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Georgia’s First High School for Black Students Celebrates 100 …
WEB1 day ago — The first-ever Georgia high school to serve Black students got its flowers in an elaborate centennial celebration hosted in the atrium of Atlanta City Hall last week. Dozens of Booker T. Washington High School alumni gathered on Sept. 16 to pay homage to the Atlanta school’s 100-year history, which includes graduating icons like Martin Luther ...
Why This Atlanta-Based Black Men’s Super PAC Just Endorsed …
WEB22 hours ago — Ali recently shared an Instagram reel that includes a screenshot of an endorsement thank-you letter signed by Harris for President campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez.The Harris campaign has confirmed the authenticity of the letter with Capital B Atlanta. “On behalf of the Harris-Walz campaign, I thank the Justice Equality and Economics LLC for your endorsement,” the letter reads.
Throngs of Black Students Move to Atlanta for College. What if …
WEB6 days ago — Some of the roughly 41 million young people across the nation who became eligible to vote this year live in Georgia, where the last presidential election was decided by less than 12,000 votes. Many college students like Scott come from partisan red or blue states where their votes won’t have as much influence in the presidential election as they likely will here in Georgia.
Georgia State Election Board Approves New Rule Change Despite …
WEB4 days ago — Democratic operatives and voting rights advocates have sued the state to prevent election rule changes from being implemented with the Nov. 5 election less than two months away.. Critics contend the goal of pro-Trump operatives on state and county election boards in Georgia and other battleground states is to sow seeds of public doubt in the outcome and put it in the hands of courtroom judges ...
Activists Protest ‘Cop City’ by Dropping Thousands of Balls During …
WEBSep 18, 2024 — Atlanta residents opposed to the public safety training center being built in South River Forest — known as “Cop City” — protested its construction by dropping 116,000 ping pong balls during a City Council meeting on Monday.. Each ball was meant to symbolize one signature that organizers said they gathered for a petition to hold a ballot referendum to allow Atlantans to vote on the ...
National Voter Registration Day and the Battle for Georgia’s Black ...
WEBSep 17, 2024 — Atlanta University Center HBCU students fill out voter engagement forms during the Black Youth Renaissance Tour stop on campus on National Voter Registration Day in September 2022. In 2024, voter registration organizers say young people could play a critical role in deciding races. (Chauncey Alcorn ...
The Road to Turning 500 Acres Into a Black City - Capital B News
WEBJun 15, 2022 — From left, Laura Riley-Cooper and Renee Walters, with their friend Ashley Scott (not pictured), found a barren 97-acre plot of Georgia land that they envision turning into a modern Black settlement community.
Meet the Atlanta Staff - Capital B News
WEBChauncey Alcorn is the state and local politics reporter at Capital B Atlanta. He previously worked as a staff writer at CNN Business, the Daily Mail, and Mic. He has also written for theGrio, Fortune.com, Vice News, Salon, and the New York Daily News, among other major publications. Sydney Sims is Capital B Atlanta’s general assignment reporter.
Chauncey Alcorn, Author at Capital B News - Atlanta
WEBSep 5, 2024 — by Chauncey Alcorn September 9, 2024. With Kamala Harris and Donald Trump set to engage in their first highly anticipated presidential debate Tuesday night in Philadelphia, Atlanta residents like Jacquavious Williams say they want to hear both candidates address the strain of inflation. The 26-year-old Williams, an up-and-coming rapper whose ...