Supporters of Stacey Abrams have had a difficult time processing her gubernatorial race loss to GOP incumbent Brian Kemp on Tuesday. “It just doesn’t make sense to me, honestly,” Clark Atlanta University student Jessica DuBois told Capital B Atlanta earlier this week. “I thought for sure this time Stacey was going to win, especially after […]
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Election Hangover? Black Voters React to Results of Midterm Races
Before, during and after the Nov. 8 midterm election in Georgia, Capital B Atlanta will be speaking with Black voters to hear your thoughts and share your stories. From the campaign trail to local events, “What Black Voters Are Saying” wants to document the issues most important to you. Want to share your story? Hit […]
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Read Stacey Abrams’ Promise to Georgia After Her Gubernatorial Loss
Even in defeat, Stacey Abrams keeps fighting. The Spelman grad conceded victory to GOP incumbent Brian Kemp in Georgia’s gubernatorial election late Tuesday night before delivering a rousing speech to her supporters inside the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Downtown Atlanta. “While I may not have crossed the finish line, that does not mean we will […]
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What Black Voters Are Saying on Election Day
Before, during and after the Nov. 8 midterm election in Georgia, Capital B Atlanta will be speaking with Black voters to hear your thoughts and share your stories. From the campaign trail to local events, “What Black Voters Are Saying” wants to document the issues most important to you. Want to share your story? Hit […]
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Could Medicaid Expansion Have Saved AMC From Closing?
In a letter sent Tuesday to Georgia’s Democratic congressional delegation, Gov. Brian Kemp said that Medicaid expansion would not have stopped Wellstar’s decision to close Atlanta Medical Center. Kemp maintains Medicaid expansion instead may have been detrimental to AMC’s longevity. “It would hurt both patients and providers because, as you know, healthcare providers actually lose […]
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How Stacey Abrams Plans to Improve the Lives of Black Georgians
Stacey Abrams has policy plans that she says can erase a “100-year gap in economic parity” between Black and white people in Georgia. The Democratic nominee for governor is taking on GOP Gov. Brian Kemp for a second time this fall after losing to him by fewer than 55,000 votes during their first matchup in […]
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Join Capital B for a Live Conversation With Stacey Abrams
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams and incumbent Republican Gov. Brian Kemp will face off in a rematch for the highest office in the state on Nov. 8. With less than 50 days until Election Day, Capital B Atlanta has been on the ground talking to Black voters across the metro area about the issues most […]
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Stacey Abrams and the Quest for the Black Male Vote
Conyers native Doneel McNeal had never heard the name Stacey Abrams before May of this year, when she appeared on the “85 South Show” with Karlous Miller and DC Young Fly. The 27-year-old McNeal, a truck driver who is also an up-and-coming music producer, was one of an estimated 300 people who showed up at […]
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Why Stacey Abrams Met With Black Men in Downtown Atlanta
An estimated 150 people — mostly Black men — packed themselves into the vibrant, smoke-filled, first floor of NFL quarterback Cam Newton’s Fellaship cigar lounge Thursday night to hear remarks from Stacey Abrams. The Democratic gubernatorial nominee and local radio personality Darian “Big Tigger” Morgan played host to what was billed as an invite-only Q&A […]
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Political Reporter’s Notebook: Warnock Just Landed a Key Endorsement in Senate Race
Happy 4th of July weekend! A prominent Black political action committee endorsed Raphael Warnock in his U.S. Senate race against GOP challenger Herschel Walker. Black lawmakers weighed their options to protect abortion rights in Georgia following the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 24 overturn of Roe v. Wade. And Stacey Abrams continued to press Gov. Brian […]