Memorial service for Ed Amir Charles Brown Jr. to be held Sunday

A memorial service in honor of civil rights activist Ed Amir Charles Brown Jr. will be held at the Woodruff Arts Center on Sunday, Jan. 15, from 3-5 p.m. A reception will he held from 5:30-7 p.m. Brown was a community developer who also became an art aficionado. Congressman John Lewis, former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark, former Mayor Shirley Franklin, Atlanta City Councilman C.T. Martin and others are scheduled to attend.

About the Author

Jeremiah Mcwilliams

DeKalb votes to move forward with $77 million ambulance contract

1h ago

Girl stabbed to death by mother found positioned in a recliner, warrants say

Crash involving tractor-trailers caused delays on I-75 South in Clayton County

Featured

Credit: Ben Gray

Donor leaves WABE $3 million, largest individual gift in station’s history

An Atlanta resident has bequeathed WABE a $3 million donation, the largest one-time individual donation in the nonprofit media operation’s 76-year history.

Usher sues business partners over failed Buckhead restaurant plan

Atlanta singer Usher wants his money back after loaning $1.7 million to music producer Bryan-Michael Cox and others to buy a Buckhead restaurant property for $6.3 million.

Braves’ original ‘Freeze’ is retired. But you probably still can’t catch him.

As the Atlanta Braves prepare to find their next sprinting mascot, Nigel Talton is enjoying his new career coaching high school athletes at McEachern High.