Moments after MS Now declared Keisha Lance Bottoms the winner of Georgia’s race for governor on Nov. 3, singer and actor Tyrese Gibson felt compelled to clear the air about a common myth. “There’s this idea that’s been floating around for years that Black men don’t stand with Black women in politics,” the star of […]
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New List Reveals Metro Atlanta’s 10 Biggest Eviction Hotspots
Lakeview Apartments in Stone Mountain is now the number one evictor in metro Atlanta as the region remains the eviction capital of America, according to the latest data. A group of researchers from Princeton University’s nonprofit Eviction Lab examined eviction filings in major metro areas across the country and released its latest top 10 list […]
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What Bottoms’ Victory Could Mean for Abortion Access in Georgia
As Keisha Lance Bottoms prepares to begin her tenure as the country’s first Black female governor in January, one of the promises she’s working on fulfilling is repealing Georgia’s restrictive abortion law. The former Atlanta mayor told reporters at the state Capitol on Nov. 6 that talks will begin soon among lawmakers to address the […]
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Georgia’s First Black DSA Lawmaker Wants Democrats to Put Working People First
Fresh off a historic Nov. 3 win that saw Democrats take control of the state House and the governor’s mansion for the first time in more than two decades, Mathewos Samson and his fellow Democratic Socialists have hit the ground running. “Since election night, me and my team have been pretty active internally thinking about […]
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From FAMU to Spelman, HBCU Alumni Make History in the Midterms
For decades, Black leaders have been preaching that HBCUs consistently punch above their weight, producing some of the nation’s best and brightest doctors, educators, and lawmakers. If it wasn’t understood before, this year’s midterms proved their point … again. From Howard University’s hilltop to the highest of seven hills at Florida A&M University, HBCU graduates […]
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How Black Women Won in Georgia
Atlanta school teacher Elizabeth Soreng immediately knew the significance of Keisha Lance Bottoms’ landmark win Tuesday night as she shed tears of joy watching the returns. “She is the first,” an emotional Soreng told Capital B Atlanta at the Marriott Marquis election night watch party. “I’m feeling so happy because this is something that every […]
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Black Democrats Made History, So Did a Black Farmer
On Election Day, Black women in Georgia broke barriers in more ways than one. Voters there not only elected the first Black woman governor in U.S. history, but also chose Katherine Juhan-Arnold as the state’s first woman and Black commissioner of agriculture. “Georgia, we did it! I am overwhelmed with gratitude,” Juhan-Arnold wrote in a […]
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What Georgia’s New Constitutional Amendments Results Mean
In addition to electing the first nation’s Black female governor and flipping the state’s House of Representatives to majority Democrat, Georgians also passed three new constitutional amendments. The ballot measures involved property taxes, emergency services, and judicial elections. According to the unofficial results from the Georgia secretary of state’s office, all the measures have passed. […]
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Keisha Lance Bottoms Becomes America’s First Black Woman Governor
“This campaign was for every community and every corner of Georgia,” Bottoms told supporters.
“This win is for all of us.”
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Black Democratic Socialist Wins Georgia General Assembly Race
Making history, Mathewos Samson will be first Black DSA member to serve in the Gold Dome.
