Fraternity members and HBCU alum are mourning the loss of Anthony Pearson after his fatal shooting on Sunday. And now they want to help a young girl who lost her father. A day of fellowship and brotherhood turned into tragedy when a masked man opened fire at a Kappa Alpha Psi picnic over the weekend, […]
Angela Burt-Murray
Angela Burt-Murray is Capital B Atlanta's editor
Posted inCourts, Maternal Health
Botched Delivery, Decapitated Baby: Parents Awarded $2.5M After Doctor Posted Video
A young Georgia couple thought they already experienced the worst pain imaginable when they lost their first child, Treveon Isaiah Taylor Jr., who died during delivery in 2023. The delivery of the couple’s son made headlines across the country after it was revealed that the baby was decapitated during delivery. Then Dr. Jackson Gates, the […]
Posted inEconomic Justice
National Baptist Convention President Under Fire After Accepting Target Donation Amid DEI Boycott
When the Rev. Boise Kimber was first installed as the president of the National Baptist Convention USA in January, he announced the creation of an economic development committee to meet with politicians and major corporations that have been rolling back their initiatives to address diversity, equity and inclusion. “Many of our people buy from Walmart, […]
Posted inHealth, Politics & Policy
Adriana Smith’s Family Plans to Livestream Her Funeral
Adriana Smith, the pregnant Georgia woman declared brain-dead back in February, was taken off life support after delivering her son Chance. Now the family is planning to livestream her funeral on Youtube. Smith’s story made headlines around the country when her family revealed Emory University Hospital was keeping her on life support because doctors discovered […]
Posted inCourts, Criminal Justice
Tyler Perry Hit with $260 Million Sexual Assault Suit by ‘Oval’ Actor
Tyler Perry is facing a $260 million sexual assault suit filed by a former actor on his series The Oval. On Tuesday, The New York Times reported that Derek Dixon, an actor who worked with Perry on two television series, was suing the mogul for sexual harassment, assault, and battery. In a statement, Matthew Boyd, […]
Posted inHigher Education
After Morehouse Student Found Dead in Pond, Ben Crump Calls for Answers
A bright young leader with a kind heart, Morehouse College student Kyle Coleman had a promising future. So when his parents, Keith and Cimmerian Coleman, woke up June 7 and realized their son had not come home after hanging out with friends the previous evening in Virginia, they reported their 19-year-old missing. Four days later, […]
Posted inPolicing, Politics & Policy
Atlanta Immigration Protest Draws Hundreds Amid Tear Gas and Fireworks
As protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions continued for a fifth night in Los Angeles, citizens took to the streets in dozens of cities across the country, including Atlanta. Marching along Buford Highway on Tuesday night, hundreds of protestors carried Mexican flags and homemade signs to protest President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement in the […]
Posted inPolitics & Policy, State Politics
Keisha Lance Bottoms Interview: ‘I’m Standing Up and I’m Fighting Back’
When Keisha Lance Bottoms first ran for mayor of Atlanta in 2018, part of her campaign’s appeal was that she was deeply rooted in Black Atlanta. Supporters loved to wear T-shirts emblazoned with “My mayor’s name is Keisha” from the barbershop to the neighborhood BBQ. Proudly repping the city’s southwest side, she declared victory after […]
