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Authorities got a break in the decades-old disappearance of Kyle Clinkscales in December 2021 when the Auburn University student’s car was pulled from an Alabama creek near the Georgia state line. Investigators found 50 bones inside Clinkscales’ 1974 Ford Pinto.
Sheriff James Woodruff released a statement Sunday saying forensic tests had determined the bones belonged to Clinkscales, who was 22 when he vanished. A Georgia Bureau of Investigation spokesperson confirmed Wednesday that investigators are still trying to determine how Clinkscales died. For more breaking news, breaking artists tune in MON-FRI 6P ET on wqeb973.tv
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“After I’ve gotten several calls from people giving me their condolences and I didn’t know what they were talking about, I was sent this article that’s going around. “I don’t know how she could have died and nobody told me or her. So I called her and asked her was she dead and she said hell no!
“Can whoever is responsible for this please stop you better be careful when you speak death over a child of God. “This woman is loved by millions and you’re hurting a lot of people.
“Cassi is fine living her best life with no worries, no cares, no social media, and no drama. She’s waiting to shoot the next season of House of Payne.” Perry recently showed his generosity when he offered financial relief to senior citizens in Atlanta who couldn’t afford to pay their property taxes on their homes.
A press release from the city of Atlanta announced that the studio owner would be donating close to $1 million to long-time senior residents to avoid displacement because of the rising costs of property values. For more breaking news, breaking artists tune in MON-FRI 6P ET on wqeb973.tv
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“I was a quiet little girl, but I always tried to be smart at the head of my class if I could be,” Ms. Myra Payne Elliot said. At 91 years young, her life is full of camera flashes, media interviews, and special appearances. She’ll admit though that she’s not a big fan of the spotlight.
To understand why she’s getting all the attention now, we have to go back to 1954. That’s when the U.S. Supreme Court broke historical ground with the Brown v. Board of Education decision that outlawed segregation in schools. Two years later, nine black applicants tested that ruling and applied to the Georgia State College of Business Administration, known today as Georgia State University.
“I always wanted to go to college. I guess it wasn’t meant for me to go,” Elliot laments.
Her hopes, along the other applicants, were crushed when the school denied them admission, but Elliott and two other brave women, Iris Mae Welch and Barbara Pace Hunt, wouldn’t take no for an answer. With help of the NAACP its Atlanta chapter, they sued the school despite threats from the Ku Klux Klan.
“At the time that I did it I had no idea how far-reaching it would go,” Elliott admits. In 1959, the Hunt v. Arnold case became the NAACP’s first federal court victory against segregated education in Georgia, but their fight was far from over.
“They were serious students. They were determined to obtain a college degree,” says author Dr. Maurice Daniels.
He details their struggle in his book, “Ground Crew: The Fight to End Segregation at Georgia State.”
It chronicles the policies created by the state legislature and Board of Regents to keep black students out, including certificates of good moral character and a tuition program designed to shuttle black students to out-of-state schools. Yet, nothing would erode their resolve.
“In addition to that determination they were surrounded by a progressive black community that was interested in overturning racial discrimination and racial segregation,” Daniels said. Fast-forward to 1962. Georgia State desegregates, but none of the three women who fought so hard to go there would get the chance to attend.
It’s a touchy subject that Elliott didn’t talk about much with her family, but when they found out they were overwhelmed with pride.
Elliott’s daughters, June Harland and Jocelyn Gleaton, are two of those people.
“I was overwhelmed with all kinds of emotion because it hit me. It took me a moment to take it all in,” Harland says.
“I’m just so thankful that she is here to receive it all and to still [be] in her right mind to know that her sacrifices that she made has came to light,” Gleaton admits. During the university’s 2022 fall commencement ceremony, the school honored the three trailblazers with honorary degrees. Elliott is the only surviving plaintiff who lived to see the day. She finally got her moment in the spotlight that was denied all those years ago. She now has four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, one of whom attends Georgia State. Jordan Holman is a freshman.
“It’s way bigger than what I thought. I go here now. People of all races come here,” Holman said.
That lasting legacy now illuminates the bright futures for thousands of African-American students and other minorities who walk the halls of Georgia State. “It was selfish on my part. I was doing what I wanted to do. It just blossomed out, and I’m glad it did. Maybe that’s what brought us all together,” Elliott says.
The Hunt v. Arnold case was also used as a precedent in legal cases that went on to desegregate the University of Georgia and the University of Mississippi. Georgia State’s student population is now over 40% black. It’s also the leader among nonprofit or public universities for conferring bachelor’s degrees to African American students.
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Meet Qn. Everlena Brown de Thiam | Executive Director & Media Producer by Shoutout Atlanta
Meet Qn. Everlena Brown de Thiam | Executive Director & Media Producer by Shoutout Atlanta
We had the good fortune of connecting with Qn. Everlena Brown de Thiam and we’ve shared our conversation below.
Hi Qn. Everlena, what was your thought process behind starting your own business?
From a very young age I knew I wanted to make an impact And regardless of how creatively talented I was or intelligently gifted I was … something was limiting me. As I got older I begin to understand the effects of systemic racism on my perception of reality and progress. Rather than bathe in my historical misfortune, I would create a business to disrupt my inheritance.
What should our readers know about your business?
On Feb 3, 2011, KCAMP headlined a concert for DREAMin on Trinity Ave to benefit Make-A-Wish GA. He not only performed, but made the first DONATION to support QEB cause.
“While battling breast cancer, my stepmother told me to never stop dreaming. What better way to honor her memory than granting the wishes of children with similar conditions.” says QEB. She was first introduced to the Make-A-Wish Foundation in South Florida by celebrity photographer, Douglas Lance. QEB ends, “Our coverage attracted more supporters and media to their events. Thus, this was the first form of AWARENESS that I got involved in. Now, I want to do more!”
Former programs & fundraising chair for Akon’s Konfidence Foundation, after the event she immediately referred KCamp to Bu Thiam, Akon’s brother and newly appointed VP of A&R for Def Jam (Universal) at the time. Later that year, JR, a protege of Bu Thiam begin managing KCamp. In the meantime, QEB continued to book interviews with KCamp for every radio station where she worked. Three years later KCamp was signed to Interscope (Universal). It pays to support a worthy cause, because you never know who might find you a worthy cause because of it.
“Entertainment is a tough business, and I really wanted to quit. But when I heard KCAMP got signed, I knew my small gestures didn’t go unnoticed. I had recently left Konfidence Foundation, but still texted Bu for 2 weeks to check out KCamp’s music. I never knew if my messages got through, until his mother, Shauna Hervey, ended a phone conversation with me to talk to JR. I never told her what I had did, and it was a time where she wanted me to be more involved. But, I had to let go and let GOD if I wanted her son to truly succeed. When he got signed, I knew my faith and charitable work was not in vain. Instead of giving up, I officially launched a non-profit” – QEB
QEB Foundation promotes literacy in Education, Finance, and Technology. Founded in 2014, our 501c3 is the parent charity to WQEB 97.3 Radio Cafe & FAB Bank. CAFE stands for Community Alliance for Empowerment, home to the Federation of American Black, Indigenous, People of Color (FAB). We produce events for special occasions (i.e. birthdays, showers, holidays), concepts (i.e. album releases, product launch, meet & greets), education (i.e. classes, seminars, lectures), and media (radio, television, film) to support our human service programs for those in need; like a shelter, haircuts, makeovers, clothes, counseling, etc. The foundation believes these individuals are destined to repeat their current socio-economic status without the proper tools to change their family tree. Therefore, the foundation uses events to empower those in need with the resources necessary to transform a generation. Popularized only TikTok, our #CAFE✊🏾NOW movement is operating in 14 cities and counting!
Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
Atlantic Station is my go-to spot for any milestone in my life. It is the one place place in Atlanta that reminds me of Miami. It was also the first place I visited when Akon’s mom relocated me here. It had several top chef restaurants with Yard House being my favorite. Although a little pricey, Regal Cinema is in waking distance. You could shop or chill in the park while you waiting for your movie to start. No trip is complete without pralines & cream in a waffle bowl from Kilwins.
Other daytime adventures would include the High Museum, Peters St, and Little 5 Points. As far as nightlife, Eleven45 has given me the best service from food to drinks.
Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
“MisEducation of the Negro” by Carter G Woodson changed my life. It was one of several books for required reading in the Black History & Cultural Brain Bowl in highschool. Winners received a full scholarship to any state college in Florida. But I wasn’t motivated by self-knowledge but rather competition. I was tired of losing debates with a non-black peer about the black experience. I had a new sense of self and enough ammunition to annihilate any racist conclusion of the black experience,
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