To ensure minority women on its staff have the opportunity to pursue valuable professional development, the City of South Fulton has launched the South Fulton Female Minority Leadership Development Program. A year-long, monthly initiative developed with LeaderGov, the program will provide staff leadership, management, and teamwork training. The program will also equip participants with the […]
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#Election2020: Warnock rises in latest polls
Recent polling has indicated the Senior Pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church is within striking distance of Senator Kelly Loeffler, placing him in the top two in Georgia’s Jungle Primary. According to the poll conducted by Redfield & Wilton Strategies, 26% say they will vote to re-elect Republican Senator Loeffler in the Special Senate Election, while […]
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200,000 dead as Trump vilifies science, prioritizes politics
“I did the best I could,” President Donald Trump said. Huddled with aides in the West Wing last week, his eyes fixed on Fox News, Trump wasn’t talking about how he had led the nation through the deadliest pandemic in a century. In a conversation overheard by an Associated Press reporter, Trump was describing how […]
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Four Atlanta startups chosen for Google for Startups’ fifth annual Black Founders Exchange
Google for Startups and American Underground announced today that the annual Google for Startups Black Founders Exchange will be held virtually this year. Scheduled for October 7–29, the program will feature alumni founders and focus on pressing issues identified in a recent survey among Black founders. Nationally, 32 founders were selected to be a part of this year’s […]
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Fall equinox 2020: Not as ‘equal’ as you may think
Twice a year, everyone on Earth is seemingly on equal footing — at least when it comes to the distribution of light and dark. On Tuesday, we enter our second and final equinox of 2020. If you reside in the Northern Hemisphere, you know it as the fall equinox (or autumnal equinox). For people south […]
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Twitter looking into racial bias in tweet image previews
Some Twitter users are pointing out that the automatic method the platform employs to display previews of images may be biased toward showing pictures of white people. Twitter agreed the issues was something it needs to work on. On Saturday, user @bascule tweeted, “Trying a horrible experiment… Which will the Twitter algorithm pick: Mitch McConnell […]
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Mitt Romney backing of Supreme Court vote paves way for election-year confirmation
GOP Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah signaled on Tuesday that he is on board with the Senate’s taking up a new Supreme Court nominee during the current election year, an announcement that all but ensures a nominee put forward by President Donald Trump will be confirmed barring any potential missteps by the nominee during the […]
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#Election2020: President Trump to visit Georgia Friday
President Donald J. Trump is scheduled to visit Georgia this Friday. Polling conducted from September 11th through September 20th had Trump and Biden at 47%, a dead heat. Only 4% were undecided in the survey of 1,150 likely voters, which was conducted by the University of Georgia’s School of Public and International Affairs. Georgia’s two […]
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Fauci calls 200,000 pandemic death toll ‘sobering, and in some respects, stunning’
Dr. Anthony Fauci on Tuesday said the US reaching 200,000 coronavirus deaths is “very sobering, and in some respects, stunning,” while adding that Americans should trust medical experts despite at times conflicting signals from the highest levels of government. “The idea of 200,000 deaths is really very sobering, and in some respects, stunning,” the nation’s […]
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Trump’s ex-Russia adviser Fiona Hill: US increasingly seen as ‘object of pity’
President Donald Trump’s former top Russia adviser said Tuesday that the United States is increasingly seen as “an object of pity” and its standing on the world stage is eroding. “We are increasingly seen as an object of pity, including by our allies, because they are so shocked by what’s happening internally, how we’re eating […]
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Papa John’s selects metro Atlanta for new global headquarters
Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced Papa John’s has selected metro Atlanta to open a new global headquarters in 2021, delivering 200 jobs to the area. “It’s a pleasure to welcome Papa John’s to the strong list of internationally known U.S. companies that have chosen the Peach State for their global headquarters,” Kemp said. “As […]
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City Council approves legislation seeking changes to tax abatements
The Atlanta City Council approved legislation Monday, September 21, calling on the Development Authority of Fulton County to cease acting as the issuer of lease purchase taxable revenue bonds for property within Atlanta’s city limits. The legislation, introduced by Post 2 At-Large Council member Matt Westmoreland, states that tax abatements within Atlanta should be provided […]
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Mayor receives Civil Rights award from national lawyers group
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms was awarded the Distinguished Civil Rights Advocate Award by the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights (LCCR) Under Law in recognition of her equity-driven leadership to help guide and protect marginalized communities before and during one of the most tumultuous times in our nation’s history. “Our Administration’s vision for One Atlanta – […]
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#Election2020: Supreme Court fight adds stunning new twist to a crisis election
The United States is barreling into the ultimate political stress test, with the most divisive partisan collisions — a Supreme Court battle and a presidential election — occurring in the middle of an again-worsening pandemic that is about to claim its 200,000th American life. President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans spent the weekend rolling out […]
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Republicans are speeding toward confirmation — even without a nominee
Senate Republicans, in less than 72 hours, have put themselves on the path to confirm a nominee to dramatically shift the balance of power in the US Supreme Court. And they very well may do it before the November 3 election. Bottom line There is no on-ramp or slow lead-up to what’s happening at this […]