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These Metro Atlanta Public Schools Are the Highest Performing Schools in Georgia, Says Ed Department

Eight Georgia schools were named Blue Ribbon Schools Monday, one of the highest honors from the U.S. Department of Education gives annually. Austin Elementary...

As Georgia's Maternal Mortality Rates Worsen, Abrams Responds With Expanded Health Care Platform

Last week, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that not only was Georgia ranked 50 out of 50 states when it comes to maternal mortality in recent years, but our state's maternal...

The Link Between Race, Where You Live and Health in America

There are clear links between race, ethnicity, geography and drivers of health outcomes in the U.S., a special report from U.S. News & World...

Carter, Abrams: Georgians From Two Eras Chase Rural Votes

PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia’s past and its potential future converged in the tiny town of Plains, as former President Jimmy Carter campaigned Tuesday alongside Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Stacey Abrams. Despite their starkly different biographies — he the 93-year-old peanut farmer who entered Deep South politics amid Jim Crow segregation, she the 44-year-old Atlanta attorney […]

The Georgia Black Constructors Association Decries Anticipated Atlanta Airport Takeover

Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport -The South’s #1 economic engine - is under threat of a takeover by Republican legislators, and both the Georgia Black Constructors...

Atlanta City Council Members Call for Third-Party Audit on Gulch Deal

Atlanta City Council members Amir Farokhi, Michael Julian Bond, J.P. Matzigkeit, Natalyn Archibong, Jennifer Ide, Andre Dickens, Dustin Hillis and Matt Westmoreland introduced an...

The Home Depot Backyard Space at Mercedes-Benz Stadium Promises Curated Events for the Westside Community

The Home Depot Backyard, an 11-acre event space, has officially opened next door to the Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The space, formerly the site of the Georgia...

Black Student Activists Face Penalty in College Admissions

Back when I taught at a predominantly white, selective liberal arts college, I came across a book called “Acting White? Rethinking Race in ‘Post-Racial’...

Peoplestown Residents Return to Court With New Evidence in Eminent Domain Saga

Peoplestown residents return to court on Wednesday Sept. 5 at 11 a.m. before Judge Schwall seeking a rehearing based on newly discovered evidence. According...

Atlanta Hawks Will Now Play in the State Farm Arena For The Next 20 Years

The Atlanta Hawks Basketball Club and State Farm announced a 20-year collaboration that will benefit the Atlanta metropolitan area aimed at building stronger communities...

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