Emory University students, faculty, and workers gathered on campus Friday waving signs, beating drums, and chanting to pressure the institution’s administration to end AI-powered surveillance on its campus. Flock Safety, an Atlanta-based surveillance tech company with tens of thousands of its cameras located in cities across the country, is at the heart of the Emory […]
Alyssa Johnson
Alyssa Johnson is Capital B Atlanta's enterprise reporter.
Posted inCourts, Maternal Health, Politics & Policy
Black Midwife Sues Georgia Over Birth Laws That Harm Black Mothers
When Jamarah Amani was in labor at a Georgia hospital, she fought with medical staff over her delivery preferences — a harrowing experience during which she recalled a nurse saying her birthing choices would “kill the baby.” After delivering her second child and after enduring that conflict with the medical team, the mother of four […]
Posted inEconomic Development, Politics & Policy
Community Opposition Was Loud, but South Fulton OK’d a Warehouse Project Anyway
When residents in the South Fulton area learned about a nearly 2 million-square-foot project including three large warehouses being planned for their community, they jumped into action to stop it, gathering 1,000 signatures on a petition. Raising concerns about the development’s environmental impact, residents highlighted that a large forest would be cut down and the […]
Posted inMaternal Health, Reproductive Health
Georgia Case Spotlights Rising Risks for Black Women Navigating Pregnancy Care
In March, a Black Georgia woman who allegedly took abortion pills to terminate her pregnancy, was charged with murder, a legal move that advocates have been sounding the alarm about since Georgia enacted one of the most restrictive abortion laws in the country. Alexia Moore, 31, was charged with malice murder as well as possession […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, HBCUs
Spelman Alum Calida Rawles Returns to Her Alma Mater With New Exhibit
For Calida Rawles, having an exhibition of her art displayed at her alma mater Spelman College is more than just a homecoming, it’s an affirmation to all the Black students who want to pursue a career in the arts. “I remember when this building was open and I remember I was very upset that students […]
Posted inEnvironmental Justice, Health, Politics & Policy
SW Atlanta Residents Block Alcohol Sales at Controversial Gas Station
When Faye Floyd opened her email just hours before a key zoning meeting for her southwest Atlanta community, she wasn’t expecting the message that followed. The developer behind a controversial gas station planned for 3397 Greenbriar Parkway SW had withdrawn an application for an alcohol license — a move Floyd and other southwest Atlanta residents […]
Posted inHBCUs, Health, LGBTQ
As HIV Knowledge Lags Among Gen Z, Morehouse Event Pushes Education
With plates of food in hand and laughter echoing throughout the building, Atlanta University Center students gathered at Morehouse College on Wednesday night for an important community dialogue about sexual health and HIV, a conversation many admitted they don’t have often enough. The evening, hosted by the LGBTQ media advocacy group GLAAD and biopharma company […]
Posted inMaternal Health
Police Escorted Doulas Out of Atlanta Hospital During Black Mother’s Labor
When a pregnant Georgia woman went into labor earlier this month, she planned for the two doulas she hired to stand beside her as she gave birth. Instead, those doulas say, security officers and county police escorted them out of the hospital while their client was in active labor, despite her repeated requests that they […]
Posted inMaternal Health, Politics & Policy, Reproductive Health
Oscar-Nominated Doc Brings to Light Families’ Loss Under Georgia Abortion Law
If Amber Nicole Thurman were alive today, the 28-year-old would most likely have become a nurse. “She would never know that she got accepted into nursing school because August the 19th was the end of her life, and August the 21st I got the call that she was accepted into nursing school,” said Thurman’s mother, […]
Posted inHealth, LGBTQ, Politics & Policy
If PrEP Coverage to Combat HIV Disappears, Black Communities Could Be Hit Hard
Cullen Smith takes an HIV preventative medication every day for “added security” and “peace of mind” after he thought he may have contracted the disease from a partner last year. “Once that situation came up, if I wanted to keep my current health, I needed to take other actions,” said Smith, an Atlanta resident. “I […]