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North Carolina Names Highway for Groundbreaking Black Historian and Civil Rights Advocate
A stretch of Interstate 85 in Durham, N.C., has been named for the trailblazing black historian John H. Franklin, who directly confronted America’s racist history and helped shaped the discourse around America’s legacy of slavery. The stretch of road was dedicated to the influential scholar Monday afternoon at the Hayti Heritage Center. As the Raleigh…
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Why the Hell Are Atlanta’s Freeways Exploding?
If you are ever in need of a good, cathartic cry, there are three things that always work: Watching the last scene of Imitation of Life Staring at the close-up of Donald Trump’s hair Driving in Atlanta during rush hour When Inrix listed the cities around the globe with the worst traffic congestion, the traffic-data…
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3 Arrested in Fire That Brought Down I-85 in Atlanta
A homeless man has been arrested on suspicion of intentionally setting the fire that collapsed a portion of Interstate 85 in Atlanta, part of an elevated interstate that will now be closed for months. Basil Eleby was arrested in connection with Thursday evening’s fire under I-85, CNN reports. No one was injured in the fire,…