Metro Atlanta is the eviction capital of America, with Black residents making up 70% of cases. With affordability and housing instability major issues heading into the midterms, Georgia gubernatorial candidates Keisha Lance Bottoms and Rick Jackson have rolled out plans to lower the eviction rate. Their proposals came in response to recently publicized data showing […]
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Black Family Says Rick Jackson Reopened Wounds by Using Daughter’s Death in Ad
Criticism of Republican gubernatorial nominee Rick Jackson is growing louder after his campaign used the 911 call in the fatal shooting of Secoriea Turner and footage of the grieving family in a political ad. Turner is the 8-year-old girl who was fatally shot in the head with an AR-15 rifle on July 4, 2020, outside […]
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Barack Obama Backs Keisha Lance Bottoms for Georgia Governor
Barack Obama has endorsed Keisha Lance Bottoms in Georgia’s heated governor’s race — and he wants Peach State voters to do the same. The nation’s first Black president issued a video endorsement Wednesday night in support of the Democratic nominee vying to become America’s first Black woman governor. During the 54-second clip, Obama calls on Georgia […]
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Keisha Lance Bottoms Faces Massive Ad Spending Gap in Georgia’s Tight Governor’s Race
Screeching tires, burning rubber in the streets. Cars and property being destroyed. Calls for emergency assistance. Officer hit. Those are just a few of the searing images and sounds running in a Rick Jackson campaign ad blitz skewering Keisha Lance Bottoms’ tenure as Atlanta mayor. Nonetheless, Joanne Winston says she plans to support the Democratic […]
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Another Black-Owned Business Faces Backlash After a Rick Jackson Visit
Yet another Rick Jackson campaign stop at a Black-owned business in metro Atlanta is fueling additional social media outrage. This time, the internet fury is directed at The Original Big Daddy’s Dish, a popular soul food restaurant on Old National Highway in College Park. Owner Marcus “Big Daddy” Sabir, 65, told Capital B Atlanta during […]
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Calls for Boycott Continue After Rick Jackson Visits Black-Owned Restaurant
Calls to boycott a popular Black-owned Atlanta restaurant continued Monday in response to one of the owners posing for pictures with Republican gubernatorial nominee Rick Jackson. The uproar comes amid a pivotal general election battle for Black voter support. While Democrats have relied more heavily on Black voters to win statewide elections, President Donald Trump […]
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Rick Jackson Campaigns at Barbershop Touting Loans for Black Entrepreneurs
Overcoming a difficult childhood is something Georgia Senate candidate Furquan Stafford and gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson have in common. The 54-year-old co-founder of Atlanta’s Stafford Boxing Club says he grew up in foster care like Jackson, who was raised in Atlanta’s Techwood Homes. That shared experience was one of the themes the candidates bonded over […]
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Keisha Lance Bottoms and Rick Jackson Are Betting on Voters Beyond Their Base
Nearly three weeks after a pivotal runoff election, gubernatorial candidates Keisha Lance Bottoms and Rick Jackson are focusing on broadening their appeal to Georgia voters outside of their respective political tribes. It’s been nearly 30 years since a Democrat was elected to serve in the governor’s mansion, and the state has never chosen a Black […]
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Keisha Lance Bottoms to Face Rick Jackson in Heated Georgia Governor Race
The former Atlanta mayor will square off against the healthcare billionaire in November.
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Billionaire Rick Jackson Courts Black Republicans as Governor’s Runoff Tightens
Rick Jackson’s sudden and rapid rise to prominence in the Republican runoff race for governor against Lt. Gov. Burt Jones has divided Georgia GOP supporters more than any in-state contest in modern memory. That includes Black Republicans like South Fulton business owner Azad Ahmadi, one of more than 200 people who attended a Georgia Black […]
