ATLANTA — Two years in the Fulton County court system have turned Young Thug into an iPad kid. With each passing day, he looks less and less like the musical prodigy who came out of the Atlanta projects and redefined the sound and style of trap. Who spent his 20s touring the world and blowing minds, just as likely to pose for cameras in a leather jacket as a billowing couture dress. Read More...
A three-year, $9-million grant will give D.C.’s needy families expanded access to rent, food and cash assistance, city and nonprofit leaders announced Monday.
The funds will specifically help families who are reported to the Child and Family Services Agency but do not meet the criteria for an investigation of child abuse or neglect. Too often, officials said, these families fall off the radar of agencies tasked with helping them, and their situation escalates into a crisis that ends with separating children from their parents. Read More...