On Thursday evening, Americans have one last chance to hear President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden on the same stage for 90 minutes. While neither candidate is likely to change course or depart from their stump speech, Americans deserve to hear both candidates address the pressing issue of poverty. Since the start […]
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#Election2020: Trump tends to his electoral map, Biden eyes Obama boost
President Donald Trump is hopping from one must-win stop on the electoral map to the next in the leadup to a final presidential debate that maybe his last, best chance to alter the trajectory of the 2020 campaign. As Democrat Joe Biden holes up for debate prep in advance of Thursday’s faceoff in Nashville, Tennessee, […]
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Maryland man facing federal charge for allegedly threatening Biden and Harris
A Maryland man is facing a federal charge for allegedly threatening Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, authorities announced Wednesday. James Dale Reed, 42, of Frederick, Maryland, admitted to authorities that he made the threats in a handwritten letter he left at the doorstep of a home in the […]
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1 in 4 American workers has thought about quitting over Covid-19 stress, poll says
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused the world unfathomable stress, but a recent survey of workers points to where the virus has really applied pressure. The survey, conducted by AP-NORC and SAP, asked 1,015 full-time and part-time employees what their views were on the impact of the virus on the workplace. The results are mostly what […]
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#Election2020 | Washington: ‘I voted early and it was absolutely worth it’
In Chicago, where I was born and raised, the word was, “vote early and vote often.” It was a mantra espoused by the then-Mayor Richard Daly’s notorious GOTV machine, known far and wide as the way to win elections. I say this somewhat tongue-in-cheek because without knowing it, I was exposed to the block by […]
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#Election2020: US officials link Iran to emails meant to intimidate voters
U.S. officials accused Iran on Wednesday of being behind a flurry of emails sent to Democratic voters in multiple battleground states that appeared to be aimed at intimidating them into voting for President Donald Trump. The officials did not lay out specific evidence for how they came to pinpoint Iran, but the activities attributed to […]
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Morehouse School of Medicine awarded $1 Million NIH grant for COVID-19 community engagement research, health communications
Morehouse School of Medicine received a $1 million award from the National Institutes of Health for COVID-19 pandemic outreach and engagement efforts in ethnic and racial minority communities. Morehouse will form a statewide coalition as one of 12 support teams across the US that are established as part of the NIH Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) […]
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6 Russian military officers charged in vast hacking campaign
The Justice Department announced charges Monday against Russian intelligence officers in a string of global cyberattacks that targeted a French presidential election, the Winter Olympics in South Korea and American businesses. The case implicates the same Kremlin unit that interfered in the 2016 U.S. elections, but is not related to the November vote. The indictment […]
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms creates anti-displacement tax fund to strengthen homeownership for legacy residents
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued an administrative order directing the City of Atlanta’s chief operating officer to develop an agreement with Invest Atlanta to partner with the City to implement a city-wide anti-displacement program for legacy residents in Atlanta. The anti-displacement program would authorize the use of the first installment of the Gulch Housing Trust […]
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#Election2020 | Bryant, et. al: ‘United In faith for the Rev. Raphael Warnock’
The record-breaking turnout during the first few days of early voting has shown that voters in Georgia are engaged, excited, and ready to make their voices heard in the 2020 election. It also shows that many Georgians are concerned with the direction of our state and our country and that there is a desire for […]
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Mayor’s integration of WorkSource Atlanta, Invest Atlanta approved by Atlanta City Council
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ plan to improve economic mobility and job opportunities for Atlantans by integrating WorkSource Atlanta—the City’s workforce development arm—into Invest Atlanta—the City’s economic development arm—was unanimously adopted by the Atlanta City Council (Resolution 20-R-4375). Approval of the Administration’s intergovernmental agreement to merge WorkSource Atlanta and Invest Atlanta allows the agencies to officially […]
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The Atlanta Voice, 19 other publishers of color selected for Facebook Sustainability Accelerator
The Atlanta Voice was selected among 19 other publishers of color to participate in the Facebook Journalism Project’s Sustainability Accelerator program. The Accelerator will run from mid-October through early 2021, followed by a six-month period to execute on specific grant-funded initiatives (grants are distributed by the International Center for Journalists). As organizations go through the […]
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#Election2020: More than 27 million ballots have already been cast; here’s where early voting opens this week
Election Day is still 16 days away and more than 27 million ballots have already been cast, according to a survey of election officials by CNN, Edison Research, and Catalist. Voters in the 45 states and the District of Columbia that make pre-Election Day data available are already setting records. The ballots cast so far […]
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#Election2020: Loeffler, Warnock, Collins have 1st Georgia Senate debate
Candidates in the special election for the U.S. Senate seat held by Georgia Republican Kelly Loeffler squared off in their first debate Monday afternoon. Loeffler faces a large field of opponents including Democrat Raphael Warnock and fellow Republican Doug Collins in a race for the seat she was appointed to 10 months ago. The debate […]
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AP Top 25 Reality Check: Clemson poised for long stay at 1
The biggest news in the latest Associated Press college football poll was what didn’t change. Clemson remained No. 1 in the Top 25 on Sunday, overwhelmingly ahead of No. 2 Alabama. The Tigers received 54 first-place votes to the Crimson Tide’s eight. Considering the Tigers spent Saturday beating Georgia Tech by an ACC-record 66 points, […]