Throughout Georgia, 1 in 5 children struggle to access food as advocates working on the ground say food assistance is at an all-time high due to increased grocery prices and rollbacks to federal programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. And the summer is even more dire for the state’s children as schools are […]
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Posted inPolitics & Policy
U.S. House Votes to Extend Protected Status for Haitians, but Concerns Remain
A resolution to extend Temporary Protected Status for Haitian migrants through 2029 successfully passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, but the bill still faces considerable obstacles. The measure now goes to the majority-Republican Senate. Should it clear that chamber, the White House has already told reporters that President Donald Trump will veto it. […]
Posted inCriminal Justice, Public Safety
After Teen Shootings, Atlanta Faces New Pressure to Expand Prevention Efforts
Before his life was tragically cut short last Saturday, 12-year-old Cameron Coney was a kid with a big personality who loved to play football, according to his family members who spoke to reporters at a vigil earlier this week. The Long Middle School student was shot and killed inside his bedroom at his family’s home […]
Posted inElections
As David Scott Skips Media Interviews, Other Dems Make Their Case To Voters
Conyers resident Yulanda Crowley still isn’t sure who she’s voting for in Georgia’s 13th Congressional District Democratic primary on May 19, but she told Capital B Atlanta on Wednesday that it won’t be U.S. Rep. David Scott. The 64-year-old Crowley is a retired DeKalb County educator who said she’s worried about the rising cost of […]
Posted inEconomic Development, Politics & Policy
Atlanta’s Data Center Surge Meets Resistance in Southwest Communities
Hundreds of residents throughout southwest Atlanta turned out in droves Monday night at the Georgia State University Convocation Center to debate a data center development being planned for their community. The project, which would be built near the West End MARTA station, has led to divisiveness amongst new and legacy residents in the southwest neighborhoods […]
Posted inHousing
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 […]
Posted inHigher Education, Policing
Emory Students Protest AI Surveillance on Campus
Emory University students, faculty, and workers gathered on campus Friday waving signs, beating drums, and chanting to pressure the institution’s administration to end AI-powered surveillance on its campus. Flock Safety, an Atlanta-based surveillance tech company with tens of thousands of its cameras located in cities across the country, is at the heart of the Emory […]
Posted inCriminal Justice, Politics & Policy
Georgia Bill That Could Have Restricted Police Body Cam Footage Fails
It took 15 weeks and an open dispute with city officials for the children of Johnny Hollman to secure the public release of their father’s last moments that were captured on the body camera of the police officer who took the deacon’s life in 2023. Hollman’s family wanted the public to see the footage to […]
Posted inCriminal Justice, Juvenile Justice, Public Safety
After Deadly Shooting, Atlanta Parents Say Curfew Is Just a Step in Fixing Teen Violence
When North Clayton High Schoolers return from spring break next week, the halls will be missing one of their friends, 10th grader Tianah Robinson. The 16-year-old’s life was taken during a shooting at Piedmont Park over Easter weekend that also wounded 15-year-old Italia Wilson. She is now recovering at home with her family in Norcross. […]
Posted inCourts, Maternal Health, Politics & Policy
Black Midwife Sues Georgia Over Birth Laws That Harm Black Mothers
When Jamarah Amani was in labor at a Georgia hospital, she fought with medical staff over her delivery preferences — a harrowing experience during which she recalled a nurse saying her birthing choices would “kill the baby.” After delivering her second child and after enduring that conflict with the medical team, the mother of four […]