Atlanta Progressive News

(APN) ATLANTA – The City Council of Atlanta has failed to amend the official minutes of five meetings of the Community Development/Human Services Committee from 2020, several weeks after promising Fulton County Superior Court Judge Kelly Lee Ellerbe that they would take steps to remedy the omission of the movers and seconders on certain votes in violation of the requirements […]

Opinion by Himali Patel.   As a small business owner, even before the pandemic, I’ve relied on the ACA marketplace for my health insurance.  And as I have multiple auto-immune diseases, I can not live without it.   Before the pandemic struck, my brother and I owned five small retail businesses together.   Now, two plus years into the pandemic, […]

  Tyrone Brooks Jr., successful Atlanta professional and son of celebrated civil rights champion and politician Tyrone Brooks Sr., has announced that he is running for Lieutenant Governor in the State of Georgia.   The Democrat most recently served as the Senior Grants Manager for the City of Atlanta’s Office of Resilience, and has managed the My Brother’s Keeper Initiative for the City of Atlanta. […]

(APN) ATLANTA – In our continuing coverage of the upcoming May 24, 2022 Primary General Election, this article contains our interview with State Rep. Derrick Jackson (D-Atlanta), candidate for the Democratic nomination for Lt. Governor of Georgia.   “I’m running for family.  My candidacy is centered on families.  We love to tout that we’re the number one state to do […]

(APN) ATLANTA – In our continuing coverage of the upcoming May 24, 2022 General Primary Election, Atlanta Progressive News interviewed former State Rep. Erick Allen (D-Smyrna), who is running for Lt. Governor of Georgia.   Former State Rep. Allen was elected in 2018 and served two terms, from 2019 to 2022.   “I view the primary role of Lt. Governor, […]

(APN) ATLANTA – In our continuing coverage of the upcoming May 24, 2022 General Primary Election, this article is the first part of our overview of statewide races.   GOVERNOR   Former State Rep. Stacey Abrams (D-Atlanta) is running again for Governor of the State of Georgia.  She is the only candidate seeking the Democratic nomination.   A former City […]

With research by APN News Team.   (APN) ATLANTA – On March 10 or 11, 2022, the City of Atlanta Government took over the public access station known as People TV, Comcast Channel 24, in order to manage it while it decides what to do with the station.   The station has been managed for years by People TV, Inc., […]

(APN) ATLANTA – On Monday, March 28, 2022, the Public Safety/Legal Administration Committee of the City Council of Atlanta approved an ordinance exempting homeless youth from nighttime curfew laws in the City of Atlanta.   As previously reported by Atlanta Progressive News, it is currently a crime in the City of Atlanta for a young person under the age of […]

  Graphic by Adrian Paulette Coleman; screenshot by Matthew Charles; additional images pursuant to Fair Use Doctrine.   (APN) ATLANTA – In a recent court filing, the City of Atlanta has admitted, after months of litigation and months more of reporting by Atlanta Progressive News, that they have knowingly continued to publish official meeting minutes that they were aware failed […]