May 16, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ — AFRICON 2025, a significant gathering celebrating African culture, creativity, and commerce, will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, from 18th to 20th September 2025. Organised by Amplify Africa, the event aims to foster global connection and cross-continental collaboration. A notable element of this year’s conference is a partnership with Fidelity Bank, which will include the 3rd Annual Fidelity Investment and Trade Creative Connect (FITCC) forum focusing on investment opportunities in Africa. Continue reading
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Celebrity Homes: Sir Elton John Is Asking $5 Million For His Gigantic Atlanta Condo Home
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Elton John has been performing in the United States since 1970 when he did his first American concert at the Troubadour in Los Angeles. Elton became so busy in the US with his music, television, films and charitable work that he bought a condo in Atlanta as his US base and eventually added five more neighboring units to expand his Atlanta condo to 13,300 square feet spanning two floors. Elton’s home is now for sale and featured this week at TopTenRealEstateDeals.com. Continue reading
Intuit Mailchimp Launches Campaign Manager and Webhooks
ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Intuit Mailchimp (Nasdaq: INTU), the global leader in email marketing and automation*, is launching Campaign Manager, a new way for marketers to plan, execute, and track their marketing campaigns across multiple channels—like email, text messaging, social media ads, and direct mail—and view how their campaign is performing in one calendar view. Campaign Manager will be available to Mailchimp customers with Standard and Premium plans worldwide on January 25th. Continue reading
US tech monitors for gunfire but critics say targets Black areas
- U.S. homicides jump 44% in two years
- Government may fund divisive gunshot detection systems
- Critics say the tech is biased and doesn’t work
By Carey L. Biron
WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When Toledo experienced a spike in gun violence, the Ohio city police force turned to a simple if controversial tool: it miked up part of the city to capture the sound of gunfire.
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