As Breast Cancer Awareness month kicks off this October, groups across the city are working every day to support impacted residents. Nearly 10,440 women in Georgia are projected to be diagnosed with breast cancer by the end of 2026. Black women in particular are disproportionately impacted by the disease, with the lowest survival rate for […]
Alyssa Johnson
Alyssa Johnson is Capital B Atlanta's enterprise reporter.
Posted inMaternal Health, Reproductive Health
Why Young Black Women Should Explore Freezing Their Eggs
When LaQuana Cardwell began experiencing issues with her menstrual cycle as a teenager, she never imagined that at the age of 23 doctors would tell her she may never be able to have children. “I was diagnosed with [polycystic ovarian syndrome] and premature ovarian failure,” said Cardwell, an educator living in West Midtown. “It was […]
Posted inBlack Businesses, Culture, HBCUs
Designing Black Greek and HBCU Gear Is Big Business in Atlanta
As Black sorority and fraternity members from all over the country plan to party and stroll across the Atlanta University Center this fall, a few miles away, one man is hunkered down in front of two massive embroidery machines racing the clock to produce paraphernalia for homecoming season. Ashanti Johnson, also known as A.J., is […]
Posted inEducation, K-12, School Boards
Critics Call Out Metro Atlanta School Board’s Ban of Toni Morrison’s ‘The Bluest Eye’
With two children attending schools in Cobb County, Anthony Pierce feels he must double his efforts at home to ensure his kids are informed about the world and differing perspectives as their school district recently banned a 37th book from its library system. “I think through our history we know that it’s better for people […]
Posted inCapital B Atlanta, Community, Environmental Justice
Are Black Residents Being Left Out of Atlanta’s Data Center Talks?
B. Campbell, a stay-at-home mom living in the southwest neighborhood of Sylvan Hills, said she’s feeling “on edge” about the rapid growth of data centers in Atlanta as a contentious, $500 million project is being proposed for her side of the city. The project would span 350,000 square feet, the size of 6.08 football fields […]
Posted inCourts, Politics & Policy, Reproductive Health
Abortion Pill Case Could Restrict Access for Black Women in Georgia
Women in Georgia have had to navigate the state’s six week abortion ban for the past few years, but lawyers and advocates say a lawsuit coming out of another Southern state could further restrict access. On Sept. 9 oral arguments began for Louisiana v. the U.S Food and Drug Administration, a suit over telehealth and […]
Posted inEnvironmental Justice, Politics & Policy
After Years of Flooding, Residents Question Atlanta’s Plans for Proposed Track Facility
Earlier this year, a massive sinkhole developed in Summerhill as pavement and asphalt caved in, leaving an entire road inaccessible. The root cause of the 18-foot-deep hole on Georgia Avenue: an old, damaged pipe. Nonetheless, this summer the Atlanta Track Club, the nonprofit running organization behind the Peachtree Road race, announced it is proposing to […]
Posted inMaternal Health
Georgia’s First Safe Haven Baby Box Opens for Distressed New Mothers
In April 2025, a 22-year-old in Macon was arrested after allegedly giving birth and putting an infant in a trash bag. She was also charged with attempted murder. That same year, a 22-year-old in Columbus was arrested after allegedly giving birth and leaving an infant in a dumpster. She was also charged with attempted murder. […]
Posted inLocal Politics, Politics & Policy
Georgia’s Data Center Boom Could Drive Black Voters to the Polls
When it comes to data centers, Yvonne Cole Boone sees their proliferation across metro Atlanta as yet another example of bias. The 67-year-old South Fulton resident has long been against the influx of data centers into her community. Black residents already deal with other burdens, she said, she doesn’t want to add data centers into […]
Posted inCommunity, Politics & Policy
Dickens Joins Summerhill’s Fight to Keep the Olympic Cauldron
After state and nonprofit officials told Summerhill residents in July that they are remaining firm in their decision to move the Olympic cauldron out of the southwest Atlanta neighborhood, Mayor Andre Dickens is now adding his voice to the conversation. In a letter to Jeff Cravens, the president of Atlanta Legacy ’96, which is the […]
