Continuing a campaign to seek retribution against those the president perceives having wronged him, Donald Trump’s Department of Justice subpoenaed records tied to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis last week. Historically, the department has operated independently of the White House, but the president has made clear he expects the DOJ to do his bidding […]
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Atlanta City Council Candidates Address Senior Citizen Concerns In Greenbriar
Cynthia Hildreth is tired of waiting for southwest Atlanta’s Greenbriar Mall to add additional stores. She wants her next city council member to make sure it happens sooner rather than later. “There was supposed to be some stores and activity at Greenbriar Mall, which hasn’t happened,” the 73-year-old grandmother told Capital B Atlanta. “The same […]
Posted inEnvironmental Justice, Politics & Policy
Black Community in South Fulton Fights Georgia’s Data Center Boom
When Yvonne Cole Boone bought her home in South Fulton in 2018, she envisioned a peaceful retirement surrounded by family and friends, spending her days planting new flowers and fruit in her front-yard garden. Her house, nestled in an expansive residential community called Oakley Township, is in a neighborhood Boone says her family naturally fits […]
Posted inEducation, School Boards, State Politics
Why This GOP School Voucher Supporter is Running For State Superintendent
It’s been more than two years since a policy fight over a bill that created Georgia’s existing school voucher program severely damaged Mesha Mainor’s working relationship with state Democratic Party leaders, who vehemently oppose voucher programs, believing they pull too much money out of revenue-starved public schools. Now the former Democratic state House member, who joined the Republican Party […]
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‘We Don’t Want Anyone to Lose Benefits’: Advocates Urge Black Georgians to Prepare for SNAP Changes
Georgia residents who receive food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could begin seeing significant changes as soon as this fall, and local advocates warn SNAP recipients should prepare for these updates as soon as possible. Among the most significant changes are expanded work requirements for adults receiving benefits, and restrictions on immigrant eligibility. […]
Posted inElections, Housing, Politics & Policy
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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ICE Raid in Georgia Results in 475 Arrests in Support of Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
Hundreds of workers were arrested by masked agents Thursday at a massive Hyundai electric vehicle manufacturing plant in southeastern Georgia about 40 minutes west of Savannah. “This in fact was the largest single site enforcement operation in the history of Homeland Security Investigations,” Steve Schrank, special-agent-in-charge of HSI for Georgia and Alabama told the media […]
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Backing Trump’s ICE Crackdown, Kemp Mobilizes Georgia’s National Guard
Gov. Brian Kemp said Monday that he’s deploying the National Guard in Georgia to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in the state, amid President Donald Trump’s push for greater immigration enforcement and a federal government crackdown on crime in several major cities. Kemp’s office told Capital B Atlanta via email Tuesday that the estimated […]
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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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Atlanta Neighborhood Says City Failed to Protect Them From Unwanted Gas Station
When Amber Burks became the first person to move into Aviary Park, a new townhome complex on Greenbriar Parkway, she was excited to see how the community would transform and grow over time. But what she didn’t expect three years ago was for the neighborhood to be in an ongoing feud with the city over […]
