Growing up in Alabama, LaTosha Brown knew the importance of voting. Her family wasn’t necessarily made up of activists, and she doesn’t remember anyone having a conversation with her about it. But she does remember her grandma dressing up to head to the polls, pulling out her good pocketbook just for the occasion. Taking Brown […]
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#Election2020: What it reveals when senators repeatedly mispronounce the names of Kamala Harris and Sundar Pichai
It is a truth universally acknowledged that if you live in the US and have a non-English name, someone at some point is bound to butcher the pronunciation. People across virtually every ethnic group have had to deal with others struggling to get their names right. And the problem seems to persist no matter how […]
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At least 31 states set their one-day coronavirus case records in October
October was a month of grim records in the Covid-19 pandemic, and as November begins, experts say the United States hasn’t seen the worst of it. From Alaska to Maine, at least 31 states across the US reported at least one record-high day of new coronavirus cases in the past month, according to data from […]
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Fair Count awarded grant to strengthen pathways for greater civic participation
Fair Count Inc. of Atlanta has received funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to support Fair Count’s mission of strengthening the pathways to greater civic participation and ensuring all people in Georgia and the nation are seen in the 2020 Census, heard at the polls, and respected in states’ redistricting process. “Fair Count is thrilled […]
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#Election2020 | Lee: ‘We deserve a robust response to COVID-19’
On Oct. 24, my cousin Ebonee, a proud Atlantan, became one of the hundreds of thousands of Americans who have lost their lives to the novel coronavirus. Ebonee was a 35-year-old mother of three. She had just celebrated her 13th wedding anniversary and was so proud of her Air Force veteran husband. Ebonee was an […]
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Thurmond: Food insecurity a growing crisis in DeKalb County
DeKalb County Government continues to fight food insecurity through a series of monthly food distributions, its CEO Michael Thurmond said. “Food insecurity is a growing crisis in DeKalb County,” Thurmond explained. “We hope that our monthly distributions will help struggling families keep food on their tables.” On Saturday, Oct. 31, the county hosted three drive-through […]
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#Election2020: Biden works to push Black turnout in campaign’s final days
Joe Biden is spending the final days of the presidential campaign appealing to Black supporters to vote in-person during a pandemic that has disproportionally affected their communities, betting that a strong turnout will boost his chances in states that could decide the election. Biden was in Philadelphia on Sunday, the largest city in what is […]
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#Election2020: Kamala Harris visits Gwinnett County, two days ahead of Election
In the final weekend of the 2020 General Election campaign, Democratic Vice Presidential nominee, Senator Kamala Harris (D-California), spoke in the parking lot of the Infinite Energy Arena in Gwinnett County this morning. She highlighted Joe Biden’s legislative priorities including social justice, police reform, tax reform, and climate change. “You all will decide who will […]
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#Election2020 | Biden: ‘My plan to lift every voice in Black America’
There is injustice in America. There is discrimination. There is a legacy of racism and inequality that lives still in our institutions, our laws, and in too many people’s hearts that makes it harder for Black people to succeed. These are facts in the United States of America in 2020, and we must all do […]
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#Election2020: Where can you drop your absentee ballot?
With the use of absentee ballots on the rise this year, many counties are offering drop boxes for contactless delivery of your ballot after you’ve finished filling it out. Drop boxes are monitored by video cameras for security, and ballots must be collected at least once a day. The boxes are located on government property, […]
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#Election2020 | Wilson: ‘Black voters cannot afford four more years of Trump’
In 2016, then-candidate Donald J. Trump asked African Americans, “what the hell do you have to lose,” by supporting his campaign. Nearly four years later, the answer is painfully clear: a hell of a lot. In the past eight months alone, a majority of Black businesses have closed, Black families are experiencing high unemployment and […]
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Lowly performance spells doom for Georgia State against #20 Coastal Carolina
The Georgia State Panthers took on the undefeated Coastal Carolina Chanticleers in what they hoped to be Halloween thriller at Center Parc Stadium in Downtown Atlanta. There may have been limited fans in attendance, but Coastal Carolina handed out Candy Corn, as they defeated the Panthers 51-0. The Panthers came out hot after receiving to […]
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#Election2020 | More than 90 million Americans have cast general election ballots so far
More than 90 million Americans have voted so far with three days left until Election Day, as a majority of states are reporting record early voting turnout in the 2020 election. These votes represent almost 43% of registered voters nationwide, according to a survey of election officials in all 50 states and Washington, DC, by […]
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Jackson completes second half comeback to win 24-21, earns first win of the season
The Chapel Hill Panthers sought to destroy homecoming for the Jackson Jaguars Friday night but the Jaguars were resilient, stuck to their game plan and avoided the homecoming spoiler, winning 24-21. Although the Jaguars sideline was filled with smiles and celebration in their first victory of the season, this was not the case in the […]
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#Election2020: Obama criticizes Trump in scathing, personal terms
Barack Obama is hitting President Donald Trump right where he thinks it’ll hurt most: His ego. Campaigning for Joe Biden on Saturday, the former president painted Trump as insecure and self-absorbed, describing him as a failed president who cares more about himself than the country. “Trump cares about feeding his ego. Joe cares about keeping […]