The stakes for independent journalism are rising — and Capital B is stepping up. Our reporting has already helped Atlanta families move from unsafe housing to secure homes. This is journalism that changes lives. Support our work this Giving Tuesday. capitalbnews.fundjournalism.org/donate/?camp...

Mayor’s TAD Plan Sparks Gentrification Fears for Southwest Atlanta Activists atlanta.capitalbnews.org/atlanta-tad-...

"We need to see all of it. The pain and the joy."

@aleciareports.bsky.social and I wrote about the many Black tourists who have felt drawn to the Blacksonian in recent days, as the administration threatens to sanitize history and continues its takeover of D.C. capitalbnews.org/trump-smiths...

Bernice King questioned the value of releasing the King files now and condemned “any attempts to misuse these documents in ways intended to undermine our father’s legacy and the significant achievements of the [civil rights] movement.”
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Atlanta has seen an increase in homelessness — primarily fueled by Black people living on the margins — for a third consecutive year. But city leaders and advocates alike are touting that the rate of increase has slowed considerably. atlanta.capitalbnews.org/black-homele...

Since the May 14, 2022 attack, residents’ hopes for a second grocery store in Buffalo’s Blackest community remain unmet. Abandoned homes still line Jefferson Avenue, and grassroots groups continue to be a main resource for essential services, including health care.
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The Pryor St. tent city was home to as many as 80 unhoused people living in about 100 tents. The site’s scheduled clearing comes amid efforts to combat a gentrification-fueled rise in homelessness causing primarily Black tenants to end up on the streets. atlanta.capitalbnews.org/atlanta-home...

Target boycott Jamal Bryant, pastor of
New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Stonecrest, is unveiling the next phase of the economic justice movement on Easter Sunday. He discussed it with me during a recent phone interview. atlanta.capitalbnews.org/jamal-bryant...

Nikema Williams’ resignation as chair of the Georgia Dems isn’t sitting well with some constituents in her district as the party backed by an overwhelming majority of Black voters seeks new direction heading into a pivotal midterm election cycle next year. atlanta.capitalbnews.org/nikema-willi...

Voting rights groups say thousands of Georgia college students are at higher risk of having their voter registrations canceled or challenged unduly due to their transient nature — and, possibly, their propensity to vote Democrat. atlanta.capitalbnews.org/voter-regist...

Three CDC employees told Capital B Atlanta that the agency's labor force reductions in Atlanta were concentrated in areas of health study that have an outsized impact on Black people, including HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, gun violence, and youth violence.
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