On ABC, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden was explaining his plan to raise taxes on people making more than $400,000 per year. On NBC, President Donald Trump was equivocating about the existence of a satanic cult of pedophiles. The problem with their town halls, which were drastically different in tone and substance: Americans could only […]
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History suggests Barrett won’t help Trump with women
Amy Coney Barrett’s appointment to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court goes to the heart of the question of what feminism actually is. Is supporting the promotion of women inherently feminist? One of Ginsburg’s best-known quotes came from an interview in 2015 when she asserted, “People ask me sometimes, when—when do you think […]
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Kemp to spend $1.5B in aid to bail out unemployment system
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced Wednesday that he will use $1.5 billion that Georgia got from the federal COVID-19 relief to bail out the state’s indebted unemployment system, deciding against passing the money to local governments that could have then used it to give grants to businesses and train workers. The Republican governor said Wednesday […]
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#Election2020: History, mistrust spurring Black early voters in Georgia
They came by the thousands to vote early, descendants of slaves, children of the civil rights era and other Georgians standing in line for hours when all could have been somewhere else. Yet in a year when issues including prejudice, racial justice and voter suppression are at the forefront, the Black voters saw giving up […]
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Dueling town halls for Trump, Biden after debate plan nixed
President Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden will compete for TV audiences in dueling town halls on Thursday night instead of meeting face-to-face for their second debate as originally planned. The two will take questions in different cities on different networks: Trump on NBC from Miami, Biden on ABC from Philadelphia. Trump backed out of […]
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Taraji P. Henson to host ‘New Jack Swing’ podcast series
Taraji P. Henson will host a new podcast series focused on the story behind the New Jack Swing music era. Wondery and Universal Music Group announced Thursday that Henson will host “Jacked: The Rise of New Jack Swing.” The six-part series will premiere Nov. 17 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and the Wondery App. The Oscar-nominated […]
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#Election2020 | Tyler-Horton: ‘AARP Georgia wants to protect 50-plus voters during the 2020 elections’
With campaign season nearing the finish line, AARP Georgia is fighting to make sure that voters 50-plus voices are heard on the issues that matter like protecting Social Security, Medicare, and ensuring that you can vote safely from home or in-person. In September, we released a poll on The Political Landscape and the 50+ Voter […]
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#Election2020: Michelle Obama, LeBron James team to help boost early voting
A voter initiative led by Michelle Obama is partnering with a similar group founded by NBA star LeBron James and other prominent Black athletes and entertainers to sponsor events in major U.S. cities starting next week to generate excitement about voting early for the Nov. 3 election. Mrs. Obama’s When We All Vote and James’ […]
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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms named one of Glamour’s 2020 ‘Women of the Year’
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has been named one of Glamour Magazine’s 2020 “Women of the Year,” among a slate of honorees that includes Oscar-winning actress Regina King, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill, Civil Rights leader Dolores Huerta, as well as four essential workers from New York’s Elmhurst Hospital, […]
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#Election2020: Trump, Biden zero in on swing states that are key to victory
With Election Day just three weeks away, President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden concentrated Tuesday on battleground states both see as critical to clinching an Electoral College victory, tailoring their travel to best motivate voters who could cast potentially decisive ballots. Biden went to Florida to court seniors, looking to deliver a knockout […]
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Megan Thee Stallion op-ed calls for protecting Black women
An op-ed by Megan Thee Stallion on the need to protect Black women was published Tuesday as rapper Tory Lanez had his first court hearing on felony charges alleging he shot her. “I was recently the victim of an act of violence by a man,” she wrote in the New York Times, without naming Lanez. The […]
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Love Beyond Walls founder Terence Lester named recipient of Independent Sector’s 2020 American Express NGen Leadership award
From a pool of six finalists, Terence Lester, founder and executive director of Atlanta-based Love Beyond Walls, has been named the recipient of Independent Sector’s 2020 American Express NGen Leadership award. As the recipient of the award, Lester will receive an honorarium intended to support his work and/or further his leadership development. Lester will also […]
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Supreme Court halts 2020 census for now
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday has, for now, stopped the once-a-decade headcount of every U.S. resident from continuing through the end of October. President Donald Trump’s administration had asked the nation’s high court to suspend a district court’s order permitting the 2020 census to continue through the end of the month. The Trump […]
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Mayor’s Chief Housing Officer to lead operations of Atlanta Housing
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Chief Housing Officer Terri Lee has been appointed as chief operating officer of Atlanta Housing by Atlanta Housing President and CEO Eugene Jones Jr. As COO, Terri Lee will continue to perform the duties of the City’s Chief Housing Officer, including coordinating accountability and collaboration across City agencies to implement […]
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Alabama football coach Nick Saban tests positive for Covid-19
University of Alabama’s head football coach Nick Saban has tested positive for Covid-19, the university said on Wednesday. Greg Byrne, the school’s director of athletics, also tested positive, the school said. “Early this afternoon, we received notification that Coach Saban and Greg Byrne tested positive for COVID-19,” a statement from Dr. Jimmy Robinson, the team’s […]