With a proposed $16.5 million budget increase, the Atlanta Police Department is on track to receive its largest general fund budget. State and local spending on police has been on the rise for decades across the country, and Atlanta is no different. Under the plan, the department would receive $324.4 million, up 5.37% from the […]
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Keisha Lance Bottoms Wins Democratic Nomination for Georgia Governor
Name recognition across Georgia helped former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms outpace her Democratic rivals to win the party’s nomination for governor Tuesday. The magnitude of the moment wasn’t lost on Bottoms when she took the stage around 11 p.m. with her husband and four children. She appeared to get choked up multiple times during […]
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Georgia 2026 Election Results: The Winners, Upsets, and Runoffs
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms outran her rivals and avoided a runoff to win the Democratic Party’s nomination for Georgia governor Tuesday. Bottoms gained more than 56% of unofficial votes cast in the race by 10:18 a.m., Wednesday, with 99% of votes counted in the race, according to the Associated Press. Former state Sen. Jason […]
Posted inCulture, HBCUs, Higher Education
Morehouse’s Commencement Celebrates Brotherhood, Loss, and New Leadership
For nearly four hours Sunday, the campus of Morehouse College was charged with excitement and pride as families and educators celebrated the 2026 graduating class of 578 young men. Alumni from the prestigious Atlanta HBCU, in crisp white fedoras, lined the pathways to welcome graduates during the processional, while African drummers led the Class of […]
Posted inCriminal Justice, Incarceration
Alleged Medical Neglect at Fulton Jail Cost a Man His Legs and Fingers
Even though the charges against him have been dropped, Rashaad Muhammad’s life has been permanently altered after spending 11 days incarcerated in Fulton County’s Rice Street Jail. Muhammad had his lower legs amputated and a full or partial amputation on all 10 fingers due to what he and his lawyers described as medical neglect while […]
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How Facts Only Trivia Cultivated a Hip-Hop Community in Atlanta
Ten years ago, Branden Peters looked around Atlanta’s nightlife and saw overpriced VIP sections, plumes of hookah smoke, and a culture that felt more pretentious than fun. What he didn’t see was a third space where hip-hop lovers could gather around the music that raised them, enjoy themselves, and put their knowledge to the test. […]
Posted inHBCUs, Higher Education
Morehouse School of Medicine Defends Anti-DEI Graduation Speaker Amid Backlash
While this time of year is supposed to be one of celebration for students and their families, Morehouse School of Medicine’s graduation is being overshadowed by controversy. Some students at the HBCU are protesting the school’s decision to invite a Republican lawmaker as this year’s commencement speaker on May 16. U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick of […]
Posted inPolitics & Policy, State Politics
Black Voting Power Faces New Threat in Georgia Redistricting Efforts
A Republican effort to effectively weaken Black voting power in Georgia has Democratic state lawmakers worried about the future of Black representation in the General Assembly. Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday made Georgia the latest Republican-led state to announce it will redraw its political maps in response to the April 29 U.S. Supreme Court ruling […]
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Amy Sherald Returns to Atlanta After Her Art Was Attacked by Trump’s Team
After canceling her exhibit American Sublime last year at the Smithsonian over censorship attacks by the Trump administration regarding her portrait of a trans woman, Amy Sherald’s exhibit is set to premiere at the High Museum of Art on Friday. Best known for her portraits depicting Black American life, Sherald’s paintings, created between 2007 and […]
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How Keisha Lance Bottoms Plans to Veto Maps That Dilute Black Voting Power
Keisha Lance Bottoms is vowing to veto any redrawn political district maps that intentionally target and weaken the voting power of Black Georgians if she’s elected governor in November. Her remarks were in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s April 29 decision that said that political maps drawn based on race are unconstitutional. The Supreme […]