Christopher Darden is a Goodwill warehouse technician who said he voted for Donald Trump in 2024 because he thought the president would send voters another stimulus check. More than a year after Trump returned to office, the Rome resident said his health insurance is more expensive, along with gas prices and his overall cost of […]
Chauncey Alcorn
Chauncey Alcorn is Capital B Atlanta's state and local politics reporter.
Posted inElections, Politics & Policy
In Fulton County Commission Chair Race, Challengers Call for Changing of the GuardĀ
Two challengers vying to replace Robb Pitts as chair of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners say his leadership is partly to blame for horrific conditions at the county jail and an ongoing backlog of cases inside the county courts system. During a debate Tuesday night, attorney Marvin Arrington Jr. and Georgia State University professor […]
Posted inElections, Politics & Policy
Georgia Has No Black Republican Lawmakers. The GOP Wants to Change That.
Failing to broaden the Georgia GOPās appeal with Black voters could have dire electoral consequences for the party in the future, according to Lt. Gov. Burt Jones. The GOP candidate for governor and Trump-endorsed frontrunner in the partyās May 19 primary made the stakes for increasing support with Black Georgians clear during a Feb. 28 […]
Posted inCity Politics, Economic Justice, Gentrification, Politics & Policy
Dickens Takes On Atlantaās āTale of Two Citiesā Problem in State of the City Address
Fixing stubborn inequality in Atlanta was the focus of Mayor Andre Dickens during his latest State of the City address Wednesday night. His remarks highlighted the noteworthy accomplishments and national recognition the city has received during the mayorās tenure ā dramatic reductions in violent crime, graduation rate increases for Atlanta Public Schools, achieving a AAA […]
Posted inHousing, Politics & Policy
Georgia Lawmakers With Real Estate Ties Are Writing the Stateās Housing Laws
This article was produced in partnership with the nonprofit newsroom Type Investigations, where Chauncey Alcorn and Adam Mahoney are 2025-2026 Ida B. Wells fellows. When Kenneth Porter moved to Atlanta from Wilmington, North Carolina, in 2016 to advance his career in the entertainment industry, he rented part of a two-bedroom townhouse on Atlantaās eastside for […]
Posted inEconomic Justice, Money
The Black Women Who Started the Target Boycott Say It Was Never Jamal Bryantās to End
Two Minnesota-based Black women activists who claim to have started the ongoing National Target Boycott more than a year ago are accusing megachurch pastor Jamal Bryant, former Ohio State Sen. Nina Turner, and Until Freedom activist Tamika Mallory of deliberately co-opting their economic protest and creating confusion over whether it has ended. To be clear, […]
Posted inEconomic Justice, Money
Target Protest Leader Jamal Bryant Denies Being Paid to End Boycott
Target protest leader Jamal Bryant on Thursday strongly refuted online accusations that the retail giant paid him to end the national economic protest he helped spearhead more than a year ago. āAbsolutely not a dime for even our meetings,ā Bryant told Capital B Atlanta during a Thursday phone interview. āI bought my own plane ticket, […]
Posted inEconomic Justice, Money
Jamal Bryant Says Target Boycott Is Ending Without DEI Concessions
Jamal Bryant announced Wednesday that the Target boycott is over. One year ago last week, the Atlanta megachurch pastor called on his congregation to take their dollars elsewhere after the retail giant announced it was rolling back diversity, equity, and inclusion commitments launched in 2020 in the wake of George Floydās murder in Minneapolis, home […]
Posted inHousing, Politics & Policy
Warnock-Backed Bill Targets Corporate Home Buyers Pricing Out Black Families
Private companies buying up homes in metro Atlanta have made the American dream of homeownership unattainable for many families, and U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock said Black Georgians seeking to buy their first homes have been hurt more than most. Investors own at least 25% of all the single family rental properties in Atlanta, the largest […]
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HBCU Grad Heads to Runoff in Election to Replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congress
Shawn Harris, the bulletproof vest-wearing cattle farmer running to fill Marjorie Taylor Greeneās former seat in Congress, is headed to a runoff against Republican Clayton Fuller in a Georgia special election that has gained national media attention. The Democratic candidate and Tuskegee grad led the mostly Republican field Tuesday night, securing more than 37% of […]