Ciara Daniel thought someone was breaking into her family’s home when her 12-year-old son, Charles, woke her up in a panic. “He woke up screaming, holding his ears, shaking his head,” the single mother of two recalled when Capital B Atlanta visited her three-bedroom trailer at the Hunter Ridge Mobile Home Park in Irondale. In reality, […]
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This Trailer Park Helped Make Atlanta the Eviction Capital of America
Stephania Melton has been fighting to keep a roof over her head ever since she and her four children moved into their three-bedroom trailer in the Hunter Ridge Mobile Home Park more than two years ago. The 44-year-old cook and kitchen supervisor from Alabama said the trouble began around March of 2024 after payments for […]
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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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Georgia Lawmakers With Real Estate Ties Are Writing the State’s Housing Laws
This article was produced in partnership with the nonprofit newsroom Type Investigations, where Chauncey Alcorn and Adam Mahoney are 2025-2026 Ida B. Wells fellows. When Kenneth Porter moved to Atlanta from Wilmington, North Carolina, in 2016 to advance his career in the entertainment industry, he rented part of a two-bedroom townhouse on Atlanta’s eastside for […]
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Warnock-Backed Bill Targets Corporate Home Buyers Pricing Out Black Families
Private companies buying up homes in metro Atlanta have made the American dream of homeownership unattainable for many families, and U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock said Black Georgians seeking to buy their first homes have been hurt more than most. Investors own at least 25% of all the single family rental properties in Atlanta, the largest […]
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Bills Aimed at Lowering Housing Costs for Black Georgians Face Crucial Deadline
Albany State University sophomore Leah Cowen dreams of owning a home in Georgia one day, but worries she’ll never be able to afford it. “It’s so important to me, because I do have parents who pay mortgages,” Cowen, 20, told Capital B Atlanta. “Seeing how it’s affecting them personally, and knowing that I’m gonna have […]
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Atlanta Spent $60 Million to Address Homelessness, but the Crisis Persists
As the temperature dropped to around 35 degrees last Wednesday night, Yered Israel wasn’t sure where he’d be sleeping — or whether he’d sleep at all. The 36-year-old, self-identified unhoused man was sitting in the entryway of a Georgia State University garage with his belongings around 9 p.m. last week when he was approached by […]
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From the World Cup to the Governor’s Race, How 2026 Will Test Black Atlanta’s Future
There’s never a dull moment in Atlanta or Georgia politics, and that reality definitely isn’t changing in 2026: The following is a breakdown of key questions as we head into 2026: Will FIFA World Cup be a boon or bust for Black Atlanta? The most high-profile stage for the world’s most popular sport is expected […]
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For One Atlanta Family, a New Home Arrived Just in Time for Christmas
Atlanta native Quanta and her family on Tuesday received what for them was the ultimate Christmas gift from Habitat for Humanity and its partnership with Atlanta Falcons legend Warrick Dunn. The 35-year-old engaged mother of three, her children, her fiancé, Antione, and her mother, Geraldine, were visibly shocked during the morning as they toured their […]
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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 […]