Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and Sheriff Patrick Labat are just two of the metro Atlanta incumbent candidates who won by a landslide Tuesday night in contests marred by political scandal. U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath also overwhelmed her Democratic primary challengers. Superior Court Clerk Ché Alexander defeated former Atlanta City Council member Keisha Sean […]
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Black Atlanta Votes 2024
After months of hearing candidates’ pitches, voters in metro Atlanta are making their choices for the candidates they want to run courts, prosecutor’s offices, local jails, and various other positions that, while relatively obscure, have a big impact on the lives of thousands of people. In some cases, today’s primary elections will function as the […]
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Meet The Democratic Primary Contenders Battling to Unseat Mesha Mainor
Residents on Atlanta’s west side will decide today which Democratic primary contender they want to take on incumbent Mesha Mainor in a November general election matchup that could serve as a benchmark for GOP attempts to gain support among Black voters. Mainor is the Black former Democratic lawmaker from Georgia’s 56th Congressional District who made […]
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Professor Showed Antiwar Protests Went Beyond Image of Privileged Students
For weeks, student protesters in Atlanta and beyond demonstrating in support of Gaza’s civilians have been characterized homogeneously in the media as pampered, mostly white, rich kids. On Sunday, a 50-year-old Black woman who teaches at an all-male historically Black college turned that framing on its head. Those who have watched Sunday’s commencement at Morehouse […]
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Primary Election Countdown: Candidates Face Community Questions at Forum
With Georgia’s local primary elections just four days away, eight candidates vying for offices ranging from Fulton County commissioner to the Georgia General Assembly joined a community-centered candidate forum in Atlanta’s Westview neighborhood on Thursday evening. The forum, which focused on a total of five races, was led by Capital B Atlanta in partnership with […]
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What to Know Before You Vote for District Attorney
Democratic voters in Fulton County will choose between incumbent District Attorney Fani Willis and Christian Wise Smith, a former prosecutor and current criminal defense attorney, as their choice for the county’s DA for the next four years. The primary vote is happening against the backdrop of the high-profile RICO prosecutions against former President Donald Trump […]
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Local Elections Come With High Stakes for Atlanta’s Black Community
Rashad Brown knows the race for the White House isn’t the only important election happening in Georgia right now. The 32-year-old behavioral health counselor recently asked, through our new Ask Capital B community help desk, why local elections are important since they don’t typically garner as much attention as presidential races despite playing a “vital […]
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Why the Biden-Harris Message of Black Economic Progress Is a Tough Sell in Georgia
Vice President Kamala Harris touted a list of economic accomplishments that the Biden administration has delivered for Black Americans during her latest visit to metro Atlanta. But many Black Atlantans, feeling the lingering sting of inflation, say they’re still struggling financially. The nation’s first Black woman vice president spent a lot of time during her […]
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Black Jewish Students and the On-Campus Divide Over Gaza
Life on campus at the Atlanta University Center has been more complicated for Spelman freshman Sara Scherlinder since the Gaza humanitarian crisis began more than six months ago. In a 24-hour period earlier this month, the 19-year-old Scherlinder, a Washington, D.C., native, attended a leadership forum for students who are both Black and Jewish, which […]
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Who’s on Your Ballot? Find Out With This Comprehensive Voter Guide.
Voters face a lot of choices at the ballot box. That’s why The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Atlanta Civic Circle partnered to create “Georgia Decides,” a comprehensive online voter guide for the 2024 elections. The guide has detailed profiles on candidates running for Congress, Georgia House of Representatives, Georgia Senate, district attorney, judicial offices, and various […]
