Magic Johnson Revives Historic Atlanta Life, Credits Killer Mike
Magic Johnson became aware of the storied legacy of Alonzo Herndon and Atlanta Life through rapper Killer Mike.
“Killer Mike was the one who was doing an interview and he really brought to light this company and the history of Mr. Herndon,” Johnson told ADW during an exclusive Q&A session in Buckhead. “So I had to look this guy up and look this company up. So big ups to Killer Mike for educating myself and I’m sure a lot of other people.”
Johnson would research the history of Herndon and Atlanta Life and decided to continue its legacy. Johnson’s EquiTrust Life Insurance Company, a life insurance and annuities carrier with $26 billion of total assets, reached an agreement to broaden its offerings and reach.
Atlanta Life now stands as the nation’s lone remaining Black-founded and owned insurance company.
Initially founded by Herndon, a former slave, in 1905, Atlanta Life became a staple in the community and allowed Herndon to become one of America’s first Black millionaires. In 1920, Herndon purchased and developed a building on Auburn Ave as it served as headquarters for the Atlanta Life Insurance Company. Read more
Fani Willis Secures More Guilty Pleas In Trump Indictment
Another one of Donald Trump’s co-defendant’s has taken a plea deal in the efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia.
Today, former Trump attorney Kenneth Chesebro pleaded guilty to a felony of filing false documents. Chesebro’s plan was to file the false documents in order to help Trump’s campaign put forth unauthorized slates of GOP electors in Georgia and six other states.
Chesebro and other Trump affiliates wanted then-Vice President Mike Pence to use false GOP electors to justify delaying Congress from certifying Joe Biden’s victory, or throw out Biden’s lawful electors.
Chesebro has agreed to testify against Trump and other co-defendants.
The deal…
Read the full article here
