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 […]
Alyssa Johnson
Alyssa Johnson is Capital B Atlanta's enterprise reporter.
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 […]
Posted inEconomic Development, Environmental Justice, Politics & Policy
A Black DeKalb Community Fought a Massive Data Center for Nearly a Year and Won
Jackie Malcom lives less than a quarter mile from where a 2 million square foot data center project was going to be built in Ellenwood, Georgia, a majority-Black community in DeKalb County. Malcom, 62, opposed the project because she and her neighbors are already dealing with poor air quality as pollution from surrounding industry, including […]
Posted inEducation, LGBTQ, Politics & Policy, Sports
Families Fear Georgia’s Trans Athlete Ban Will Harm Black Children
Music and laughter echoed throughout the evening air at Central Park in Old Fourth Ward as dozens of LGBTQ+ families and allies gathered to play kickball and tug of war, lined up to get colorful temporary tattoos and face paint, and raise money for trans residents in need. The July 30 field day event, hosted […]
Posted inCommunity, Culture
New Jovita Moore Mural Unveiled at Bellwood Coffee After Public Pushback
Bellwood Coffee has unveiled new artwork of Jovita Moore after the company faced community pushback this summer for covering up a mural of the late WSB-TV news anchor. In May, the local coffee company faced backlash from residents after its new cafe in Grant Park covered up a colorful mural dedicated to Moore with dark […]
