The Broo Sprawling in the U.S. (and Global Warming)

Dear beloved readers, The Broo has started its sprawl in the U.S. Your favorite citizen newspaper is now present in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and freshly in Atlanta, Houston, and Miami. As a member of the BrooWaha community, you are invited to comment, vote, and message users in any of these BrooWaha editions. You may however only publish articles in the edition you are registered in. You are highly encouraged to seek out your friends in these communities and make them join BrooWaha, as well as make new friends via the friend function! I'd like to take this opportunity to... (more)

Tags: los angeles, new york, global warming, san francisco, atlanta, miami, movie, broowaha

Atlanta's Sustainable Community Concept Takes Shape

If you’re looking for sustainable real estate, you have found the right place in Atlanta. Just a few months ago, Mayor Kasim Reed instituted the Power to Change campaign, a plan that will work in conjunction with the City of Atlanta’s sustainability efforts.

The Goal of Power to Change

Mayor Reed, with the help of Power to Change, has plans to make Atlanta a Top Ten city for sustainability. Some of the new real estate projects in the works under Power to Change include new projects and policy initiatives, as well as the continuation of current programs. All city departments will... (more)

Tags: atlanta, real estate, green building

Atlanta: Southern Charm, World Class

Actually, the title here was my submission for a new Atlanta slogan apparently to replace an ages-old one about the city being too busy to hate. But they changed that a couple of years ago to one I thought was really good cause it made me think of my beloved Atlanta Braves. The slogan was to be a part of a new branding of Atlanta that included a "Coca Cola" red and white design. Oh yea, the slogan was Atlanta: Where Everyday Is Opening Day. The city is not really known as a baseball town, but if you're a sports fan that lives here, you know that the Braves are really the only major league team... (more)

Tags: baseball, los angeles, atlanta, football, jazz, hip-hop, music, restaurant, traffic

Georgia Tech Hacked

Georgia Tech officials declared today that a file containing personal data of about 23,000 of students and alumni was exposed for a short period of time and that there was evidence that this data had been accessed. The students concerned followed computing classes between the years of 2005 and 2007. Gatech claims however that the file did not contain any financial information and that Social Security Numbers and credit card information have not been accessed. Students whom information was contained in the file received the following email in the early afternoon: "Dear Student: On June 1,... (more)

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Michael Buble' - Atlanta Bound

...him. But, it's so terribly hard to hate someone who has so much going for him. Humor, motivation, sincerity and just plain old natural, raw talent. Well, that and actress Emily Blunt, to boot. A velvety-smooth voice is his name and jazz standards is his game. Buble' will be returning to Atlanta on August 13 and 14 of this year for another run at entertaining us at the Fox Theatre. But it will be much more than your average concert; Buble' followers will be out and about and they are not your typical fans. A quick visit to the forums at michaelbuble.com or bungalow-b.com will... (more)

Tags: atlanta, jazz, music

Southern Fiction Author Alle Wells Releases Railroad Man

...Road Man

Mickey’s job with the railroad is the best gig going in north Georgia in 1933. He’s tall, dark, and handsome and has it made in the shade. Mickey found his true love at an early age and dreams of the perfect life they will share. He roams the speakeasies and clip joints of Atlanta, looking snazzy and ready for some action. The women call him Killer. He seeks the exotic creatures of the city and the wonders they hold. What Mick finds on a cold, dark night in a lowdown speakeasy changes his life forever. Forty-five years later, Mick wonders what happened.

Praise... (more)

Tags: historical dramas, historical romance, love triangle, railroad man, railroads, southern, southern fiction

Shed a Little Light, Oh Lord

...But not the Indianapolis neighborhood where Kennedy had spoken, where he had watered the seeds of peace that King himself had sown over the months and years previous.

King was not a perfect man, but he had lived a life soaked in light, bathing in it and shedding it. One day while in Atlanta, I walked the whole distance from Peachtree St., around the curve, under the freeway to Auburn Avenue NE, to where King had been born and lived. It was a hot day, a Sunday, and the further I walked, the deeper the legacy soaked into my bones.

The sidewalk is old near the freeway, a... (more)

Tags: martin luther king

2012 Black College Expo

... internship and career opportunities."Our goal is to do all we can to make college a reality for more of our youth and guide them toward positive career choices,"says Founder/Executive Director Theresa Price.

The Black College Expo,visits five cities annually including Los Angeles,Oakland,Atlanta,New york and Washington,D.C./Maryland.Now in its thirteenth year,BCE has helped to increase college enrollment tremendously,in some cases by as much as 50% at some HBCU's according to college recruiters.

NCR Foundation/Black College Expo has helped over 375,000 students get into... (more)

Tags: black college expo, national college resources foundation(ncrf), dr.danielle spencer-fields

Give me Liberty or Give me…Obama

I love America. It’s like a second home to me. We have close family friends in south-west Georgia, people I’ve been visiting on and off since I was a child. It’s the old Georgia, semi-rural Georgia, a town surrounded by cotton fields, further from the chaos of Atlanta than mere distance would suggest. It was in cotton fields in winter that I first learned to shoot. Georgia and the Old South is all part of my romantic vision of the United States.

It's going with the wind. Romance is shattered by reality, the reality of what is happening to America today, what is happening to American... (more)

Tags: health care, barack obama, american politics, bureaucracy, the presidency

In The Dance

... Panthers would also give them home field advantage. The Falcons are coming off a hard loss to the Saints at home ending their streak of wins at home, but they are still a formidable opponent at home in the Georgia Dome. Teams are not looking forward to the road to the Super Bowl going through Atlanta. The Eagles are in and have won their division. They look to rest their starters today particularly QB Vick as he has been banged around relentlessly the last couple of games. The Eagles do not get the bye so they will have to play next weekend. The Chicago Bears have a ticket to dance... (more)

Tags: football, nfl, playoffs, falcons, super bowl, patriots