When Ed Anderson walks into the Atlanta VA Medical Center, he doesn’t just see a hospital. He sees the place that once saved his life. “I can say with no shame in my voice that the VA mental health care saved my life more than 20, 25 years ago,” said the 71-year-old Air Force veteran. […]
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Posted inCriminal Justice, Incarceration, Policing
World Cup Sparks Fears of Unhoused People Being Jailed
With just over 100 days remaining until Atlanta hosts its first World Cup match, activists and local officials are pushing the city not to repeat the same “cleanup the streets” program that led up to the 1996 Olympic Games. An estimated 30,000 Atlantans were displaced from their homes in the six years prior to the […]
Posted inCapital B Atlanta, Politics & Policy, Rural Issues, State Politics, Voting
Amid Threats, Black Farmer Seeks to Flip Seat Once Held by Marjorie Taylor Greene
The standard uniform for most candidates running for public office consists of suits and loafers — maybe a blazer and some jeans. But Shawn Harris — the Black cattle farmer vying to replace former MAGA champion Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia’s U.S. Congressional District 14 — says he regularly wears a bulletproof vest on the […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Culture
Slutty Vegan CEO Pinky Cole Files for Bankruptcy
Pinky Cole, the dynamic founder of the $100 million Slutty Vegan restaurant empire, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. According to reports, Cole owes $1.4 million to the Small Business Administration and the Georgia Department of Revenue. The 38-year-old entrepreneur, who revolutionized the plant-based restaurant game with flavorful lineup of burgers and fries, has also […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Community, Culture, Events, History
Women’s History Month: 12 Events in Atlanta Honoring Black Women
As the home of civil rights legends, business leaders, and cultural content creators, Atlanta — and Black women in our city — influence everything. In celebration of Women’s History Month this March, there will be book signings, art exhibits, and spoken-word brunches so that Black women in the metro area can get their flowers. March […]
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Black Georgia Republicans Back Trump’s Iran Airstrikes
The gathering of Black conservatives at the the Georgia Black Republican Council’s third annual masquerade ball came less than 24 hours after U.S. and Israeli military forces began bombing Tehran, Iran’s capital city. The airstrikes killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader. Polls show most Americans disapprove of the U.S. starting a war with Iran, […]
Posted inHousing
Eviction Crisis in Metro Atlanta Disproportionately Impacts Black Residents
Anxious. Annoyed. Angry. Those are just a few of the emotions expressed by the steady stream of Black folks seen walking in and out of the magistrate case information office inside the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta on Tuesday as some desperately sought legal aid before appearing in court for pending eviction cases. Metro Atlanta […]
Posted inHealth, Mental Health
Former Falcon Rondale Moore’s Death Highlights Suicide Crisis Among Black Men
When news broke last week that Rondale Moore, a 25-year-old former Atlanta Falcons player, died by a suspected self-inflicted gunshot wound, it stunned fans and coaches while raising alarm with mental health professionals. Authorities in New Albany, Indiana, said Moore was found dead in the garage of a property in the area and that his […]
Posted inEnvironmental Justice, Health
Toxic Air From Sterilizer Plant Sparked Cancer Fears. Now Black Families Are Fighting Back.
Iffat Walker didn’t realize how close a facility that had been emitting a toxic chemical shown to cause lymphoma and breast cancer was to her family until she pulled up a map. Her mother’s home in Covington, where Walker spends time regularly, sits roughly 10 miles from a sterilizer plant that uses ethylene oxide, a […]
Posted inHBCUs, Technology
Spelman’s Mission to Create the Next Generation of Black Tech Professionals
More than 85 students from Black colleges across the South and east coast descended on Spelman College this weekend for the school’s fourth-annual HBCU Game Jam. Over the three-day event, students attended workshops on game design and development, culminating in a hack-a-thon where student teams spent 24-hours building their own video game. For the first […]