Helping keep Black Georgians safe has been a major part of Chris Carr’s job while serving as attorney general the past nine years. It’s a priority he said he plans to maintain as the state’s next governor. “I truly believe that government is supposed to keep people safe,” Carr told Capital B Atlanta during a […]
Chauncey Alcorn
Chauncey Alcorn is Capital B Atlanta's state and local politics reporter.
Posted inHousing, Politics & Policy
Bills Aimed at Lowering Housing Costs for Black Georgians Face Crucial Deadline
Albany State University sophomore Leah Cowen dreams of owning a home in Georgia one day, but worries she’ll never be able to afford it. “It’s so important to me, because I do have parents who pay mortgages,” Cowen, 20, told Capital B Atlanta. “Seeing how it’s affecting them personally, and knowing that I’m gonna have […]
Posted inCapital B Atlanta, Politics & Policy, Rural Issues, State Politics, Voting
Amid Threats, Black Farmer Seeks to Flip Seat Once Held by Marjorie Taylor Greene
The standard uniform for most candidates running for public office consists of suits and loafers — maybe a blazer and some jeans. But Shawn Harris — the Black cattle farmer vying to replace former MAGA champion Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia’s U.S. Congressional District 14 — says he regularly wears a bulletproof vest on the […]
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Black Georgia Republicans Back Trump’s Iran Airstrikes
The gathering of Black conservatives at the the Georgia Black Republican Council’s third annual masquerade ball came less than 24 hours after U.S. and Israeli military forces began bombing Tehran, Iran’s capital city. The airstrikes killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader. Polls show most Americans disapprove of the U.S. starting a war with Iran, […]
Posted inHousing
Eviction Crisis in Metro Atlanta Disproportionately Impacts Black Residents
Anxious. Annoyed. Angry. Those are just a few of the emotions expressed by the steady stream of Black folks seen walking in and out of the magistrate case information office inside the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta on Tuesday as some desperately sought legal aid before appearing in court for pending eviction cases. Metro Atlanta […]
Posted inBlack Businesses, Politics & Policy, State Politics
Gubernatorial Candidates Make Their Case to Black Business Owners
Local small-business owner Abigail Baker has seen profits soar for her artificial intelligence integration company, Centient Imagine LLC, over the past three years as more companies embrace the technology and hire her to train their employees to do the same. She wants the next governor of Georgia to help other Black entrepreneurs grow their businesses […]
Posted inPolitics & Policy
New ICE Detention Center Sparks Racial Profiling Fears in Gwinnett County
News of plans to open an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Oakwood is amplifying fears about racial profiling among some people of color in nearby Gwinnett County. That includes Mulberry, Georgia, resident Tracey Fisher. Fisher serves as district director for the Georgia Federation of Democratic Women. She was one of about 15 people […]
Posted inHistory, News
Georgia Leaders Mourn Passing of Civil Rights Icon Jesse Jackson
Atlanta remembers the charismatic speaker who played a major role in national politics and in our own city.
Posted inPolitics & Policy, State Politics
Black Georgians Often Pay More for Car Insurance. This Candidate Wants to Stop It.
Black Georgians often pay more for car insurance than their white neighbors because of non-driving record factors such as their credit score and where they live. It’s a practice state Sen. Nabilah Parkes, D-Duluth, calls “modern-day redlining,” and it’s something she hopes to ban if voters choose her to be the state’s next insurance commissioner […]
Posted inPolitics & Policy, State Politics
Black Male Voters Have Become a Key Focus in the Governor’s Race
Black male voter turn out in Georgia is a problem. Participation declined in 2024 from the levels it reached in 2020, when Democrats won two U.S. Senate seats for the first time in decades. Nationally, it hasn’t reached the same levels it peaked at during Barack Obama’s historic runs in 2008 and 2012. And news […]