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, […]
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Trump’s Racist Obama Video Is Not a Deal Breaker for Some Black Ga. Republicans
Grove Park resident Andre Dennis — a self-described pro-life, religious conservative — is no fan of Barack Obama. But even he doesn’t think it was wise for President Donald Trump or Trump’s staff to share an AI video depicting the nation’s first Black president and first lady as apes. “Do I think that it was […]
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Atlanta Protests Erupt After U.S. Bombing and Takeover of Venezuela
The U.S. attack on Venezuela and abduction of its leader, Nicolas Maduro, and first lady, Cilia Flores, is drawing strong criticism from Georgia Democrats, Atlanta activists, and at least one prominent Republican as the world catches its breath following Saturday’s attack on the South American nation. Roughly 100 anti-war demonstrators marched and rallied in downtown […]
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LIVE UPDATES: A Defiant Fani Willis Testifies Before Georgia Senate Committee
Atlanta District Attorney Fani Willis is testifying today in front of a Georgia Senate committee regarding the conduct of her office during its investigation into phone calls President Donald Trump made asking Republican officials to overturn the 2020 election results. State lawmakers sought to subpoena Willis for more than a year to discuss her conduct […]
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Fani Willis to Testify at Senate Committee Hearing Next Week
Fulton County’s case against Donald Trump and his 2020 fake elector co-conspirators may be over, but the Georgia Republican Party’s examination of how District Attorney Fani Willis handled the case against the president appears to be ramping up. Willis’ attorney, former Gov. Roy Barnes, told members of the Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday that she […]
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Atlanta’s ‘No Kings’ Protest Draws Thousands of Marchers
Atlanta’s No Kings rally drew thousands of residents on Saturday in opposition to the Trump administration’s agenda and perceived authoritarianism. One of dozens of protests held across the country, the crowd of an estimated 10,000 people first met at the Atlanta Civic Center, where they heard from speakers including Democrats Stacey Abrams and U.S. Sen. […]
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Fani Willis Is Target of DOJ Subpoena as Trump Expands Retaliation Campaign
Continuing a campaign to seek retribution against those the president perceives having wronged him, Donald Trump’s Department of Justice subpoenaed records tied to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis last week. Historically, the department has operated independently of the White House, but the president has made clear he expects the DOJ to do his bidding […]
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U.S. District Judge Blocks Lisa Cook’s Removal From the Federal Reserve
A federal district court judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the removal of Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors. Last month, Cook came under fire from President Donald Trump in a social media post alleging that she committed mortgage fraud. While Cook has not officially been charged with any crimes, he called for […]
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The Long Journey to Preserve Emmett Till’s Story, 70 Years After His Lynching
At about 9 a.m. local time on Thursday, the Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr. arrived by train in Greenwood, Mississippi. He traveled for nearly 13 hours from Chicago aboard the Amtrak City of New Orleans. This first-of-its-kind commemorative ride was done to honor the life of his cousin and best friend, Emmett Till. Parker and Till […]
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Backing Trump’s ICE Crackdown, Kemp Mobilizes Georgia’s National Guard
Gov. Brian Kemp said Monday that he’s deploying the National Guard in Georgia to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in the state, amid President Donald Trump’s push for greater immigration enforcement and a federal government crackdown on crime in several major cities. Kemp’s office told Capital B Atlanta via email Tuesday that the estimated […]