Commissioners in Fulton County have picked a former Atlanta City Council president to lead their election board as a state panel reviews how elections are conducted in Georgia’s most populous county. The Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted Wednesday to appoint Cathy Woolard to chair the five-person county Board of Registration and Elections. Her nomination […]
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Biden is priming the pump for Trump Part Deux
Let’s be clear: For most people Joe Biden was not elected last November to get us out of Afghanistan. His election was not a blank check to oversee a dramatic expansion of the federal government. His victory wasn’t even wholly about halting the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, although surely that was top of mind […]
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As leaders struggle to dispel misinformation about vaccines, some celebrities create more
Those Nicki Minaj tweets? Let’s talk about them. On Monday, Minaj said that her cousin in Trinidad, where the superstar is from, “won’t get the vaccine cuz his friend got it & became impotent. His testicles became swollen.” There’s no link between the Covid-19 vaccines and infertility, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
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Epidemiologist: Georgia COVID risk high despite case decline
The number of COVID-19 cases in Georgia remains high despite a recent decline and still creates a significant risk the disease could spread through communities, state epidemiologist Cherie Drenzek said Tuesday. Drenzek updated the state Board of Public Health on the spike in COVID cases since the end of June. The increase is being fueled […]
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Claflin University Remains a Top Ten Institution in U.S. News and World Report’s 2022 List of Best Historically Black Colleges and Universities
“Claflin University not only survived—we thrived,” proclaimed Claflin President Dr. Dwaun J. Warmack last fall after looking back at how quickly the University’s faculty, staff, students, and alumni adapted to the massive disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. By transitioning to innovative teaching and learning modules, and working cohesively as a team; essential administrative functions, academic […]
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Esteves: Why Electric School Buses Are A Win for Georgians
Federal investments in electric school buses will improve children’s health, bring jobs to Georgia, and save school districts money Every child should be able to safely travel to school and learn in a healthy environment. Yet for the more than 1.7 million public school students in Georgia, it’s nearly impossible to escape the harms that […]
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College Park Skyhawks announce 2021-22 NBA G-League season schedule
The College Park Skyhawks, the NBA G League affiliate of the Atlanta Hawks, today unveiled a 50-game schedule for 2021-22, marking their first regular-season action since March 11, 2020, and their first home game since Feb. 29, 2020. The Skyhawks will welcome fans back to Gateway Center Arena at College Park on Friday, Nov. 5, […]
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Car prices are about to soar again. Blame Hurricane Ida
Just when car prices looked like they were edging down from their record highs, they’re heading skyward again. It’s Hurricane Ida’s fault. Ida caused widespread flooding from Louisiana, where it came ashore as a hurricane on August 29, to the heavily populated Northeast, where its remnants hit hard a few days later. It killed at […]
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Atlanta Dream Speaks on Winning ESPN’s Team Sports Humanitarian of the Year Award for 2021
Getting paid to play professional sports is the quintessential embodiment of the American Dream. But the Atlanta Dream players demonstrated they were willing to sacrifice it all when they defied the conservative calls to just “shut up and dribble,” as power-forward Monique Billings said. And because of that singular stance, they became the catalysts […]
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Maurice Fayne, aka Arkansas Mo, of Love & Hip Hop sentenced to 17 years in prison for fraud
Maurice Fayne, who starred in Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta, has been sentenced to 17 years and six months in federal prison for conspiracy and wire fraud related to a Ponzi scheme, and for bank fraud, and making false statements to a financial institution related a fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan application. He also […]
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Atlanta United kicks off 5th annual Unite & Conquer Cancer month
September marks the start of Atlanta United’s annual Unite and Conquer Cancer campaign while MLS WORKS – Major League Soccer’s social responsibility platform – and Continental Tire are teaming up to support Childhood Cancer Awareness Month with the 8th annual “Kick Childhood Cancer” campaign to raise awareness of pediatric cancers and fundraise for childhood cancer research. […]
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Rayshard Brooks’ estate sues City of Atlanta and APD officers
The widow of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks is suing the City of Atlanta and the officers for his death. His wife, Tomeka Miller, said that the shooting was “senseless and unjustified” in the lawsuit on behalf of Brooks’ estate. In addition, the lawsuit states that the officers didn’t provide the necessary medical attention that Brooks needed. […]
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Roberts: “Cop City” is an Environmental Nightmare and a Threat to Black Lives
As Black communities across the gulf coast rebuild and recover from the torrential rain and flooding worsened by climate change, the Atlanta City Council ignored thousands of their constituents who spoke out in opposition and gave the Atlanta Police Foundation the greenlight to clearcut the Atlanta forest to build a massive, multimillion-dollar militarized police training […]
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Justice Department announces investigation into Georgia prisons
The US Justice Department on Tuesday announced a statewide investigation into prisons in Georgia, focusing on prisoner-on-prisoner violence and sexual abuse of gay, lesbian and transgender prisoners by prisoners and staff. Kristen Clarke, who leads the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division, said the investigation will look into possible civil rights violations. Clarke said the Justice Department […]
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New Woodward/Costa book: Trump secret memo ordering withdrawal from Afghanistan blindsided national security team
The story below contains explicit language. Just eight days after the 2020 election, then-President Donald Trump was so determined to end the war in Afghanistan during his presidency that he secretly signed a memo to withdraw all troops by January 15, 2021, according to a new book, “Peril,” from journalists Bob Woodward and Robert Costa. […]