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Capital B Fest Day One: Black Atlanta Dives into Key Issues …
WEBJun 27, 2024 · Little encouraged Black voters to check their registration status on the state’s My Voter Page and contact a legal representative with groups like the Georgia NAACP, New Georgia Project, or the Georgia ACLU if they feel like someone is trying to infringe on their right to vote.. What school choice means for Atlanta. In a separate panel, several local education experts, along with a parent ...
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.
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WEBJan 31, 2022 · Reach out to us directly via [email protected]. We want to hear from you. Capital B is a nonprofit news organization dedicated to uncovering important stories — like this one —about how Black people experience America today. As more and more important information disappears behind paywalls, it's crucial that we keep our journalism ...
National Voter Registration Day and the Battle for Georgia’s Black ...
WEB2 days ago · 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 ...
What We Heard at the Budget Hearing for Atlanta's New …
WEBJun 12, 2023 · Workforce development leaders from the office of Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens are making final preparations to open the first city-run Department of Labor and Employment Services in July. Last week, Odie Donald II, Mayor Andre Dickens’ chief of staff, laid out plans for the new department during its inaugural City Council budget briefing. Donald has […]
What to Know About Atlanta’s City Budget - Capital B News
WEBApr 25, 2023 · It contained added funding for Atlanta Police to hire more officers, pay increases for firefighters, and wage increases for frontline city workers such as corrections officers, 311 agents, and Department of Transportation employees. This year’s budget is expected to come in just shy of $800 million, according to council member Alex Wan, chair ...
What You Need to Know About Atlanta's City Budget - Capital B …
WEBApr 28, 2022 · Atlanta taxpayers spent roughly $244 million on public safety in fiscal year 2020, $260 million in fiscal year 2021, and $277 million in fiscal year 2022, according to Wan, who expects the police department to request more funding this year as well. “ [The mayor is] thinking about investing in other initiatives there,” Wan said.
Throngs of Black Students Move to Atlanta for College. What if …
WEB18 hours 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.
Activists Protest ‘Cop City’ by Dropping Thousands of Balls During …
WEB1 day ago · 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 ...
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