Sunday is when paradise is preached and seen. They come dressed in their Sunday best. Starched collars and scuffed shoes. Wide-brimmed hats blooming like flowers across the sanctuary. An elder humming low, as if tuning her soul like a string before the choir rose. The beauty of the stained glass fell across the pews like […]
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Posted inPolitics & Policy
Government Shutdown Leaves Atlanta Federal Workers Feeling Like ‘Bargaining Chips’
Late mortgage payments. Car loan defaults. No child care. Dwindling savings. These are just a few of the issues that federal workers told Capital B Atlanta they will be facing as the federal government shutdown drags on. The suspension of pay and work disruption for many federal employees already has contributed to staffing shortages, longer […]
Posted inCriminal Justice, Incarceration
A Woman With Mental Disabilities Is on Life Support After Fulton Jail Attack
An Atlanta family is seeking answers after a brutal attack inside the Fulton County Jail left a 20-year-old woman on life support at Grady Hospital. Tyriana Ledbetter had been incarcerated in Fulton County since late May on multiple charges including armed robbery and aggravated assault. According to a statement from the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, […]
Posted inCulture, Events, LGBTQ
Atlanta Pride 2025: Events, Parades, and What to Know This Weekend
While Black Atlanta Pride, which launched in 1996, showed up and showed out in August, there’s even more to celebrate at the Atlanta Pride Festival and Parade this weekend. Heralded as the largest free Pride festival in the United States, Atlanta Pride will mark its 55th year in 2025 by creating an unforgettable lineup of […]
Posted inArts, Community
Backlash over Race Massacre Mural Leads to Tense Community Meeting
A new mural commemorating the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre in South Atlanta is drawing criticism from residents and historians, who say the artwork was developed with limited community input and misrepresents the historical trauma it seeks to address. The mural, located on the side of a building managed by Focused Community Strategies and across the […]
Posted inElections, Politics & Policy, Public Safety
What Does Public Safety Look Like to You? A City Council Candidate Asks Atlantans.
Creating a climate where people feel safe in their communities can be one of the most difficult tasks an elected official takes on. Public safety is an umbrella term for a network of community, law enforcement and public health officials working together to create that sense of security. This election cycle, both candidates running for […]
Posted inElections, Politics & Policy, State Politics
Palestinian American Pitches Black Voters Progressive Plan in Georgia Governor’s Race
Story Update: Democratic state Rep. Ruwa Romman announced February 25 that she was dropping out of the race for governor and would instead pursue an open Gwinnett state Senate seat. With her recently announced run for governor, state Rep. Ruwa Romman, D-Duluth, hopes to start a progressive movement in Georgia that centers on economic issues […]
Posted inEnvironmental Justice
How One Woman Turned a Polluted River Into a Protected Community Treasure
In the new series From Harm to Healing, Capital B is putting a spotlight on how pollution and environmental dangers are threatening Black communities, and the people who are working to fight back against these threats to health. In 2010, DeKalb County officials actively discouraged residents from getting too close to the South River. Signs were […]
Posted inElections, Politics & Policy
Why This Black GOP Candidate Wants to Eliminate Automatic Voter Registration
Georgia secretary of state candidate Kelvin King has an unorthodox view of what it means to protect people’s voting rights, but it’s a perspective the Republican wants other Black Georgians to consider. GOP state officials, including current Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, have maintained that illegal voting isn’t a widespread problem in Georgia, citing multiple […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
HBCU Marching Band Suspended From Homecoming After Alleged Hazing Incident
Many people in attendance for Fort Valley State University’s homecoming over the weekend likely had been looking forward to seeing the school’s storied marching band take the field for another electric halftime performance. But after hazing charges were leveled against members of the band last week, the “Blue Machine” was removed from the weekend’s lineup. […]
