The art of birthing, as she calls it, is one that never grows old for Rose Horton. Six years ago, Horton, a registered nurse from New York City, found herself at Emory Decatur Hospital when it was then known as DeKalb Medical Center. Horton said that she realized working in the Atlanta area would mean […]
Sydney Sims
Sydney Sims is the youth and education reporter for Capital B Atlanta. Twitter @bySydneySims
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MARTA’s Latest Proposal Could Help Two of Its Most Congested Stations
Top of the morning! Here is Your AM Rundown, with news updates in 400 words or less. Get caught up on headlines and other developments you might’ve missed. Here’s what to know for today: MARTA is pushing forward with its massive 2040 expansion program. The next phase includes potentially adding a light rail line to […]
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It Just Got A Lot Easier For Residents to Carry Guns in Public
Top of the morning! Here is Your AM Rundown, with news updates in 400 words or less. Get caught up on headlines and other developments you might’ve missed. Here’s what to know for today: Georgia residents can now legally walk around with a concealed firearm in public. Gov. Brian Kemp signed Senate Bill 319, commonly known as the Constitutional […]
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Abrams’ 2018 Election Lawsuit Heads to Trial
Top of the morning! Here is Your AM Rundown, with news updates in 400 words or less. Get caught up on headlines and other developments you might’ve missed. Here’s what to know for today: Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams is finally seeing her day in court after suing the state of Georgia back in 2018 […]
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These Three Major Metro Counties Saw Population Decreases
Top of the morning! Here is Your AM Rundown, with news updates in 400 words or less. Get caught up on headlines and other developments you might’ve missed. Here’s what to know for today: For the first time in more than decade, Fulton, DeKalb, and Clayton counties all saw their populations decrease. According to data […]
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Medicaid Expansion Bill Aims to Curb Georgia’s High Maternal Mortality Rate
Top of the morning! It’s Friday, y’all! Here is Your AM Rundown, with news updates in 400 words or less. Get caught up on headlines and other developments you might’ve missed. Here’s what to know for today: ICYMI: Next week, be sure to check our next live event, The State of Black Maternal Health. The […]
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Live in Clayton County? MARTA Wants to Hear From You.
Top of the morning! Here is Your AM Rundown, with news updates in 400 words or less. Get caught up on headlines and other developments you might’ve missed. Here’s what to know for today: Live in Clayton County and have some input on public transportation expansion in your area? MARTA wants to hear from you! […]
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Wrongfully Convicted Black Man Gets $480,000 From State After Serving 18 Years
Top of the morning! Here is Your AM Rundown, with news updates in 400 words or less. Get caught up on headlines and other developments you might’ve missed. Here’s what to know for today: ICYMI: We’re officially nine days away from Capital B’s third live event, The State of Black Maternal Health. The virtual event […]
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Changes Are Coming to DeKalb County’s Early Voting Sites
Top of the morning! Here is Your AM Rundown, with news updates in 400 words or less. Get caught up on headlines and other developments you might’ve missed. Here’s what to know for today: ICYMI: Affordable housing options are coming to East Lake. Thanks to a land donation from the CF Foundation, a vacant, 2-acre […]
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What Black Voters Should Know Ahead of Election Season in Georgia
Record turnout from Black Georgia voters in the 2020 elections and January 2021 runoffs helped secure a win for President Joe Biden and two Democratic U.S. Senate seats. The numbers — 4.9 million votes cast in the presidential election alone — are even more impressive when you consider the challenges voters experienced in 2020: hours-long […]