This story is a part ofĀ Capital B Atlanta’s Community Spotlight series. Weāre shining a light on the people, places, and businesses working to bring joy to and uplift Atlanta. To nominate a deserving spotlight, reach out to Atlantaās community engagement editor Ann Hill Bond at ann.hillbond@capitalbnews.orgĀ Itās been more than a week since a video […]
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Posted inPolitics & Policy
Black Atlanta Wants Rent Control. Will State Lawmakers Help Them Get It?
Advocates pushing for Georgia lawmakers to lift a decades-old, statewide ban on rent control face an uphill battle in the current 40-day legislative session, which started last Monday. āI donāt see that happening,ā state Sen. Gloria Butler, a Democrat representing Stone Mountain, told Capital B Atlanta in December. āIām being realistic because these are real […]
Posted inCapital B ATL Events, Year-end-recap-2023
Top Trending Topics: Capital B ATL’s Year-End Recap
Boy, that was fast. The year 2023 blew by in a hurry, but not without twists and turns that will impact Black Atlanta, and the region overall, for years to come. From courtroom battles that could reshape how creatives in hip-hop put out their work to those that could shape the next presidential election, Fulton […]
Posted inPartner Content, Politics, Voting
Voting Rights Decision May Curb Push to Diversify Georgia, Alabama Utility CommissionsĀ
BrionteĀ“ McCorkle was āfuriousā when a federal appeals court ruled in late November that Georgia could keep its current method of electing its powerful utility regulators. She punched her kickboxing heavy bag so hard that it broke. āI busted the bag, I was that mad,ā she said. But, McCorkle added, āWeāre not going to let […]
Posted inPublic Safety
AUC Students React to Jacksonville Mass Shooting, Local Bomb Threat
The past few days have been tense on HBCU campuses amid violent threats and increasing concerns about racist attacks. A white supremacist shot and killed three Black people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida on Saturday ā but he was first seen putting on a tactical vest on the campus of a nearby […]
Posted inHistory
ATLās Love for Hip-Hop: Residents Share How They Got Hooked
Aug. 11 marks Hip-Hopās 50th birthday. And while Atlanta isn’t the birthplace of Hip-Hop, few cities have influenced the genreās history, current popularity, and future like ATL, letting everyone know that āThe South has something to say.ā So, in honor of the anniversary, Capital B Atlanta set out to ask residents a simple (yet loaded) […]
Posted inPublic Safety
Atlantaās āBroken Promisesā: $67M for Cop City, Violence Prevention Left Behind
This story was published in partnership with The Trace. In December 2021, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms sent a news release announcing the formation of the cityās first-ever Office of Violence Reduction. The office was to be charged with coordinating efforts between community-led violence intervention programs and dispersing some $5 million in grants to organizations […]
Posted inCity Politics, Economy, Jobs, Public Services
What We Heard at the Budget Hearing for Atlanta’s New Department of Labor
Workforce development leaders from the office of Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens are making final preparations to open the first city-run Department of Labor and Employment Services in July. Last week, Odie Donald II, Mayor Andre Dickensā chief of staff, laid out plans for the new department during its inaugural City Council budget briefing. Donald has […]
Posted inLGBTQ
Where to Find Black Trans Safe Spaces in Atlanta
For decades, Atlanta has been seen as a safe space for Black queer and trans people in the South. The violent deaths of two trans women in April, and an attack on another in January, have the local LGBTQ+ community on edge. On April 11, Ashley Burton, a well-known hairstylist and makeup artist, was shot […]
Posted inPublic Safety
As a Mass Shooting Unfolded in Atlanta, Some Of Us Got Text Alerts. Did You?
A mass shooting in Midtown on Wednesday afternoon left some residents confused about what was going on and what to do. Others received alerts on their phones and emails with warnings in real time. āActive shooter incident in Midtown ā Shelter in place! Please avoid the area surrounding West Peachtree St., 14th St., 12th St., […]