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South Downtown Soul

Red and blue lights blend into a purple hue, illuminating a picturesque stage reminiscent of an intimate jazz club. Photo by Kerri Phox/The Atlanta Voice Miyana Sarver always knew Poetry on Peter (POP) would be special. However, the poet and driv...

This Week In Black History March 13-19, 2024

& MARCH 13 1794—Eli Whitney patents the cotton gin—a device that made cotton production much more profitable by more efficiently separating the seed from the cotton. The invention had the effect of extending the life of slavery in the South...

Georgia’s House Republicans pass controversial school voucher bill along party lines

After more than two hours of debate, the Georgia House passed the school voucher bill, Senate Bill 233, 91-82. The legislation passed largely along party lines. It now heads back to the Senate for further debate. The bill promises $6,500 per child p...

Books for Young Black Feminists

It’s never too soon to teach young girls the value of activism and coalition building, whether it’s in the home or in the classroom. Photo Credit: Apple Books Joan Morgan’ When Chickenheads Come Home To Roost is a very read...

Chicago Battles Measles Outbreak With 2 Confirmed Cases Being CPS Students

The city is fighting against a potential measles outbreak.& On Wednesday (March 13), the Chicago Department of Public Health confirmed 10 measles cases in Chicago, with eight coming from a Chicago shelter housing new arrivals.& Two of those...

Chicago Dealing With Measles Outbreak

The city is fighting against a potential measles outbreak.On Wednesday (March 13), the Chicago Department of Public Health confirmed 10 measles cases in Chicago, with eight coming from a Chicago shelter housing new arrivals.Two of those cases were Ch...

American Academy of Dermatology Votes to Uphold DEI Policies

Photo: Getty Images The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) has rejected a proposal to end its DEI programs. On Sunday (March 10), the AAD, a non-profit organization made up of dermatologists across the U.S. and Canada, voted to reject a resoluti...

‘Bling Bishop’ Lamor Whitehead Convicted Of Fraud, Extortion

Photo: Getty Images The New York pastor who was both robbed of $1 million worth of jewelry during a church service and accused of stealing a parishioner’s life savings has been found guilty of extortion and fraud. Lamor Whitehead, known as th...

Kamala Harris to visit Planned Parenthood clinic in Minnesota Thursday as campaign puts focus on abortion rights

(CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris will visit a Planned Parenthood clinic in Minnesota on Thursday, a White House official tells CNN, marking a significant and high-level visit to an abortion provider as Harris continues to highlight an issue the c...

Chicago Public Schools to Host Black Student Success Community Roundtable Discussions

The District’s new Black Student Success Working Group is comprised of more than 60 District, school, and community members dedicated to fostering Black student success (All Photos by Chicago Public Schools).& The mission of Chicago Public Schoo...

Analysis: 4 years, 1.2 million lives and trillions of dollars later, a rematch

(CNN) —Americans may feel like they’re reliving 2020, with a general election rematch set for 2024. But while the politicians’ faces are the same, life is much different.On March 13, 2020, then-President Donald Trump declared a national emergency for...

Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat wants to remain your sheriff

Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat (above) visited The Atlanta Voice office on Tuesday, Mar. 12 in order to complete our series of stories on everyone campaigning for the office of sheriff in Georgia’s largest county. Labat was elected sherif...

Atlanta takes center stage at SXSW

Photo by Julia Beverly/The Atlanta Voice AUSTIN, TX- Two back-to-back premieres this week during Texas’ popular music and film festival SXSW shine the spotlight on popular black culture in the 1990s in Atlanta. The first installment of a three...

The Legendary Anita Baker To Grace Atlanta With Special Mother’s Day Weekend Performance

Renowned eight-time Grammy Award-winning superstar Anita Baker today announced a special Mother’s Day weekend performance at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA, on Saturday, May 11. Ms. Baker is returning to the stage for this one-night-only performanc...

Kemp signs Georgia law reviving prosecutor sanctions panel. Democrats fear it’s aimed at Fani Willis

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a law Wednesday that lets a state commission begin operating with powers to discipline and remove prosecutors, potentially disrupting Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ prosecution of former Pr...