Atlanta Progressive News

(APN) DECATUR — About 50 students, faculty members, staff members of Agnes Scott College, and other concerned community activists gathered on campus Friday, October 26, 2007, to ask the Agnes Scott College Board of Trustees to institute living wages for all staff members. The Agnes Scott Living Wage Campaign has been urging trustees for some time to provide a living […]

(APN) ATLANTA — The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has officially processed two complaints made by resident association leaders, Diane Wright and Shirley Hightower, of Hollywood Courts and Bowen Homes public housing communities, respectively, according to documents concerning the investigations obtained by APN. What was originally a joint complaint by the two resident leaders, both officers on […]

(APN) ATLANTA — A bipartisan Georgia House of Representatives study panel on reforming eyewitness identification procedures held the third in a series of hearings on Monday, October 22, 2007. The Special Committee heard testimony from experts on eyewitness identification and protocol, who urged the State to amend eyewitness identification procedures. Improvements could result in a dramatic decrease in wrongful convictions, […]

Atlanta Voice Publisher was Partner in Public Housing Demolition (APN) ATLANTA — Janis Ware, the Publisher of The Atlanta Voice newspaper, a local Black newspaper, was a partner in the Atlanta Housing Authority’s redevelopment of the McDaniel-Glen public housing community, according to documents obtained by Atlanta Progressive News. Ms. Ware, in addition to publishing The Atlanta Voice, is the Executive […]

(APN) ATLANTA — Congressional Republicans have now delayed a bill proposed by the Democratic leadership in the US House Committees on the Judiciary and Intelligence to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), an act which governs domestic warrantless wiretapping, according to the Associated Press. The Democrats’ latest proposal is called The Responsible Surveillance that is Overseen, Reviewed, and Effective […]

(APN) ATLANTA — Former US Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) appears as a candidate for President in the State of California’s Primary Election for 2008, Atlanta Progressive News has confirm. McKinney is listed as a Green Party candidate, according to a list of qualified candidates appearing on the California Secretary of State’s website. Other Green candidates on the ballot in California […]

This article contains additional reporting by News Editor, Matthew Cardinale (APN) ATLANTA — The US House approved legislation Wednesday, October 11, 2007, with broad bipartisan support that is considered a dramatic victory for the homeless and low-income populations of the United States. The Fund would be the largest expansion in federal housing programs in decades. Lawmakers passed HR 2895 by […]

(APN) ATLANTA — The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners approved Tuesday, October 09, 2007, a package of resolutions concerning the Grady Health System, including $5 million in emergency funding. This resolution calls for at least $1 million to be provided within 60 days of the approval of the resolution. “Five million dollars is a token amount, but it says DeKalb […]

(APN) ATLANTA — In an apparent conflict of interest, Secretary of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Alphonso Jackson, owns a stake in Atlanta-based company Columbia Residential, which landed major HOPE VI redevelopment grants with the Atlanta Housing Authority (AHA), according to an article, “Questionable Contracts,” published in the National Journal magazine on October 04, 2007. National […]

(APN) ATLANTA — None of the two dozen or so families who were expecting to be evicted from Bowen Homes public housing community on Thursday, October 04, 2007, were evicted as of yet, and they appear safe for the moment. Previously, Atlanta Progressive News broke the news that these families could be evicted as early as Thursday morning. The article […]

  (APN) ATLANTA — A disabled voucher-holder, Tamika “Cookie” Brewer tells Atlanta Progressive News she now fears for her safety while living in a two-bedroom apartment in southwest Atlanta paid for with Section 8 voucher money. “I’ve only been here a month, and it’s been hell the whole time I’ve been here,” Brewer said. As reported in Atlanta Progressive News […]

  (APN) ATLANTA — Atlanta Housing Authority’s external affairs officer, Barney Simms, made libelous statements regarding Atlanta Progressive News in an email sent to all City Council Members, the Mayor, and others on October 01, 2007. Simms falsely claims that Atlanta Progressive News’s article, “AHA Evicting Single Mothers Late on Rent, despite Hardships,” published September 30, 2007, and others, are […]