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 […]
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#Election2020 | Road to 270: Biden has options, Trump walks narrow path
President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden each has a path to the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win the White House. Biden’s is appreciably wider. The former vice president is competitive in all the battleground states Trump carried in 2016 and has put a handful of traditional Republican states, including Georgia and […]
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#Election2020: Obama to campaign for Biden in Atlanta Monday
Former United States President Barack Obama will campaign in Atlanta this Monday in a final push to flip the Peach State for the Democrats for the first time since 1992. Details of the rally have not been publicized. Obama’s visit will come after President Donald Trump and Senator Kamala Harris visit Georgia Sunday. Obama will […]
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Judge declines to halt COVID-related eviction moratorium
A federal judge in Atlanta declined Thursday to put on hold a Trump administration directive that halts the eviction of certain renters through the end of the year in an effort to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus. The moratorium was issued last month by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Individual […]
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Pelosi, Trump administration trade blame over virus aid
The major players in Washington’s COVID-19 relief blame game lobbed familiar volleys on Thursday, marking time in the days before an election that promises to change the landscape for talks that have dragged on for months without producing results. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued a scolding assessment, blaming Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin for failing to […]
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Despite conservative background, Stanton-King pledges to work across the aisle
In a bid for US Congress, outspoken Republican talking head Angela Stanton-King has called for a timeout on “hollow sophisticated rhetoric” proffered by Democrats along with slow changes that have come for the citizens of Georgia and its 5th Congressional district. Stanton-King, 43, looks to replace the irreplaceable icon John Lewis, the venerated Civil Rights […]
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Metro Atlanta restaurant celebrates one-year anniversary with HBCU homecoming
Nouveau Bar & Grill, an establishment located in College Park, celebrated its one-year anniversary on Saturday, October 24, with an HBCU homecoming extravaganza. “With most schools canceling their HBCU 2020 homecoming events, we provided the city with an awesome experience and a chance to celebrate attending or matriculating from their alma maters,” said Ebony Austin, […]
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#Election2020 | Trump: ‘My message to Black America’
In 2016, I had a straightforward question for Black Americans: “What do you have to lose?” Black Americans don’t have to ask what they have to lose in 2020. Instead, the question should now be, “how much more do we have to gain?” As your President, I’ve done more for the Black community than Democrats […]
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The NFL is confronting racism, but are Black quarterbacks continuing to be stereotyped?
To his frustration, they talked about Patrick Mahomes’ arm rather than his decision making as if brawn somehow mattered more than brain. Despite monetary success and awards, Black quarterbacks, past and present, say they still face an uphill battle against prejudice, especially when entering the league. For quarterbacks who threw for more than 3,000 yards […]
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#Election2020: Trump, Biden appeal to Florida voters to turn out in person
President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden are chasing votes Thursday in Florida, a state all but essential to the Republican’s pathway to another term, as both nominees turn their focus to encouraging voters to turn out in person on Election Day. More than 73 million Americans have already voted, absentee or by mail, […]
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Police: 7 taken to hospitals after Trump Omaha airport rally
At least seven people were taken to hospitals after an Omaha airport rally for President Donald Trump that drew thousands, many of whom were left stranded miles from their parked cars in freezing weather. Omaha police said in a written statement that first responders dealt with 30 people for medical reasons throughout the day, and […]
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#Election2020: In South, most Black Senate candidates since Reconstruction
In the battle for control of the U.S. Senate this year, the Deep South is fielding more Black candidates than it has since Reconstruction. In South Carolina, Jaime Harrison is raising a previously unfathomable amount of money in what has become a competitive fight to unseat one of the more powerful Republicans in the Senate. […]
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#Election2020: Eleven days before Election Day, Sen. Harris makes final pitch to Atlanta-area voters
On Friday, Oct. 23, a mere 11 days before the American public officially casts its votes for the next occupant of The White House, Democratic candidate for Vice President Kamala Harris’s private jet touched down on the tarmac at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. It would not be the first time that the junior US Senator […]
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#Election2020 | Young: ‘I endorse Bourdeaux for Congress’
There are pivotal moments in history, like now, where we see the cracks in our community and we also see all of the incredible people who band together to fight for each other and fight for justice. We are facing extraordinary challenges — and we need extraordinary leaders who will rise to the needs of […]
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#Election2020: Familiar refrain by Perdue, Ossoff in Georgia Senate debate
Republican Sen. David Perdue and Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff battered each other Wednesday night with what has become the familiar refrains of their bitter race: Perdue repeatedly accused Ossoff of backing radical, socialist policies while Ossoff slammed Perdue’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic and Republican efforts to overturn the Affordable Care Act. Perdue and Ossoff […]