Secretary of State candidate Dee Dawkins-Haigler wants Black voters to send a message to Georgia Democrats later this month by making her the party’s choice to take on GOP incumbent Brad Raffensperger in November. Dawkins-Haigler, a 52-year-old former state lawmaker, nonprofit executive, and active minister at First St. Paul AME Church in Lithonia, is battling […]
Chauncey Alcorn
Chauncey Alcorn is Capital B Atlanta's state and local politics reporter.
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‘We Shall Not Be Moved!’ Peoplestown Residents Celebrate After Eviction Hearing Postponed
An eviction hearing for Peoplestown resident Tanya Washington Hicks was postponed indefinitely, a momentary win for neighborhood locals in a decade-long eminent domain battle with the city. Washington Hicks, a law professor and married mother of two, has spent the last six years battling one of three total eminent domain lawsuits filed against her and […]
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Juneteenth Still Isn’t Recognized in These Metro Atlanta Cities
Many county and municipal government bodies in the Atlanta metro area have passed similar laws recognizing Juneteenth over the past year, but leaders in some local cities still haven’t done the same. Juneteenth still isn’t a paid holiday for city employees in Sandy Springs, Alpharetta, Roswell, Johns Creek, and Smyrna. Each one is hosting or […]
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Political Reporter’s Notebook: Despite City’s Promise, Peoplestown Resident Faces Eviction
It’s been an eventful week in Atlanta and on the midterm campaign trail. The city of Atlanta moved to evict one Peoplestown neighborhood family after reaching a settlement agreement with another in the latest chapter of the years-long eminent domain battle. Stacey Abrams discussed her evolving views on abortion during a revealing Washington Post interview. […]
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Can Herschel Walker Defeat Raphael Warnock Without Winning Over Black Voters?
May 24 marked another milestone night for the state of Georgia and the nation at large for a number of notable reasons that Herschel Walker doesn’t want to dwell on. It was the night Walker — the 60-year-old Heisman Trophy-winning University of Georgia college football legend from Wrightsville — became the first Black candidate in […]
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Political Reporter’s Notebook: These Black Candidates Could Make Election History
Georgia’s intense primary election season officially goes into overtime later this month. Several Black candidates for statewide offices have a chance to make history in November after earning enough votes on Primary Day to enter runoff races against their opponents. Only two Black candidates have ever been elected to statewide office in Georgia, even though […]
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Political Reporter’s Notebook: Democratic Battle for Secretary of State Goes Into Overtime
Man, what a week it has been! The midterm election picture became a lot clearer on Tuesday after some surprising primary election results. But there’s still some critical runoff races taking place next month, on June 21, to establish the final contenders in November. U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker enjoyed a landslide Tuesday night win […]
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These Candidates Scored Big Victories on Primary Day
It was a night in which Georgia’s Democratic and Republican primary candidates took center stage nationally. Incumbent Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger scored a surprisingly decisive Republican primary victory over Trump-endorsed challenger Jody Hice. On the Democratic side, state Rep. Bee Nguyen and former state Rep. Dee Dawkins-Haigler are headed to a runoff next month. […]
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Uvalde Shooting Reminds McBath Why She Ran for Congress in the First Place
U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath spent more time Tuesday night talking about mass shootings and gun violence than celebrating her landslide Democratic primary win. News of the horrifying mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, seemed to remind McBath why she ran for Congress in the first place, and the disproportionate impact gun violence […]
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McBath Wins Big Over Bourdeaux in House Primary Race
U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath scored a lopsided victory Tuesday night in her 7th District Democratic primary battle against incumbent U.S. Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux. The 61-year-old McBath secured at least 33,442 votes (63.04%) on primary day in Georgia, according to the secretary of state’s office, giving her a wide enough margin to avoid a runoff this […]