May 8, 2015, a plane with four people on board crashed onto Interstate 285, killing all four but miraculously no one on the ground was injured.