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Concerned Georgia voters rally for State Rep. Park Cannon, election rights | BlackPressUSA
THE ATLANTA VOICE - Friday afternoon, voters used their First Amendment right to stand in solidarity with State Rep. Park Cannon who was arrested Thursday after she knocked on Georgia Governor Brian Kemp’s office door while he signed Senate Bill 202, an omnibus election bill that rewrites
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Fake Trump electors ask judge to disqualify Fani Willis from election probe - The Atlanta Voice
(CNN) - Eleven of the 'fake electors' who participated in a plan to subvert the Electoral College have asked a judge to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from her probe into the Republican effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. The group
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Atlanta-based Six Degrees are part of the Super Bowl LVII festivities - The Atlanta Voice
Brian “B. Wrightous” Wright and Desmond “Dez” Attmore, founders of Six Degrees produced the National Football League Origins launch event earlier this week. The event helps local fashion designers design NFL merchandise that better reflects the community where the annual champion
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Stacey Abrams doubles down on support for sports betting - The Atlanta Voice
Recently, the Stacey Abrams’ campaign has released a series of 15-second and 30-second ads that focus on her support for allowing sports betting and casino gambling while lampooning Governor Brian Kemp for his opposition. These ads were scheduled to run during the start of the col
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Senators Ossoff and Warnock celebrate Juneteenth in East Point - The Atlanta Voice
U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock were joined by U.S. Rep. Nikema Williams and a host of State legislators marched in the East Point Juneteenth parade Saturday morning. Warnock delivered the keynote speech in which he called for the patrons to exercise their right to vo
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Atlanta BeltLine announces company tasked to redevelop Murphy Crossing - The Atlanta Voice
Thursday morning, Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. (ABI) has selected the finalist in its Request for Proposals (RFP) process for the highly-anticipated redevelopment of the 20-acre Murphy Crossing site, located at 1050 Murphy Avenue in southwest Atlanta. The finalist is real estate develop
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Hearings begin on Georgia Power proposal to raise rates 12% - The Atlanta Voice
ATLANTA (AP) — State regulators begin hearings Tuesday on Georgia Power Co.’s request to raise rates by 12% over the next three years, setting up clashes over how much profit the utility should earn, how much solar panel owners should be paid and how rates should be structured. Th
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There will be Several Street Closures Near SunTrust Plaza Building on Saturday, Jan. 22 - The Atlanta Voice
WHAT: There will be a full street closure in order to repair a sign on the roof of the SunTrust Plaza Building, located at 303 Peachtree Street NE. WHERE: Peachtree St. NE between Baker St. NE & Ivan Allen, Jr. Blvd.Peachtree Center Ave. NE between John Portman Blvd. NE & Ivan All
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Austin wins Senate confirmation as 1st Black Pentagon chief - TheGrio
Lloyd J. Austin, a West Point graduate who rose to the Army’s elite ranks and marched through racial barriers in... View Article The post Austin wins Senate confirmation as 1st Black Pentagon chief appeared first on TheGrio.
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Georgia Senate passes terrorism bill with potentially stiffer penalties for protesters - The Atlanta Voice
Wednesday morning, the Georgia State Senate passed a bill which empowers the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to identify, investigate, arrest and prosecute individuals that commit acts of terrorism. According to Senate Bill 11, the GBI will have the right to work independently and
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Streaking Hawks survive Durant’s 55, hold off Nets 122-115 - The Atlanta Voice
ATLANTA (AP) — Kevin Durant earned a new scoring record, though it was Danilo Gallinari and the Atlanta Hawks who celebrated with a postgame toast. Trae Young scored 36 points, including nine in the final minute, and the streaking Hawks overcame Durant’s career-high 55 points to h
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Fire Outbreak at Frederick Douglass High School creates Class Schedule Updates - The Atlanta Voice
There will be a change in the schedule for the next few days at Frederick Douglass High School, due to repairs, restoration and cleaning that must be completed after the fire that occurred in the school today. Friday, January 28:  Douglass will pivot to virtual learning for staff
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Janis Ware: Why Voting Is About the Power of ‘We’ - The Atlanta Voice
It’s no coincidence that President Joseph R. Biden, the country’s 46th Commander in Chief, and Vice President Kamala Harris, the country’s first African American Vice President and first female Vice President, were in my hometown Atlanta on the eve of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. h
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La presentación católica de los niños de tres años  – The Wilmington Journal
¿Qué ocurre a los tres años de vida? Es una tradición mexicana que los niños, al cumplir tres años, sean presentados en el templo. El origen de la costumbre se remonta a la época de [...]
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Hawks Players Distribute Gifts To Youth In Atlanta At Special Holiday Party - The Atlanta Voice
HawksPlayersClint Capela,John Collins, Cam Reddishand Delon Wright SurprisedFamiliesas Part of Special Eventin Collaboration with‘Santa For A Day’andAtlantaHousing ATLANTA –OnSaturday afternoon, the Atlanta Hawkshosteda holiday party in collaboration with Santa For A Day,anon-reli
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Atlanta school board says it will oust its superintendent when her contract ends in 2024
ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta school board members announced Friday that they're getting rid of district Superintendent Lisa Herring when her contract ends next year. Atlanta Public Schools Board Chair Eshé Collins, in a statement, didn't explain why the board decided to not renew Herrin
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Biden becomes first sitting POTUS to deliver sermon at Ebenezer Baptist Church - The Atlanta Voice
United States President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. kept his eyes on the singers seated behind him. The look on his face was one of both amazement and enjoyment as the choir inside historic Ebenezer Baptist Church sang, 'Let everything, let everything, let everything that hath breath pra
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Development Authority of Fulton County approves plan to repurpose landfill in Boulevard Heights - The Atlanta Voice
The Development Authority of Fulton County (DAFC) recently approved incentives for a project that removes a landfill in Boulevard Heights, a neighborhood south of the popular Grant Park. The mixed-use development plans will include 215 apartment units and 63 rental townhomes, with
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Indian Hyperlocal Delivery App Raises $40 Million – The Wilmington Journal
PUNE, India — India’s hyperlocal delivery start-up Dunzo recently raised $40 million in its fresh funding round. The Series E funding saw participation from Google, Lightbox, Evolvence, Hana Financial Investment, LGT Lightstone Aspada, and Alteria, [...]
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Atlanta airport has reclaimed its title as the world's busiest - The Atlanta Voice
Editor's note: Sign up forUnlocking the World, CNN Travel's weekly newsletter. Get news about destinations opening and closing, inspiration for future adventures, plus the latest in aviation, food and drink, where to stay and other travel developments. (CNN) - Move over, Guangzhou
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Kemp signs law suspending Georgia gas taxes through May - The Atlanta Voice
ATLANTA (AP) — Gov. Brian Kemp on Friday signed a law suspending Georgia’s motor fuel tax through the end of May. Lawmakers in both chambers of the General Assembly approved House Bill 304 without opposition, in an attempt to give drivers a break from high gas prices. Georgia’s ga
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Stacey Abrams says she’s more ready to be Georgia governor - The Atlanta Voice
Democrat Stacey Abrams is telling Georgia voters that “I did the work and now I want the job,” arguing that the last four years since she narrowly lost the 2018 governor’s race to Brian Kemp have left her better prepared to govern as she runs again in 2022. Abrams launched a state
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Atlanta mayor plans to spend $20M to enhance child care - The Atlanta Voice
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens wants to spend $20 million to improve and subsidize child care and preschool in the city. The money would include $5 million from the city, $5 million the city’s public school system and $10 million from private donors, Dickens told WABE-
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Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens visits small businesses for Atlanta Main Street Shop Small - The Atlanta Voice
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens visited several small businesses in the Sweet Auburn Business District on Wednesday, Dec. 21 as part of Atlanta Main Street Shop Small. Atlanta Main Street Shop Small encourages the support of Atlanta’s diverse small businesses in the city’s business di
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In Wake Of Capitol Riot, Biden Pushes For Stronger Domestic-Terrorism Laws  – The Wilmington Journal
President Joseph R. Biden Jr. has a full plate for his first 100 days in office, and in the wake of the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, he has made clear that a [...]
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Dr. Fauci: It’s ‘liberating’ working with Biden administration - The New York Beacon
‘I take no pleasure at all in being in a situation of contradicting the president,’ Dr. Anthony Faucigave an update on the coronavirus pandemic at the White House briefing room Thursday, during which he also made time to subtly shade the Trump Administration. The
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Hosea Helps hosts Christmas-edition ‘Fresh Food Wednesday’ drive-thru giveaway - The Atlanta Voice
Driving around Cleveland Circle, SW in the Perkerson neighborhood, a line of parked cars stretched around the Hosea Helps headquarters late Wednesday morning and afternoon. Metro Atlanta residents waited in their vehicles for more than four hours in hopes of receiving a box of foo
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What About Your Friends: TLC gets mural in Grant Park - The Atlanta Voice
The singular word that comes up when you bring up the legendary group, TLC, is 'iconic'. On Sunday, October 9th, a mural was revealed in their honor in Grant Park. Fans came from all over the country to take part in this historic moment, including Allon Plummer, a life-long TLC fa
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The Village Market and Atlanta BeltLine establish BeltLine storefronts for Black-owned businesses - The Atlanta Voice
Atlanta BeltLine, Inc and The Village Market announced that the companies will be joining forces to launch BeltLine MarketPlace on Friday, April 1. This pilot program will provide new, affordable commercial opportunities for up to six local, Black-owned businesses with storefronts
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NAACP and state legislators file federal complaints over Wellstar’s closing of Atlanta hospitals  - The Atlanta Voice
The NAACP – along with state legislators and other politicians – has filed two federal complaints over Wellstar Health System’s decision last year to close Atlanta hospitals in majority-Black areas. Wellstar’s decision to close two Atlanta-area hospitals, Atlanta Medical Center an
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38th annual Atlanta UNCF Mayor’s Masked Ball announces performance by Grammy Award-winner Anthony Hamilton - The Atlanta Voice
Doug Shipman becomes the new Atlanta City Council president-elect - The Atlanta Voice
Georgia Republicans fire back at Stacey Abrams - The Atlanta Voice
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David Perdue announces he'll run for Governor - The Atlanta Voice
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Jussie Smollett denies staging attack, testifies he had a sexual relationship with prosecution witness - The Atlanta Voice
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Judge blocks Biden vaccine mandate for federal contractors - The Atlanta Voice
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Abrams defends lack of concession after 2018 gubernatorial loss - The Atlanta Voice
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U.S. Government to Invest $400 Million to Help Foreign Countries Fight COVID - The Atlanta Voice
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Senator Jon Ossoff's bi-partisan bill tackling opioid crisis passes U.S. Senate - The Atlanta Voice
2021 Celebration Bowl shapes up to be most impactful game of the Bowl Season - The Atlanta Voice
Parkview Townhomes Development Breaks Ground in Vine City - The Atlanta Voice
Federal Financial Aid Program Reinstated at Morris Brown College After Nearly Twenty Year - The Atlanta Voice
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Georgia Tech and Broncos star Demaryius Thomas dies at age 33 - The Atlanta Voice
A Black Couple Had a White Friend Show their Home and its Appraisal Rose by Nearly Half a Million Dollars - The Atlanta Voice
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