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What We’re Reading – Thursday, August 20, 2015

August 20, 2015 MATTHEW CHARLES Leave a comment

Click on full post to access links. Georgia Energy Regulators Approved the 12th Plant Vogtle Construction Update Atlanta Business Chronicle http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/blog/capitol_vision/2015/08/georgia-energy-regulators-approve-12th-plant.html Macon Mayor Pushes Passenger Rail Between Macon and Atlanta Atlanta Business Chronicle http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/morning_call/2015/08/macon-mayor-pushes-passenger-rail-between-macon.html Former Georgia Officers Charged With Murder in Death of Man Associated Press http://www.businessinsider.com/ap-former-georgia-officers-charged-with-murder-in-death-of-man-2015-8 Climate Denial and radiation Denial: Two sides of the […]

NAACP Marches Through Atlanta on 860 Mile Journey to D.C.

August 18, 2015 APN NEWS Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA — The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s “America’s Journey for Justice” mass meeting garnered nearly two hundred attendees on Friday, August 14, 2015 at the King Center. Atlanta marked mile 234 of a planned 860-mile march from Selma, Alabama, to Washington, D.C. The catchphrase “Our Lives, Our Votes, Our Jobs, and Our Schools […]

What We’re Reading – Monday, August 17, 2015

August 17, 2015 MATTHEW CHARLES Leave a comment

Click on full post to access links. Medicaid Opt-Out Costing State Billions Newnan Times-Herald http://www.times-herald.com/local/Atkinson-Arnall-dinner New State Funded Bus Line Links Kennesaw to Atlanta Marietta Daily Journal http://mdjonline.com/printer_friendly/26808559 Georgia Could Profit from Improved U.S. Relations with Cuba Atlanta Business Chronicle http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/blog/capitol_vision/2015/08/georgia-could-profit-from-improved-u-s-relations.html Developer Plans 134 Acre Forsyth Project Atlanta Business Chronicle http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/real_talk/2015/08/developer-plans-134-acre-forsyth-project-inspired.html WGL Energy Celebrates Opening […]

Organizing Begins to Bring MARTA to Gwinnett County

August 17, 2015 GLORIA TATUM 5 comments

Photograph by Gloria Tatum (APN) ATLANTA — Following a recent poll that 63 percent of respondents are saying yes to MARTA service being extended into Gwinnett County, environmental activists and Democrats are among those beginning to organize for a possible future referendum. On Tuesday, July 28, 2015, Art Sheldon with the Sierra Club’s Greater Gwinnett chapter attended the […]

Former State Sen. Julian Bond, 1940-2015, !Presente!

August 17, 2015 MATTHEW CHARLES One comment

Photograph by Eduardo Montes-Bradley. (APN) ATLANTA — Former State Sen. Horace Julian Bond (D-Atlanta), a leader in the Civil Rights Movement, has passed away, on Saturday, August 15, 2015, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) announced this morning, Sunday, August 16. In 1965, Bond was one of eleven Black candidates elected to the Georgia House of Representatives after […]

Atlanta Mayor Uses TB Outbreak as False Pretext To Attack Homeless Shelter

August 15, 2015 ANNA SIMONTON 8 comments

(APN) ATLANTA — The Metro Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless is once again under attack by the City of Atlanta. On Tuesday, August 11, 2015, Mayor Kasim Reed announced his intentions to take over the shelter, known colloquially at “Peachtree-Pine,” through eminent domain. The Mayor said he would demolish the building and construct a new shelter to house […]

What We’re Reading – Friday, August 14, 2015

August 14, 2015 MATTHEW CHARLES Leave a comment

To access links, view full post. Well wishes, Support Pour In for Jimmy Carter WSBTV Channel 2 television news http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/president-jimmy-carter-diagnosed-cancer/nnJK7/ State Outlines Arguments against Medicaid Waiver Georgia Health News http://www.georgiahealthnews.com/2015/08/state-outlines-arguments-medicaid-waiver/ Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed says Peachtree and Pine Homeless Shelter Tolerated for too Long Saporta Report http://saportareport.com/atlanta-mayor-kasim-reed-says-peachtree-pine-homeless-shelter-tolerated-for-too-long/ Major Will Condemn, Close Controversial Shelter WSBTV Channel 2 television […]

Taylor Bennett Wins State House Run-off, Republicans Lose Supermajority

August 14, 2015 ANNA SIMONTON Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA — Republicans no longer have a supermajority in Georgia’s State House of Representatives. On Tuesday, August 11, 2015, Democratic candidate Taylor Bennett–an attorney and former football player–won a runoff election for House District 80, defeating J. Max Davis, a Republican. The district includes parts of Sandy Springs in Fulton County and Brookhaven in DeKalb County. […]

DeKalb Commissioner, Citizens Blast DeKalb CEO for Arthur Blank Soccer Field Deal

August 14, 2015 BARBARA PAYNE One comment

(APN) ATLANTA — In a blink of an eye, and with no public comment allowed, the deal between DeKalb County, Arthur Blank, and Atlanta United FC soccer franchise was struck. Last Tuesday, August 04, 2015, the DeKalb County Commission voted 4-3 in favor of the deal. Atlanta United FC plans to build a 30 million dollar soccer complex […]

Congress Stalls on Restoring Full Voting Rights Act, as Atlantans Mark Act’s 50 Years

August 13, 2015 ANNA SIMONTON 2 comments

Photograph courtesy of Joyce Dorsey. (APN) ATLANTA — August 06, 2015 marked the fiftieth anniversary of the day the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed into law by U.S. President Lyndon Johnson. However, as Atlanta advocates gathered at Wheat Street Baptist Church to commemorate, it was not solely a celebratory occasion, given that the Supreme Court of […]

APS Board Prepares for OSD, Declines to Oppose State Takeovers

August 11, 2015 ANNA SIMONTON Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA — On Monday, August 10, 2015, the Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education (APS BOE) voted to hire Gov. Nathan Deal’s soon-to-depart policy advisor, Erin Hames, as a consultant to help prevent a state takeover of schools in the district, a likelihood presented by the legislation of which Hames herself was an architect. In crafting legislation that […]

Activists Rally in Atlanta to Celebrate EPA’s Clean Power Plan

August 9, 2015 GLORIA TATUM One comment

(APN) ATLANTA — On Wednesday, August 05, 2015, over two hundred people gathered at Liberty Plaza, across from the Georgia State Capitol, to celebrate and support the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s final Clean Power Plan (CPP). The group was diverse with representatives from the faith community, business community, environmental organizations, elected officials, as well as just plain folks. […]

What We’re Reading: Saturday, August 08, 2015

August 8, 2015 MATTHEW CHARLES Leave a comment

Click on the link for the full post to access each of the linked articles: Georgia Senators Back Oil Drilling Plans for Georgia’s Coast as Obama Pushes Climate Change Regulations Saporta Report http://saportareport.com/georgias-senators-back-oil-drilling-plans-for-georgias-coast-as-obama-pushes-climate-change-regulations/ Nathan Deal Gives Georgia Gambling Supporters an Opening Political Insider blog, Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2015/07/27/nathan-deal-gives-georgia-gambling-supporters-an-opening/ Lithonia Resident (Faye Coffield) Invited to White House to Discuss Community […]

APN Endorses Taylor Bennett in HD 80 Special Run-off

August 8, 2015 MATTHEW CHARLES Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA — The Atlanta Progressive News Board of Directors has endorsed Taylor Bennett in the House District 80 Special Election Run-off taking place on Tuesday, July 11, 2015. Bennett is in a Run-off with former Mayor of Brookhaven J. Max Davis. APN endorsed Catherine Bernard in the General Election. Many Democrats are rallying behind Mr. Bennett, […]

Stone Mountain’s Neo-Confederates Target Anti-Racist Activists Online

August 8, 2015 ANNA SIMONTON 6 comments

(APN) ATLANTA — Two groups involved in a recent pro-Confederate flag rally appear to have threateningly targeted counter-demonstrators online. The counter protesters included Aurielle Marie Lucier, Tommy DiMassimo, Ariella Riapos, and Lucas Javier Valderranna. Their activities were recorded by photographer Steve Eberhardt. The groups had posted on their Facebook pages the names, background information, and contact information of […]

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