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Andre Dickens Is the Next Mayor of Atlanta
Andre Dickens beat Felicia Moore in a runoff election to become the 61st mayor of Atlanta.
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New Courses About Civil Rights Leader Rev. C.T. Vivian Have Made It Into College Curriculums
This semester, some students are learning about the man Martin Luther King Jr. called “the greatest preacher to ever live” for the very first time.
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Botswana Appeals Court Upholds Landmark Decision To Decriminalize Homosexuality
Before the decision, homosexuality was punishable by up to seven years in jail.
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Felicia Moore and Andre Dickens Face Off in Atlanta Mayoral Runoff
Current City Council President Felicia Moore and fellow city council member Andre Dickens are pushing for voters to show up for this final vote.
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Strict Georgia Voting Law Drives Absentee Request Rejections
Over half of the absentee ballot applications were tossed out thanks to just one of the requirements of Senate Bill 202, passed in March.
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Trailblazing Legend, Former Florida Rep. Carrie Meek Dies at 95
Carrie Meek was the child of a sharecropper and granddaughter of a slave who would go on to see many “firsts” in her career.
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City Council Issues Apology for Racist Displacement of Thriving Blues City
The Hayward City Council passed a resolution to apologize to and acknowledge the residents and descendants of Russell City more than 50 years later.
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Jury Finds White Supremacists Liable for $26 Million in Damages at Unite the Right Rally
The jury also found the organizers to be guilty of state conspiracy claims in the violent 2017 rally over a Gen. Robert E. Lee statue in Virginia.
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Mother of Texas Student Caught on Video Hitting Teacher Says Her Daughter Is Autistic
After hitting the teacher, the student called her mother, Brittany Evans, using the teacher’s classroom landline.
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Jeff Bezos Donates $100 Million to the Obama Foundation in Honor of Late Rep. John Lewis
One of the world’s most well known billionaires took a break from space travel to donate a large chunk of change.
