Georgia voters are deciding the balance of power in Congress in a pair of high-stakes Senate runoff elections that will help determine President-elect Joe Biden’s ability to enact what could be the most progressive governing agenda in generations. Republicans are unified against Biden’s plans for health care, environmental protection and civil rights, but some fear […]
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‘Word in Black’ receives $300,000 in funding from Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge
Amazing things happen when great companies join forces in new ways. That sums up the short history of the Word in Black news collaborative — freshly funded with $300,000 from the Google News Initiative and launching as a national news brand in 2021. Word in Black is comprised of 10 of the leading Black newspapers […]
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#Election2020: Georgia Secretary of State’s signature audit affirms outcome of 2020 Presidential elections
The Georgia Secretary of State Office recently reported that a signature audit affirmed the original outcome of the November 2020 presidential race in Georgia. This is the third attempt to prove that no voter fraud took place in Georgia after the Trump campaign requested a hand recount and a subsequent machine recount. “The Secretary of […]
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Governor Kemp, UGA partner to prepare small businesses for emergency funding
Governor Brian P. Kemp and the University of Georgia have launched an informational website and webinars to help small business owners in Georgia understand the funding available to them through the new COVID-19 Emergency Relief Package and how to apply for assistance. “We’ve been clear from the beginning of our fight against COVID-19: our mission […]
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Rush: ‘Fred Hampton, Ahmaud Arbery, and the Power of Black Voters’
One month and 51 years ago, the Chicago Police Department, with the support of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Cook County State’s Attorney, murdered my friend and ally Fred Hampton in cold blood, as he lay in bed alongside his pregnant girlfriend, Akua Njeri, who was fortunately not wounded. The authorities attempted to […]
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#Election2020: Trump pressures Georgia elections chief: ‘Find 11,780 votes’
President Donald Trump pressured Georgia’s Republican secretary of state to “find” enough votes to overturn Joe Biden’s win in the state’s presidential election, repeatedly citing disproven claims of fraud and raising the prospect of a “criminal offense” if officials did not change the vote count, according to a recording of the conversation. The phone call […]
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Trump’s loyal fans pose challenges for Republicans, Biden
Their candidate may have lost the election, but President Donald Trump’s supporters have no intention of fading away. After spending weeks amplifying Trump’s unfounded claims that the November election was rigged against him, many of his loyal fans are eagerly awaiting his next ventures, including a potential presidential run in 2024. In the meantime, they […]
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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms unveils ‘One Atlanta: One APD’ action plan
On Monday, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms released the “One Atlanta: One APD” Immediate Action Plan to address violent crime in the city. According to the Mayor’s Office, the plan is the first part of a broader effort focused on bolstering support for the Atlanta Police Department and reforming policing in the city. Additional “One […]
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#Election2020: Biden and Trump make closing arguments in Georgia Senate runoff election
Monday afternoon, President-elect Joe Biden arrived in Atlanta with one message on his mind: take control of the Senate. His speech laid bare what was a stake for Democrats, a Senate led by the current majority leader Mitch McConnell that seeks to obstruct any semblance of a progressive agenda. “Folks, this is it. This is […]
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#Election2020 | Ufot: ‘Why The Georgia establishment is afraid of our power’
For too many years, Georgia’s conservative leaders have gotten used to cherry picking their voters. Instead of trying to appeal to a wider swath of voters, they have worked to deny voting rights to those Georgians whom they don’t care to represent, especially Black people. Thanks to extensive voter suppression tactics — from purging voters […]
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Krieg: ‘Republican efforts to undermine Biden victory expose growing anti-democratic streak’
The scattershot efforts to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s election victory are coalescing into a movement led by top Republicans determined to exploit a manufactured crisis for broader political gains. Nearly a dozen more GOP senators, a handful of whom will be sworn-in Sunday, have now announced they will challenge Biden’s clear Electoral College win over […]
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#Election2020: Biden flexes Georgia muscle alongside GOP in Senate races
President-elect Joe Biden is going all-in to help Democrats win two Senate runoffs in Georgia that will determine party control in the critical early years of his administration, a widespread effort that not long ago would have been unthinkable in a Republican-dominated state in the Deep South. The push ahead of Tuesday’s election comes with […]
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Enten: ‘How Trump made people care about politics again’
Love him or hate him, President Donald Trump made most Americans feel strongly about politics in a way no politician has in our lifetimes. Record numbers of Americans felt strongly favorable or unfavorable toward Trump during his time in office. (The strongly favorable and unfavorable was 71% in a Fox News poll last month, for […]
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Georgia’s GOP secretary of state to Trump: ‘What you’re saying is not true’
Just days before the crucial Georgia runoffs that will determine control of the US Senate, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger delivered a strong message to Donald Trump as the President persists in attacking the Peach State’s electoral process and the Republican leaders in charge of administering the system. “Respectfully, President Trump: What you’re saying […]
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Falcons close out season 4-12 with a cloudy offseason ahead
The Atlanta Falcons closed out the 2020 season with a 44-27 loss on the road to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium. The Falcons finished the season with four wins and twelve defeats. Atlanta has lost their last five games and has clinched the fourth pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. Earlier in […]