Thank God. Out of the 5 Councilmemebers on my “defeat in November” hit list, 2 are retiring (Fauver and Maddox)- Yeay! Plus Cleta’s in danger. This is wonderful, full of wonder. That jerk threatened to have me arrested during CDHR, was constantly falling asleep, and was Shirley Franklin’s tool. #### ATLANTA’S LONGEST SERVING ELECTED CITY OFFICIAL ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT JIM MADDOX, […]
Read moreThis article was first published by Inter-Press Service at: http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=48268 ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug 30 (IPS/IFEJ) – As U.S. cities consider the urgent need for sustainable public transportation options, advocates are looking for ways to achieve the environmental benefits of such projects without displacing residents through gentrification of surrounding areas. The U.S. transport sector accounts for about a third of the […]
Read moreHey everybody. I just spoke with Clarence Turner today and he says due to some personal family issues that he has to spend some time out of town and that he has decided it is best to drop out of the race for Council post 1 at large. Turner also has struggled with fundraising. APN interviewed Turner as part of […]
Read moreCreative Loafing Atlanta and the other five newsweeklies owned by the company were auctioned off to the highest bidder, and that bidder was Atalaya, the firm that had lent CL a lot of money. Eason had also bid and lost. Creative Loafing Atlanta’s blog reported the news a few days ago, but the writers there are in a complicated position: […]
Read moreAccording to Brian Sherman, major drama is still going down at Sevanandah natural foods market. The store and co-op in Little Five Points almost started carrying meat a few months ago, which upset a lot of the paid members of the co-op. Apparently, the plans to carry the flesh of dead animals did not go forward. However, Sherman says they […]
Read moreNot that anyone gave us credit (besides WABE radio), but our readers know where they read it first. Yes, APN was the first to report on the scandal of some in the Black activist community saying that Black voters should unite around Lisa Borders in order to prevent a White candidate, Mary Norwood, from getting elected. I woke up yesterday […]
Read moreSo as I was saying I went to the Reed press conference yesteday, where he made numerous statements in response to the Black Leadership Forum memo (see below for his comments on that). After Reed spoke, the floor was opened up for questions. As far as Sen. Reed’s response to my question, I must say I was completely disappointed. The […]
Read moreSunday Paper’s Stephanie Ramage also announced this week that she was endorsing State Sen. Kasim Reed. As far as I know, it’s the first editorial endorsement in the Mayoral race. I could’ve guessed this would happen. From the first articles Ramage wrote about the Mayoral race, she was like, whoa, I said there should be a special fund for police […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — A group of Black community activists called the Black Leadership Forum in Atlanta has authored a position paper authored by Clark Atlanta University political science professors, raising fears that Atlanta could elect its first White mayor in decades and that Black leaders could lose what they believes to be access to the Mayor’s office. A copy of […]
Read moreThis article first appeared on the Inter-Press Service at: http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=48210 ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug 25 (IPS) – A case brought by election integrity advocates in Georgia claiming that unverifiable electronic voting, or E-voting, is unconstitutional could spell trouble for the controversial practice, as it heads to the Georgia Supreme Court for a ruling. E-voting first started in Georgia. In 2002, the […]
Read moreThis article first appeared on the Inter-Press Service at: http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=48175 ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug 21 (IPS) – Following a seven-day trial, Ehsanul Islam Sadequee, 23, was convicted in a U.S. federal court earlier this month on several counts of providing material support to terrorists and the Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LET), a designated foreign terrorist organisation. However, activists and the Sadequee family say that […]
Read moreAccording to the National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), State Rep. Tommy Benton responded to a constituent email regarding marijuana law reform, by stating his support for caning–that is, corporal punishment–for marijuana users. He also called for execution for marijuana dealers. If that wasn’t enough, in a follow-up email, Rep. Benton said he would turn his constituent over […]
Read moreMayoral candidate Mary Norwood was endorsed last week by the local firefighters’ union. Norwood told APN it had to do with her voting record in City Council as well as her presentation before the union. “I am honored to receive the endorsement of the Atlanta Professional Fire Fighter Association,” Norwood said in a statement obtained by APN. ”Atlanta faces a series of challenges […]
Read moreAccording to Democracy for America (the organization that came out of Howard Dean’s former Presidential campaign in 2004), 64 US House Democrats will not support a health care reform bill that does not have a public option for health insurance to compete with private insurers. These include US Reps. Donna Edwards (D-MD) and Chellie Pingrie (D-ME). US Rep. Hank Johnson […]
Read moreA few months ago, Atlanta activists and APN readers Bob Rouse and Raine Equality Koch started a website called Health Care Reform Myths at www.healthcarereformmyths.org. Koch tells APN she has been contacted by the Obama and the Pelosi people in recent weeks to find out who they are. ”We’re just Bob and Raine in Atlanta,” she says. They were apparently […]
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