By Mark Niesse, Atlanta Journal-Constitution – Georgia led the South in turnout during last fall’s midterms, when voters were driven by close races, national attention and nonstop campaigns. Both turnout data and a U.S. Census Bureau survey released this month confirmed that more voters participated in Georgia than its neighbors. About 52% of Georgia’s voting-eligible population cast […]
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Fulton DA Seeks to Disqualify Lawyer for Some GOP Fake Electors, Citing ‘Ethical Mess’
By: Stephen Fowler (GPB News) – Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is seeking to remove a lawyer from representing 10 Georgia Republicans who served as fake 2020 electors for Donald Trump after several of them allegedly accused a fellow elector of breaking state law last week. Tuesday’s filing also alleged that attorney Kimberly Burroughs […]
HBCU Green Fund Atlanta University Fellows Spend Spring Break Planting Trees in a Rural African Village to Fight Climate Change
By Edrea Davis – A group of HBCU Green Fund Atlanta University Center Fellows recently dedicated their spring break embedded in an African village on the border of Senegal and Mauritania building a tree shelter, planting trees and digging a well in their ongoing efforts to help the vulnerable communities that are most impacted by the effects […]
Alvin Bragg Did What He Had to Do In Indicting Trump
By Barbara McQuade (Time Magazine) – “On Thursday, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg charged former President Donald Trump, apparently for falsifying business records in 2016 to conceal a $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels, the adult film star who reportedly threatened to go public with allegations that she and Trump had engaged in an extramarital affair….” […]
Award-winning Journalist Roland Martin to serve as the Jackson State University 2022 Fall Commencement Speaker
JACKSON, Miss. – Jackson State University is pleased to announce award-winning journalist Roland S. Martin as the commencement speaker for the ceremony on Friday, December 9th at 10 a.m. CT in the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center. Martin is the host and managing editor of #RolandMartinUnfiltered, the first daily online show in history focused on news and […]
Power of the Ballot Debate Watch Party and Comedy Show Set Off GOTV Mobilization Efforts with Celebrity Talents BPhlat, Erin Jackson and MESHELLE
Local and national groups convened for a weekend of organizing marking a transition from voter registration and education to mobilizing residents to vote in the midterm election By Edrea Davis – Call it the calm before the midterm election storm. Georgia Black Women’s Roundtable (GA BWR) treated staff, volunteers, local and national leaders, and members of […]
Sustainable Africa Future Network’s PRE-COP27 Virtual Climate Change Collection Kicks Off With Poignant Remarks By U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield
By Edrea Davis – U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield urged activists to come together to achieve climate justice during her opening message to nearly 500 people logged on from around the world for today’s kick-off of the PRE-COP27 Virtual Climate Change Collection hosted by the HBCU Green Fund’s Sustainable Africa Future Network. “[the climate crisis] requires […]
Climate Justice Advocate, Felicia Davis, Statement on the Inflation Reduction Act
ATLANTA – “The Inflation Reduction Act passed by the Senate this weekend will stand the test of time as one of the most significant pieces of legislation in this century. It galvanizes and invests in aggressive action to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions and accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy. We commend Leader […]
The Climate Bill “Makes it Rain” on Black America
(BlackPressUSA TV) Climate change and pollution disproportionately affect black Americans. White households spend 64% more of their income on energy than black households. With $60 billion targeted for environmental justice, the Inflation Reduction Act would be the largest climate investment in US history. We discuss how this legislation will impact poor and marginalized Black communities […]