The Senate voted 51-48 on Tuesday, May 25, to confirm civil rights attorney Kristen Clarke to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. The confirmation makes Clarke the first Black woman confirmed by the Senate to lead the division. The arm is responsible for enforcing federal statutes prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, and sex. […]
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Employee shoots, kills 8 at California rail yard, police say
An employee opened fire Wednesday at a California rail yard, killing eight people before taking his own life as law enforcement rushed in, authorities said, marking the latest attack in a year that has seen a sharp increase in mass killings as the nation emerges from coronavirus restrictions. The shooting took place around 6:30 a.m. […]
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Chris Womack named chairman, CEO of Georgia Power
Georgia Power announced that Chris Womack will assume the roles of chairman and CEO, effective June 1. He will now officially lead the company as chairman, president and CEO. “As I shared eight months ago when I came back to Georgia Power, it is an exciting time to be a part of this company, Womack […]
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Bank of America announces new commitment in Atlanta to advance racial equality, economic opportunity
Bank of America announced a grant to the Sweet Auburn Works (SAW) Retail Accelerator Fund that will provide grants of up to $25,000 per business to local entrepreneurs of color. The grant is part of Bank of America’s $1.25 billion, five-year commitment to advance racial equality and economic opportunity, which includes support to minority entrepreneurs. […]
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Slutty Vegan stages pop-up for new menu in Atlanta’s Historic Old Fourth Ward
Slutty Vegan founder Pinky Cole is at the epicenter of a national cultural phenomenon she ignited in 2018 when she intertwined a naughty-sounding business name with scrumptious meat-free meals to inspire healthy nutritional alternatives. The indefatigable Cole has since been steadily expanding the concept and her burgeoning business empire exponentially. The ambitious and amiable businesswoman […]
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Smith, Horton shines in Panthers 9-6 upset over UL-Monroe
The Georgia State Panthers are red hot and carried that momentum into Montgomery to face the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks. Their great offensive play and late pitching pushed them past the three-seed Warhawks in a 9-6 win. Panthers outfielder Josh Smith came up big in the game for the Panthers finishing 3-5 with one homerun, two runs […]
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Floyd’s death laid bare the ‘Minnesota Paradox’ of racism
George Floyd’s death under a white Minneapolis police officer’s knee severely tarnished Minnesota’s reputation as a progressive state on matters of race. Many Black residents say it was never deserved in the first place. The state’s seemingly polite exterior, exemplified by the nickname “Minnesota Nice,” has long concealed some of the country’s worst racial disparities […]
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George Floyd’s family holds rally, march in brother’s memory
Members of George Floyd’s family, and others who lost loved ones to police encounters, joined activists and citizens in Minneapolis for a march that was one of several events planned nationwide to mark the one-year anniversary of Floyd’s death. Hundreds of people gathered for the rally Sunday in front of the courthouse in downtown Minneapolis […]
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It’s not just Arizona: Push to review 2020 ballots spreads
Six months after Donald Trump’s loss, conspiracy theorists and Trump backers are continuing their push for repeated examinations of ballots and finding limited successes. A Georgia judge last week awarded a group the chance to review mail ballots in a large Georgia county that includes Atlanta. Officials in a rural Michigan county have expressed interest […]
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BBM: Ellex Swavoni takes futuristic Black women to space with her Atlantis Rising sculptures
Ellex Swavoni’s scientific, space-like, unburdened sculptures imagine a world in which Black people are free from the distortions of history. Swavoni is the creator of Atlantis Rising, a life-size sculpture and sci-fi monument that is currently located at the dock at Atlanta’s Goat Farm. The purple statue can be intimidating at first sight because its […]
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GSU Panthers wins weekend series against Little Rock, heads into tournament w/.500 record
The Georgia State Panthers finished the regular season red hot as they defeated Little-Rock (Ark.) 11-10 in a high offense game. It was Senior Day for the Panthers as they looked to finish the regular season on a high note before heading into Sun-Belt Conference tournament play. The Trojans came to play early though as […]
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Trump responds to insurrection lawsuit by claiming immunity while he was President
Donald Trump’s attorney defended the ex-President’s incendiary speech on January 6, saying he is protected under the First Amendment and had “absolute immunity” while he was President to contest the election, according to a court filing this week. The argument is the first time Trump has formally defended his actions in court since the insurrection, […]
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Nicole Hemmer: UNC’s slap at Nikole Hannah-Jones is no isolated incident
“Politics.” That’s how one member of the board of trustees at the University of North Carolina summed up to NC Policy Watch the decision to deny tenure to Nikole Hannah-Jones, a New York Times reporter recently hired to fill the university’s prestigious Knight Chair in Race and Investigative Journalism. After a rigorous yearlong review process, […]
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Senator Ossoff supports Criminal Justice Reform bill that expunges records for nonviolent federal juvenile offenses
Today, U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff got behind a bill that would give Georgians who were convicted of nonviolent federal offenses as children the chance for a fresh start without a criminal record. “A nonviolent juvenile offender shouldn’t be marked for life by a mistake they made or a bad situation they found themselves in as […]
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Governor Kemp: Public agencies can’t require COVID-19 vaccine proof
Gov. Brian Kemp says public agencies in Georgia can’t require people to prove they have been vaccinated against COVID-19, a step his administration says ultimately means no agency can require anyone to receive the vaccination. The Republican governor issued an executive order Tuesday banning vaccine passports and saying state immunization records can’t be shared with […]