Republican lawmakers are seeking to end a Biden administration mandate that local governments and water utilities identify and replace lead pipes nationwide, potentially obstructing efforts being made in metro Atlanta. The Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) aim to eliminate toxic pipes in the U.S. within the next 10 years. Following this mandate, areas like […]
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Georgia Leads in HIV Cases. Will Trump’s Policies Block a Lifesaving Drug?
This story was originally published by Healthbeat. Sign up for their public health newsletters at healthbeat.org/newsletters. Latonia Wilkins knows she needs to be on PrEP due to her non-monogamous lifestyle. But the 52-year-old Atlanta mother has faced repeated challenges getting the lifesaving drug that can prevent new HIV infections. Years ago, Wilkins was dating a […]
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The Push For More Black Pilots Gets Federal Funding Boost
Justin Mutawassim’s dream of becoming a pilot took flight 22 years ago when, at age 5, he stepped on a plane for the first time during a family trip to Disney World. “I just had a fascination with the airplane itself and how it flew,” Mutawassim recalled in a recent phone interview. That fascination took […]
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How Georgia’s Black Republicans Are Capitalizing on Trump’s Election Victory
Black Republicans in Georgia are planning to capitalize on the small-but-significant gains that President-elect Donald Trump achieved with Black voters in this year’s election, as their party works to broaden its appeal to Black voters far beyond 2024. Data shows that Black folks who chose not to vote played a decisive role helping Trump win […]
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Georgia Dems Throw Support Behind Harris After Biden Drops Out
The possibility of Vice President Kamala Harris becoming the country’s first Black woman president lifted the spirits of many of Georgia’s Black elected officials in the hours after President Joe Biden bowed out of the 2024 White House race. Top Georgia Democrats, including many in the state’s legislative Black Caucus, had steadfastly backed Biden up […]
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Biden Steps Aside, Makes Way for Harris
President Joe Biden announced on Sunday that he’s dropping out of his reelection contest and is endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris as his replacement at the top of the ticket. “My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the best decision […]
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Morehouse President David A. Thomas Announces Retirement
Morehouse College’s top man will hang up his hat at the end of the 2024-2025 academic year. David A. Thomas, 69, announced his retirement in a statement released by the college late Friday afternoon. A veteran educator with more than 30 years of experience, Thomas was selected as Morehouse’s 12th president in 2018. His last […]
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Why Black Faith Leaders Are Backing Biden Amid Calls For Him to Step Aside
Hours before President Joe Biden tried to calm fears about his candidacy with a live press conference, roughly 20 local Black clergy leaders gathered inside Georgia’s Gold Dome with a message for those with wavering political faith: stop calling for Biden to be replaced at the top of the Democratic ticket. “Joe Biden on his […]
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Biden Debate Performance Receives Mixed Reaction From Black Georgians
Alarm bells sounded in Richard Case’s head Thursday night as he watched President Joe Biden struggle mightily to get through his debate with former President Donald Trump. “He came out lackluster with no energy, and that lack of energy lasted throughout the entire debate,” Case, a South Fulton resident, said of Biden following Capital B […]
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Fact Check: What Have Biden and Trump Done for Black People?
This story will be updated. As America watched the first presidential debate Thursday night, some observers said President Joe Biden’s performance failed the vibe check and former President Donald Trump kept lying. But what really raised eyebrows was Trump’s response when asked about the candidates’ appeal to Black voters. “The fact is that his big […]
