District 3 Candidate Spotlight by #VOTELOCAL: Matthew Charles Cardinale

On Tuesday, March 19, 2019, residents in Atlanta’s City Council District 3 will vote for their new representative in a…
03.01.19
District 3 Candidate Spotlight by #VOTELOCAL: Antonio Brown

On Tuesday, March 19, 2019, residents in Atlanta’s City Council District 3 will vote for their new representative in a…
03.01.19
District 3 Candidate Spotlight by #VOTELOCAL: Byron Amos

On Tuesday, March 19, 2019, residents in Atlanta’s City Council District 3 will vote for their new representative in a…
03.01.19
House Passage of Firearms Bill Holds Deep Meaning for Georgia Lawmaker

As her colleagues prepared to vote Wednesday on legislation requiring federal background checks for firearms sales and transfers, U.S. Rep.…
02.28.19
Georgia Legislative Black Caucus Economic Development Committee to Hold Public Hearing on Supplier Diversity Bill

The Georgia Legislative Black Caucus (GLBC) Economic Development Committee will sponsor a Public Hearing today from 4-6 p.m. in Room…
02.27.19
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Delivers Remarks at US Conference of Mayors’ Winter Leadership Meeting on Economic Mobility 

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms today joined leading mayors from across the country to participate in the United States Conference of…
02.25.19
Fair Fight Launches Statewide Campaign Against House Bill 316, In Favor Of Hand-marked Paper Ballots

Today, Fair Fight announced a statewide campaign to defeat House Bill 316 and promote hand-marked paper ballots. The voting rights…
02.25.19
Municipal Court of Atlanta Announces Interim Administrator and Chief Clerk of Court

The Municipal Court of Atlanta announced the appointment of Rashida A. Davis, Esq. as the Interim Court Administrator and Chief…
02.22.19
Fair Fight Adds Religious Congregations as Plaintiffs to Federal Lawsuit

Fair Fight Action added faith co-plaintiffs to our federal lawsuit demanding election reform in Georgia. Ebenezer Baptist Church, Virginia-Highland Church,…
02.21.19
NAACP Restructures to Advance Advocacy Strategy

The nation’s most prominent civil rights organization announced over the weekend during its annual national board meeting in New York,…
02.19.19
“Salary History Box” Requirement Banned on City of Atlanta Applications

The City of Atlanta has removed the salary history question on employment applications in an effort to ensure fair hiring…
02.19.19
Mayor Bottoms’ Task Force for the Promotion of Public Trust Approved by City Council

The Atlanta City Council unanimously approved a resolution to create the Bottoms’ Administration’s Task Force for the Promotion of Public…
02.19.19
Council Member Marci Overstreet Introduced Legislation That Would Establish a Task Force for the Promotion of Public Trust

Legislation introduced by Council member Marci Collier Overstreet to create the city’s first-ever Task Force for the Promotion of Public…
02.15.19
New Poll Highlights Economic and More Need For Election Reform

Georgia Business Leaders Speak Out Against Voter Suppression A new poll released by Fair Fight highlights the public’s lack of…
02.14.19
Georgia Will Prosecute Former City of Atlanta Employee Accused of Violating Open Records Act

Attorney General Chris Carr announced Monday that two citations have been filed in Fulton County State Court following an investigation…
02.13.19