When Jamarah Amani was in labor at a Georgia hospital, she fought with medical staff over her delivery preferences — a harrowing experience during which she recalled a nurse saying her birthing choices would “kill the baby.” After delivering her second child and after enduring that conflict with the medical team, the mother of four […]
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Trump-Backed Candidate Defeats Shawn Harris for Marjorie Taylor Greene Seat
With Harris’ strong showing, the race may be a warning for Republicans nationwide heading into the Fall midterm elections.
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Community Opposition Was Loud, but South Fulton OK’d a Warehouse Project Anyway
When residents in the South Fulton area learned about a nearly 2 million-square-foot project including three large warehouses being planned for their community, they jumped into action to stop it, gathering 1,000 signatures on a petition. Raising concerns about the development’s environmental impact, residents highlighted that a large forest would be cut down and the […]
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Two Housing Bills Could Shape Whether Black Families Stay Housed in Atlanta
Atlanta became the eviction capital of the United States last year. And the fate of two bills aimed at combatting homelessness and increasing affordable housing construction across Georgia may be decided today as state lawmakers convene on the last day of this year’s legislative session, also known as Sine Die. Housing justice advocates say enacting […]
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Black Republicans Blast Gubernatorial Candidates Who Skipped Metro Atlanta Forum
A forum for Republican candidates for governor to address the Black community in metro Atlanta began with controversy Sunday after some on the guest list declined to appear. Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, business leader Clark Dean and military veteran Ken Yasger showed up for the Georgia Black Republican Council event at the Southwest Arts Center […]
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Can Black Voters Help Shawn Harris Make History in Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Former District?
Christopher Darden is a Goodwill warehouse technician who said he voted for Donald Trump in 2024 because he thought the president would send voters another stimulus check. More than a year after Trump returned to office, the Rome resident said his health insurance is more expensive, along with gas prices and his overall cost of […]
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As Black Women Face Historic Job Loss, Speakers at CAU Symposium Urge Action
Mass federal layoffs and an increasingly hostile work environment were top of mind for many of the panelists and speakers at Clark Atlanta University’s third annual Black Women and Public Policy in the South Symposium. For three days this week, Clark’s W.E.B. DuBois Southern Center for Studies in Public Policy led panel discussions and hosted […]
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In Fulton County Commission Chair Race, Challengers Call for Changing of the Guard
Two challengers vying to replace Robb Pitts as chair of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners say his leadership is partly to blame for horrific conditions at the county jail and an ongoing backlog of cases inside the county courts system. During a debate Tuesday night, attorney Marvin Arrington Jr. and Georgia State University professor […]
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SW Atlanta Residents Block Alcohol Sales at Controversial Gas Station
When Faye Floyd opened her email just hours before a key zoning meeting for her southwest Atlanta community, she wasn’t expecting the message that followed. The developer behind a controversial gas station planned for 3397 Greenbriar Parkway SW had withdrawn an application for an alcohol license — a move Floyd and other southwest Atlanta residents […]
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Haitians in Atlanta Await Supreme Court Hearing on Temporary Protected Status
Cassandra Charles, a local civil rights attorney and Haitian American, was happy to hear the U.S. Supreme Court announce that it will hear oral arguments on the Trump administration’s effort to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians. “It signals the fact that the Supreme Court understands how important this issue is, that they’re […]