From Ty Cobb to MLK, here are 10 celebrities who are buried in Georgia
Known as "The Gambler," Kenny Rogers was a Country Music Hall of Famer. He's won three Grammy awards for his singles "Lucille ...
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Atlanta's MLK National Historic Park visits spiked in 2024; Park Service now faces cuts
Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Park in Atlanta saw more visits last year than it had in decades. President Donald Trump’s administration has cut staff at the Park Service and more cuts are ...
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Prince Hall Masonic Lodge, once MLK’s SCLC offices, on road to restoration
The renovation project will restore the SCLC offices to their historic character, with National Park Service exhibits and educational signage. As part of the restoration and conservation of the lodge, ...
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This Charming Restaurant In Georgia Has The Most Delicious Fried Chicken In The US
Tucked away on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, this Atlanta institution serves up what might just be the most delicious fried chicken in America – a bold claim that generations of devoted patrons would ...
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Martin Luther King and the Struggle for Black Voting Rights
Moss, David, and Dean Grodzins. "Martin Luther King and the Struggle for Black Voting Rights." Harvard Business School Case 716-042, February 2016. (Revised August 2021.) ...
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3 killed in separate incidents within hours in Savannah, mayor says
Three people were killed in separate fatal shootings within six hours in Savannah, officials said Saturday. The incidents happened in the 1300 block of 56th Street, 37th and Burroughs streets, and ...
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Jonathan Eig had revelations about Martin Luther King. Wait'll you see his next book.
Eig's most recent book, "King: A Life," recently won a Pulitzer Prize and explores the complexities of Martin Luther King Jr ... that he sat down with former Atlanta mayor and U.N. Ambassador ...
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Organizers go into anniversary of Bloody Sunday concerned about losing gains
Andrew Young remembers a surreal national moment when ABC News interrupted its Sunday night airing of the movie “Judgment at Nuremberg,” which explored the bigotry, war crimes and complacency of ...
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UT Health Science Center's Juan Martin Fosters Community and Fitness Through Running Club Initiative
For Juan Martin, a second-year physical therapy student at UT Health Science Center, it's not just about hitting the books, but also about hitting the pavement. As reported by UTHSC, Martin ...
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The Lion’s Den: City of Stonecrest opens Dekalb’s first free grocery store inside Martin Luther King Jr. High School
Photo by Isaiah Singleton/The Atlanta Voice Housed inside MLK Jr. High ... “We decided to use those funds, with the safe center we created, to partner with Goodr to create this grocery store inside ...
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Preservationist from Atlanta is the new board chair at the Penn Center
His fulltime job is as the executive director of the Atlanta Preservation Center, where much of his work there has focused on sites connected to Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights movement.
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Martin Luther King Jr. visited Florida many times. Here's what happened when he was jailed
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. knew. King, whose birthday is a national holiday, came dozens of times to Florida. As early as February 1958, King made a rousing speech at Bethel AME Church in Miami to ...