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State Rep. Park Cannon and Davan’te Jennings: It’s time to put abortion on the ballot in Georgia

Since the Supreme Court’s devastating Dobbs decision, the people of Georgia have suffered at the hands of our state’s near total abortion ban. And as the fight for reproductive freedom rages on, one thing has become overwhelmingly clear: abortion ban...

DeKalb County State Court Judge candidates appeal to voters during panel

Forum moderator, attorney Cherise Challenger of Challenger Law Group. Photo by Laura Nwogu/The Atlanta Voice General elections for DeKalb County state court judge will occur on May 21, and the Decatur-DeKalb chapter of The National Coalition of 10...

State Rep. Roger Bruce retires after 22 years of service in the Georgia House

During the lunch break of the 40th and final day of Georgia’s legislative session, Georgia State Representative Roger Bruce was inside the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus offices taking pictures with their college interns. Bruce, a Democrat from So...

Fair Park’s Cotton Bowl Set for a $140 Million Makeover: Revitalizing a South Dallas Landmark

Fair Park, the gem of Sunny South Dallas, was the center of attention earlier this week. The occasion? The groundbreaking of a massive $140 million upgrade to the iconic Cotton Bowl stadium. This investment marks the largest financial commitment in...

Black Teachers Help Keep Black Boys Out of Special Education

A new study finds that Black male elementary school students with Black teachers are less likely to be identified for special education.In education, it’s an uncomfortable fact: the teaching workforce is overwhelmingly white and female, particularly...

PUBLIC NOTICE: SUB BIDS/SUPPLIER QUOTES REQUESTED

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Ahmaud Arbery’s Killers Appeal Federal Hate Crime Convictions

Photo: Getty Images The three white men who killed Ahmaud Arbery, the 25-year-old Black man slain while out for a jog in 2020, are appealing their federal hate crime convictions. On Wednesday (March 27), attorneys for Greg McMichael, Travis McMicha...

Illinois Players Also Strike Gold in Mega Millions, Bartlett Player Wins $1 Million

Photo: Illinois Lottery You might have already heard the news: On Tuesday night, a lucky person from New Jersey, one of the luckiest in human existence, had the winning Mega Millions ticket, worth $1.128 billion (!!!). It was the fifth-largest Mega M...

HBCU President Cleared Of Wrongdoing In Black Administrator’s Suicide

Photo: Lincoln University The president of a historically Black university has been cleared of bullying and harassment in the suicide of a Black administrator following an independent investigation, according to NBC News. Lincoln University’s...

ANALYSIS — Three presidents and one mission: Beat Trump

(CNN) — Sometimes when a president needs a hand, only another president – or another two – will do.President Joe Biden’s bid for a second term and reelection campaign coffers will get a hefty boost on Thursday when he’s joined in New York by his two...

Obama jumps in to help Biden defeat Trump again

Washington (CNN) —& Barack Obama& spent several hours last Friday in the family dining room of the White House, visiting his former vice president, Joe Biden. The mood was cheerful as the pair exchanged jokes, and the meeting served as a sma...

This Week In Black History March 27-April 2, 2024

SARAH VAUGHN MARCH 27 1924—The sensational Jazz singer Sarah Vaughn was born on this day in Newark, N.J. & She went on to become what many considered “the world’s greatest singing talent.” She was known as the “incomparable Sarah Vaughn.” 1...

Time for Georgia To Repeal Hospital Certificate of Need Laws

Georgia—along with more than 30 other states—requires any entity that wishes to open a new medical facility or expand an existing one to demonstrate that there is a bona fide need for the services to be provided by the facility in its area.&...

Public Notice: Power Construction

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Georgia Senate Republicans have hijacked State Rep. Omari Crawford’s high school sports mental health bill

Tuesday, Georgia Senate Republicans successfully stole State Representative Omari Crawford’s bill which originally addressed mental health challenges currently facing high school athletes and pumped it full of culture war issues that serve as red me...