The Atlanta Voice

3 days ago | theatlantavoice.com | Donnell Suggs

Crime is down around Atlanta, according to Atlanta Police Department Chief Darin Schierbaum. The Chief, along with other members of the department’s Criminal Investigation Division (CID), sat down with local media on Tuesday afternoon to discuss crime numbers. “Today we are going to go over some successes we have had, and the community has been a key part of that,” Schierbaum said.

3 days ago | theatlantavoice.com | April Ryan |Itoro Umontuen

The NAACP Legal Defense Fund is taking a victory lap for a Supreme Court win against Alabama’s discriminatory redistricting practices that targeted Black voters there.

3 days ago | theatlantavoice.com | Itoro Umontuen

(CNN) — Coercion or consent? That is the central question posed to a federal jury Monday on the first day of testimony in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ racketeering and sex trafficking trial in New York City. The criminal trial represents a dramatic fall from grace for Combs, 55, who founded the record label Bad Boy in 1993 and launched an illustrious musical career under the stage names Puff Daddy and Diddy.

4 days ago | theatlantavoice.com | Julia Beverly

The 49th Annual Atlanta Film Festival, held over twelve days, boasted appearances from both homegrown talent and notable Hollywood stars like Kerry Washington, who attended the “Shadow Force” premiere. There were panel discussions sharing knowledge on topics such as film financing and distribution that were held by industry leaders from firms such as the Peachtree Group, Element CPA, and Deep C Digital.

4 days ago | theatlantavoice.com | Itoro Umontuen

Abu Dhabi, UAE (CNN) — Three energy-rich Gulf Arab nations are racing to turn their influence over Donald Trump into tangible gains with the president set to visit this week. They have built personal ties with the president and collectively pledged trillions in US investments while casting themselves as key intermediaries in conflicts Trump wants to resolve, from Gaza to Ukraine and Iran. Now, they’re being rewarded with the privilege of hosting Trump’s first state visit of his second term.