With a lineup featuring celebs like Jill Scott, Coco Jones, and GloRilla, and panels with notables like pastor Jamal Bryant and Earvin “Magic” Johnson, HBCU AwareFest is the hottest ticket in town this week. Created by billionaire businessman and philanthropist Robert F. Smith, in partnership with Live Nation Urban, the city of Atlanta, and Mayor […]
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Posted inClimate Change, Economic Development, Environmental Justice, Housing, Politics & Policy
The Black Mecca’s Climate Plan Is Costing Black Atlanta Residents Their Homes
This is the first story in a series on “climate gentrification” in Black neighborhoods. Support for this series was provided by The Neal Peirce Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting journalism on ways to make cities and their larger regions work better for all people. ATLANTA — By the time Atlanta hosts a World Cup […]
Posted inElections, Politics & Policy
Georgia Has No Black Republican Lawmakers. The GOP Wants to Change That.
Failing to broaden the Georgia GOP’s appeal with Black voters could have dire electoral consequences for the party in the future, according to Lt. Gov. Burt Jones. The GOP candidate for governor and Trump-endorsed frontrunner in the party’s May 19 primary made the stakes for increasing support with Black Georgians clear during a Feb. 28 […]
Posted inHBCUs, Health, LGBTQ
As HIV Knowledge Lags Among Gen Z, Morehouse Event Pushes Education
With plates of food in hand and laughter echoing throughout the building, Atlanta University Center students gathered at Morehouse College on Wednesday night for an important community dialogue about sexual health and HIV, a conversation many admitted they don’t have often enough. The evening, hosted by the LGBTQ media advocacy group GLAAD and biopharma company […]
Posted inCity Politics, Economic Justice, Gentrification, Politics & Policy
Dickens Takes On Atlanta’s ‘Tale of Two Cities’ Problem in State of the City Address
Fixing stubborn inequality in Atlanta was the focus of Mayor Andre Dickens during his latest State of the City address Wednesday night. His remarks highlighted the noteworthy accomplishments and national recognition the city has received during the mayor’s tenure — dramatic reductions in violent crime, graduation rate increases for Atlanta Public Schools, achieving a AAA […]
Posted inHousing, Politics & Policy
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 […]
Posted inCriminal Justice, HBCUs, Sports
After Viral Arrest, Tuskegee Coach Announces Lawsuit Against Morehouse
The viral arrest of Tuskegee University’s basketball coach after a Jan. 31 game at Morehouse College has now resulted in a lawsuit against the all-male HBCU. Morehouse had just beaten Tuskegee 77-69 and were preparing for the end-of-game handshake line. Reports indicate that Morehouse College football players attempted to disrupt that process, and Tuskegee coach […]
Posted inPolitics & Policy
ICE Deportation of Double-Amputee Rodney Taylor to Liberia Could Be Imminent
Rodney Taylor, the husband, father, and double-amputee who has been held by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement in Stewart Detention Center since January 2025, may be deported any day now, according to his wife, Mildred Danis-Taylor. Immigration advocates who work with Danis-Taylor on the “Free Rodney Taylor” campaign learned last week that ICE had obtained […]
Posted inMaternal Health
Police Escorted Doulas Out of Atlanta Hospital During Black Mother’s Labor
When a pregnant Georgia woman went into labor earlier this month, she planned for the two doulas she hired to stand beside her as she gave birth. Instead, those doulas say, security officers and county police escorted them out of the hospital while their client was in active labor, despite her repeated requests that they […]
Posted inEconomic Justice, Money
The Black Women Who Started the Target Boycott Say It Was Never Jamal Bryant’s to End
Two Minnesota-based Black women activists who claim to have started the ongoing National Target Boycott more than a year ago are accusing megachurch pastor Jamal Bryant, former Ohio State Sen. Nina Turner, and Until Freedom activist Tamika Mallory of deliberately co-opting their economic protest and creating confusion over whether it has ended. To be clear, […]
