Atlanta Progressive News

(APN) ATLANTA — Atlanta Progressive News will be holding its first Official* Town Hall Meeting on this Tuesday, August 17, 2010, from 7-9pm at the Spring4th Center in Atlanta’s Midtown. This will be the first in a series of monthly town hall meetings called by APN to address critical community issues and empower community advocates, citizens, and experts alike to […]

(APN) ATLANTA — Seniors evicted from the Palmer House and Roosevelt House highrises in late 2009 after a long struggle to preserve their housing, have been dying at alarming rates, Atlanta Progressive News has learned. At least 12 seniors from the two highrises had died out of about 425, according to an ongoing longitudinal, or tracking, study conducted by Assistant […]

(APN) ATLANTA — Last week, on Tuesday, August 03, 2010, former City Councilwoman Mary Norwood (Post 2-at-large) notified her supporters by email that she would not appeal the ruling by Judge Jerry Baxter on July 27, 2010, which denied her access to the ballot as an independent candidate for Fulton County Chairperson. “It’s been a long and disappointing week,” Norwood […]

(APN) ATLANTA — The Joan Garner for Fulton County Commission District 6 campaign has declined to review the threatening voicemail received by Atlanta Progressive News from an apparent Garner supporter, despite three written requests from APN to do so. On Friday, August 06, 2010, at around 2am, a voicemail was received by APN’s News Editor–the present writer–making threatening statements in […]

(APN) ATLANTA — Early this morning at around 2am, a voicemail was received by APN’s News Editor–the present writer–making threatening statements in response to APN’s recent coverage of the Fulton County Commission District 6 Democratic Primary Run-off. The caller did not leave his name, but sounded like a Black male and identified himself as a Joan Garner supporter. The call […]

(APN) ATLANTA — Joan Garner, candidate for the Democratic nomination for Fulton County Commissioner District 6, made misleading statements on her Facebook page regarding her previous failure to take a position on two important public policy issues. Garner is in a Run-off Election with Keisha Waites. The election is on August 10 and early voting is currently taking place. Waites […]

(APN) ATLANTA — David Holder, a community activist who placed third out of four candidates for the Democratic nomination for Fulton County Board of Commissioners, District 6, has endorsed Keisha Waites in the Run-off. Waites came in first during the Democratic Primary, receiving 42 percent of the vote, or 3,576 votes. Joan Garner came in second, receiving 39 percent, or […]

(APN) ATLANTA — The Atlanta Progressive News Board of Directors is pleased to announce our endorsement of State Sen. Gail Buckner for the Democratic nomination for Secretary of State. In 2006, Buckner received the Democratic nomination, but lost in the General Election to Karen Handel, who is currently running for Governor. She argues voters have now had four years of […]

This article originally appeared on the Inter-Press Service website at http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=52344. ATLANTA, Georgia, Jul 31, 2010 (IPS) – The controversial firing of an African-American federal government employee over comments misconstrued to be racist has refocused attention on the plight of black farmers in the U.S. South. Shirley Sherrod, head of USDA’s Rural Development Office in Georgia, resigned earlier this month […]

With additional repoting by Alice Gordon. (APN) ATLANTA — Fulton County has responded to a previous report by Atlanta Progressive News concerning several changes made in recent months by Fulton County which have resulted in fewer clinics serving low-income residents who have no insurance or Medicaid. APN’s original article was published on May 25, 2010. Fulton County sent a three […]

(APN) ATLANTA — Here is a round-up of the 2010 Primary Election results from last night, Tuesday, July 20, 2010: BARNES WINS NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR Former Governor Roy Barnes won the Democratic Party’s nomination for Governor last night, winning an impressive 65.6 percent of the vote, and avoiding a run-off. Attorney General Thurbert Baker came in second with 21.6 percent. […]

With additional reporting by Xanna Don’t. (APN) ATLANTA — On Tuesday, July 13, 2010, former Atlanta City Councilwoman Mary Norwood (Post 2-at-large) turned in 30,174 petition signatures in support of her independent candidacy for Fulton County Chairwoman. It is the greatest amount of signatures ever collected by a candidate in the State of Georgia in a non-statewide race. Free and […]

(APN) ATLANTA — In continuing our endorsement announcements for 2010, APN’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce our endorsement of Keisha Waites for Fulton County District 6. Previously, we announced our endorsement of David Poythress for Governor, and the reelections of State Sen. Vincent Fort and former State Rep. “Able” Mable Thomas. Fulton County’s District 6 seat is becoming […]

DISTRICT 2 In District 2, Savannah, State Sen. Lester Jackson, a Democrat, faces a Republican opponent in the General Election, Michael Gaster. DISTRICT 5 In District 5, Norcross and Tucker, State Sen. Curt Thompson, a progressive Democrat, faces a Republican opponent in the General Election, Garry Guan. DISTRICT 6 In District 6, Smyrna, State Sen. Doug Stoner, a Democrat, faces […]