As Election Day quickly approaches, Georgia residents have come out in record numbers to cast their ballots, and the state leads the nation for early voter turnout. Over a million people have already voted so far, and around 31% of them are Black. One demographic that has been falling behind during the early voting period, […]
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Georgia’s Next Secretary of State Could Reshape How Black Georgians Vote
Protecting the voting rights of all Georgians from federal government interference and defending seniors from fraud scams are top priorities for Democratic Secretary of State candidate Penny Brown Reynolds. The veteran civil rights attorney and former Fulton County state judge, who starred on the Emmy-nominated Family Court with Judge Penny series from 2008-2009, is in […]
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Georgia’s Ballot Has Three Constitutional Amendments You Should Know About
Two weeks away from the midterm elections, the latest polling shows that 96% of Georgia voters know which gubernatorial candidate they’re going to support at the ballot box. Thanks to voter mobilization efforts and the barrage of campaign ads, many voters may also feel well informed about the U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, and the […]
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Can Black Sports Stars Help Republicans Make Inroads With Georgia’s Black Voters?
Kesha Kennings isn’t a huge football fan. But she appreciated seeing former Atlanta Falcons and University of Georgia running back Todd Gurley join President Donald Trump at a Republican campaign rally in Dalton, Georgia. The retired Navy veteran, who lives in Dallas, Georgia, was one of several Black Trump supporters who attended the event Friday. […]
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How Georgia’s Gubernatorial Candidates Plan to Fight Atlanta’s Eviction Crisis
Metro Atlanta is the eviction capital of America, with Black residents making up 70% of cases. With affordability and housing instability major issues heading into the midterms, Georgia gubernatorial candidates Keisha Lance Bottoms and Rick Jackson have rolled out plans to lower the eviction rate. Their proposals came in response to recently publicized data showing […]
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Black Family Says Rick Jackson Reopened Wounds by Using Daughter’s Death in Ad
Criticism of Republican gubernatorial nominee Rick Jackson is growing louder after his campaign used the 911 call in the fatal shooting of Secoriea Turner and footage of the grieving family in a political ad. Turner is the 8-year-old girl who was fatally shot in the head with an AR-15 rifle on July 4, 2020, outside […]
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Meet the PSC Candidates Fighting to Lower Georgia Electric Bills
Black voters could play a decisive role in a pair of Public Service Commission races on the Nov. 3 election ballot. The five-member PSC is the regulatory board that decides whether monopolistic utility companies like Atlanta Gas Light and Georgia Power, which provides electricity to an estimated 2.8 million customers across the state, can increase […]
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Barack Obama Backs Keisha Lance Bottoms for Georgia Governor
Barack Obama has endorsed Keisha Lance Bottoms in Georgia’s heated governor’s race — and he wants Peach State voters to do the same. The nation’s first Black president issued a video endorsement Wednesday night in support of the Democratic nominee vying to become America’s first Black woman governor. During the 54-second clip, Obama calls on Georgia […]
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Keisha Lance Bottoms Faces Massive Ad Spending Gap in Georgia’s Tight Governor’s Race
Screeching tires, burning rubber in the streets. Cars and property being destroyed. Calls for emergency assistance. Officer hit. Those are just a few of the searing images and sounds running in a Rick Jackson campaign ad blitz skewering Keisha Lance Bottoms’ tenure as Atlanta mayor. Nonetheless, Joanne Winston says she plans to support the Democratic […]
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Fear Has Become Part of Daily Life for Many Haitian Immigrants in Metro Atlanta
When Ten Georges left Haiti for the United States in 2023, large portions of the country — including his hometown of Port-au-Prince — were under the control of armed gangs that were constantly trying to recruit or kill anyone who stood in their way. (Georges asked to be identified by a nickname instead of his […]
