Lithonia native Nathaniel Williams doesn’t agree with everything Charlie Kirk has said online, but the self-described Black Republican recalled feeling “astonishment and sadness” on Sept. 10 when news of the conservative activist’s assassination went viral on social media. Kirk’s Turning Point USA nonprofit has recruited throngs of young people to the conservative cause since its […]
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Ossoff Talks Affordable Housing, Delivering for Black Voters
Lack of affordable housing is “probably the number one issue” impacting everyone in metro Atlanta, especially the region’s Black community, according to U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff. It’s why he says he’s spent years combatting abusive corporate landlords and promoting affordable home construction across the state. “I’m in the midst now of an ongoing investigation of […]
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Judge Fines Fulton Commission $10K a Day for Blocking MAGA Election Picks
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners has been ordered to pay $10,000 per day until its members vote to approve the appointment of a pair of controversial Republican nominees to the county’s board of Registration and Elections. Superior Court Judge David Emerson issued his ruling Wednesday afternoon following a contentious morning hearing in which attorneys […]
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How to Keep Your Voter Registration Active Amidst Georgia’s Massive Purge
Voting rights advocates are urging Black Georgians to take appropriate steps this year to ensure they’re not impacted by mass voter registration cancellations and voter eligibility challenges. Nearly half a million people are due to have their Georgia voter registrations canceled no later than July, meaning they won’t be able to cast ballots in key […]
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Eshé Collins Wins Atlanta City Council Post 3 Runoff Election
Atlanta has a new City Council member, and her name is Eshé Collins. The 44-year-old civil rights attorney and veteran Atlanta Board of Education member is projected to defeat business owner Nicole Evans Jones in their post 3 at-large runoff race on Tuesday. Collins received more than 59% of the estimated 12,400 votes cast in […]
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Why Was Black Voter Turnout Poor in Georgia? An Elected Official Reflects.
White voters casting ballots for former President Donald Trump helped Georgia set a new turnout record this year, eclipsing the mark set four years ago and helping him seal his reelection. Meanwhile, Black Georgia voters, who overwhelmingly support Democrats in most elections, were the only major racial demographic group who voted less in 2024 than […]
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A Trump Win, Against the Will of Black Voters
For the overwhelming majority of Black voters, a political nightmare is becoming a reality: Donald Trump secured enough Electoral College votes to win the 2024 presidential election, according to the Associated Press. With a win in Wisconsin, Trump cleared the 270 electoral votes needed to clinch the presidency. In the weeks leading up to Election […]
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Atlanta City Council Post 3 At-Large Race Headed to Runoff
The race to fill Atlanta City Council’s post-3 at-large vacancy is headed to a runoff election between civil rights attorney Eshé Collins and business owner Nicole Evans Jones. Community activist Duvwon Robinson, Black Futurists Group founder Devin Barrington-Ward, and business owner Amber Higgins-Connor were also vying to fill the remainder of former council member Keisha […]
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Black Polling Precincts in Atlanta Receive Bomb Threats
Atlanta-area polling precincts received several bomb threats on Election Day that the government officials say appear to be the work of Russian operatives looking to disrupt the presidential election. Fulton County polling precincts received at least 32 total bomb threats via email and phone call on Tuesday, according to Fulton County Police Chief W. Wade […]
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Fani Willis Reelected as Fulton County District Attorney
One year after Fani Willis catapulted herself into national headlines by filing criminal charges against former President Donald Trump, Fulton County voters have reelected her as their district attorney. Willis became the first woman to serve as Fulton County district attorney when she was elected to her first term in 2020, unseating longtime incumbent Paul […]