Atlanta Housing Policy Update Could Add Hundreds Of Affordable Homes To Housing Program

Atlanta Housing (AH) has retooled its neighborhood site and vicinity standards, a decision that will make room for more units…
08.29.18
Human Rights: A Solvent for Hate Speech?

The deadly 2017 Unite the Right demonstration in Charlottesville and the attempted reconvening of the event this year in Washington,…
08.27.18
Here’s Everything We Know About The Jacksonville, Florida Mass Shooting

Jacksonville, Florida police reported a mass shooting that resulted in at least four deaths.
08.27.18
Majority-Black Georgia County Rejects Plan To Close Nearly All Its Polling Places

Officials in a rural southwest Georgia county on Friday voted down a proposal to close nearly all of its polling places…
09.05.18
Georgia County Scraps Plan to Close Most Polling Places

ATLANTA (AP) — Election officials in a majority Black Georgia county voted Friday to scrap a widely condemned proposal to…
08.24.18
Fulton County to Add Additional Tag Renewal Kiosks in Atlanta

Fulton County Tax Commissioner Dr. Arthur Ferdinand will officially open two more vehicle tag renewal kiosks at Kroger stores in…
08.24.18
Black Male Doctors from Xavier University Encourage Atlanta Youth to Dream Big

Three African-American male doctors, who grew up with challenging childhoods (involving poverty, drug-addicted parents, drug dealing, homelessness and violence) and…
08.24.18
Record Number of Women Have Won Major Party Primaries

ATLANTA (AP)—Women are not just running for office in record numbers this year—they are winning. More women than ever before…
08.23.18
Georgia’s Excuse For Closing Polling Stations In A Predominantly Black County Begins To Unravel

Georgia election officials can't provided documentation to support their proposal to close polling stations.
08.24.18
Groundbreaking Women’s Work Initiative Launches in Atlanta

The Women’s Work Initiative™ (WWI), that connects leading local corporations with diverse and experienced talent – women returning to work…
08.22.18
Democratic Party Chair Calls for Kemp to Condemn Official’s Violent Comments About Protesters, Activists

The Georgia Democratic Party called on Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp to immediately condemn threatening comments from Monroe County Commissioner…
08.22.18
Kristen Clarke Warns Georgia To Stop Suppressing The Black Vote, Or Else

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law submitted a pre-suit demand letter to the Randolph County Board of Elections in…
08.21.18
Everything We Know About The National Prison Strike

They want better conditions behind bars.
08.21.18
Freedom Parkway to Be Renamed in Honor of U.S. Congressman John Lewis

Tomorrow, Freedom Parkway, a major east-west thoroughfare through the heart of Atlanta, is now “John Lewis Freedom Parkway” in honor…
08.21.18
Atlanta Tech Community Provides More Than 281,000 Meals

Thirty companies representing more than 2,000 members of the technology industry raised nearly $70,000 to provide 281,000 meals for Georgia’s…
08.21.18
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Introduces Sweeping Transparency Reforms in Legislative Package

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms took another critical step in leading Atlanta to becoming one of the most transparent cities in…
08.21.18