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GOP leaders pursue new lawsuits over 2024 election rules – including attacking methods of voting they want supporters to use

(CNN) —& Republican leaders are encouraging their supporters& to vote by mail& in this year’s consequential presidential election, even as their party pursues lawsuits and legislation that would make it harder for those votes to count....

Prosecutor to decide if Georgia lieutenant governor should be charged in election meddling case

ATLANTA (AP) — A special prosecutor has been assigned to look into whether Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones should face criminal charges over efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in the state. The Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgi...

Mortgage rates rise after disappointing March inflation report

Washington (CNN) —& Mortgage rates drifted higher this week, and could increase further, in a sign that& America’s affordability crisis& isn’t letting up. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.88% in the week ending April 11, up...

Highest-ranked pizza restaurants in Atlanta by diners

Canva Highest-ranked pizza restaurants in Atlanta by diners Pizza is one of those universal languages that Americans just get. Even if the styles are vastly different based on the region—like a thin wide slice from New York, a thick square cut with...

PHOTOS: Clouds break just in time for many in Texas to view eclipse

In some parts of the state, the skies cleared enough for people to see the total solar eclipse. BY ALEJANDRA MARTINEZ AND POOJA SALHOTRA A composite image showing different stages of the total solar eclipse photographed at Cooper Lake State Park on A...

‘Cop City’ is Coming to UNT Dallas Campus, the May 4 Election Will Determine if You’re Paying For It

By Sam Judy City bond meetings have been widely criticized as chaotic and mismanaged. The most controversial proposition of the bond vote, Proposition F, suggests using $50 million in public city funds to construct the new police training compoun...

Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard, Activist Andrew Holmes Named in Sexual Assault Suit

Village of Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard and renowned Chicago-area activist Andrew Holmes are defendants in a civil suit over their alleged involvement in a sexual assault that took place during a trip to Las Vegas.& The lawsuit claims that Holme...

COLUMN: Love for the Outdoors is a Gift that Pays Forward

By Ben Jealous When we see a 75-year-old white man out in the woods with a group of Black and brown kids from low-income neighborhoods, teaching them about nature, few of us assume he is there because that is where he feels most comfortable.& Pr...

Irons sharpens Irons

The Irons behind Privi in the Mall of Stonecrest, Cassandra (left) and Vaughn. Photo by Kerri Phox/The Atlanta Voice Breathing New Life Into Stonecrest Husband and wife team Vaughn and Cassandra Irons have been busy over the last few years int...

The Atlanta Voice staffers celebrate National Pet Day

Letheus Chaney and his puppy Star. Photo submitted Thursday, April 11 is National Pet Day and some members of The Atlanta Voice’s editorial team shared photos with their beloved cats and dogs. Discovering the power of a pet By& L...

This Week In Black History April 10-16, 2024

APRIL 10 1943—Tennis great Arthur Ashe is born in Richmond, Va. Ashe’s spectacular abilities on the tennis court enabled him to become the first Black member of the American Davis Cup team; the first Black to win the U.S. Open and the first Blac...

Texas will use computers to grade written answers on this year’s STAAR tests

By Keaton Peters, The Texas Tribune “Texas will use computers to grade written answers on this year’s STAAR tests” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages...

Billy Dee Williams says actors should be allowed to wear blackface

(CNN) —& Actor& Billy Dee Williams& has said there is nothing wrong with& performers& wearing& blackface, because “if you’re an actor, you should do anything you want to do.” Speaking to Bill Maher on the “Club Random” pod...

70 Years After Brown v. Board, Black Girls Are Still Fighting for Access to an Equal Education

By New York Amsterdam News Originally appeared in Word in Black The images and stories are indelible. Ruby Bridges walking out of school surrounded by U.S. Marshalls. The Little Rock Nine high school students entering school escorted by the U....

Trump’s Brand Is Selling Bibles Now. Did You Get Your Copy?

By James B. Ewers Jr. Ed.D. Growing up in the South has given me many memories. When I think about some of them, they make me smile. Thinking about yesterday makes me realize similar events are happening today. During my childhood, we had a vegetable...