Morehouse College student Marchellos Scott performed some political calculus this summer when he registered to vote in Georgia’s Fulton County for this year’s presidential election instead of casting a ballot in his native state. “I understand that Georgia is a swing state and I want to ensure that I’m giving a lot to keep Georgia […]
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Meet Capital B Atlanta’s New Enterprise Reporter, Alyssa Johnson
The Capital B Atlanta team is welcoming a new member, Alyssa Johnson, to a newly created role as enterprise reporter. Johnson’s most recent role was as a reporter at the Miami Herald. Before that, she got her journalism degree at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism in Evanston, Illinois. Here’s why she’s excited to be […]
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Fulton County Commissioners Vote No on Sales Tax for New Jail
The Fulton County Commission on Wednesday voted 4-2 not to pass a motion that would’ve directed the office of county management to pursue a sales tax to pay for a new jail projected to cost about $2 billion.
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Local Elections Come With High Stakes for Atlanta’s Black Community
Rashad Brown knows the race for the White House isn’t the only important election happening in Georgia right now. The 32-year-old behavioral health counselor recently asked, through our new Ask Capital B community help desk, why local elections are important since they don’t typically garner as much attention as presidential races despite playing a “vital […]