After listening to Kamala Harris speak at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church on Sunday, Jeremiah Kilgore and his wife, Katrina, said they were heading straight to the polls to vote for the vice president. “I look forward to seeing her get inaugurated in 2025,” Jeremiah said of Harris after exiting the Stonecrest megachurch with his […]
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Will Black Men in Georgia Decide the 2024 Election?
Independent voter Azola Martin still hasn’t decided who he’s voting for in November, but he says he has reservations about Vice President Kamala Harris that have nothing to do with her gender. Martin says he primarily gets his news from social media, subscribes to some debunked myths about Harris, and may vote for former President […]
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Black Seniors for Harris Help Fuel Record Turnout as Early Voting Begins in Georgia
Ann Keith, 79, and William Keith, 84, didn’t encounter any problems casting ballots during the first day of early voting in Georgia on Tuesday. The married couple was among many Black folks who traveled to the C.T. Martin Natatorium and Recreation Center in Adamsville to hit the polls ahead of Election Day. “It was very […]
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The Voting Group That Flipped Georgia Purple Is Losing Leaders and Funding Ahead of the Election
A Black-led organization that was instrumental in turning the red state of Georgia purple – helping Democrats elect President Joe Biden in 2020 and sweep the state’s runoff elections for Senate the following year – is in turmoil. Four of its executives have resigned or been dismissed in the past six months due to internal […]
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Forgot to Register to Vote? Today Is the Deadline in Georgia.
Today is the final day Georgia residents can register to vote in this year’s Nov. 5 presidential election. The Georgia Secretary of State’s Office says eligible residents have until close of business on Oct. 7 to submit their voter registration application online or via U.S. mail. Folks who don’t have internet access can register to […]
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How Two Black Women’s ‘Preventable’ Deaths Put Abortion on the Ballot in Georgia
Amber Nicole Thurman and Candi Miller, two Black women who died after trying home abortions, aren’t the only ones who have suffered due to Georgia’s abortion restriction law, according to Monica Simpson, executive director of SisterSong, an Atlanta-based reproductive justice group. “There are so many other people … that have come up to me directly, […]
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Why a Black Men’s Super PAC That Once Endorsed Kemp Is Now Backing Harris
An Atlanta-based Black men’s economic advocacy group with a track record of endorsing both Republican and Democratic candidates for public office is throwing its support behind Vice President Kamala Harris in her bid to become the nation’s next president. Atlanta business leader Omar Ali, a previously registered Democrat-turned independent, is co-founder and president of Justice […]
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National Voter Registration Day and the Battle for Georgia’s Black Youth Vote
Voter engagement activists in Georgia are on a mission to ensure all eligible Black college students cast ballots in this year’s presidential election, holding voter registration drives on HBCU campuses throughout the state on Tuesday, in honor of National Voter Registration Day. In Atlanta, the voter engagement group Georgia Stand-Up is hosting a registration drive […]
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Harris Supporters in Georgia Salute Her Debate Performance: ‘She’s Ready’
Kamala Harris supporter Edie Jones was all smiles Tuesday night when asked how she felt the vice president performed in her debate against former President Donald Trump. “She brought it,” Jones said of Harris. “She’s ready. She showed it tonight.” Jones was one of about 50 Harris supporters who attended a Veterans for Harris/Walz debate […]
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Presidential Debate: Black Atlantans Want to Hear These Issues Addressed
With Kamala Harris and Donald Trump set to engage in their first highly anticipated presidential debate Tuesday night in Philadelphia, Atlanta residents like Jacquavious Williams say they want to hear both candidates address the strain of inflation. The 26-year-old Williams, an up-and-coming rapper whose stage name is 1LifeQuay, said he’s doing fine financially, but other […]