Atlanta Progressive News

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 […]

(APN) ATLANTA – Tyrone Brooks, Jr., the son of former State Rep. Tyrone Brooks (D-Atlanta), is running for the Democratic nomination for Lt. Governor of Georgia in the May 24, 2022 General Primary Election.     Brooks recently worked for the City of Atlanta’s Office of Equity and prior to that for the City of Atlanta’s Office of Sustainability.   In […]

(APN) ATLANTA – Former Atlanta City Councilman Kwanza Hall (District 2), who ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Atlanta in 2017 and who served a short term in U.S. Congress after the passing of the now-late U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), is running for the Democratic nomination for Lt. Governor of Georgia in the May 24, 2022 General Primary Election.   […]

(APN) ATLANTA – Former State Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta), a progressive champion who ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Atlanta in 2017 with the backing of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), is challenging U.S. Rep. David Scott (D-GA) for the Democratic nomination for Georgia’s Thirteenth Congressional District.   “We can do better.  We don’t have to settle for someone that votes […]

(APN) ATLANTA – On Wednesday, March 09, 2022 the Public Safety/Legal Administration Committee of the City Council of Atlanta held a Work Session on proposed City of Atlanta Ordinance 22-O-1076, which would add exemptions to Atlanta’s curfew laws for homeless teenagers and emancipated teenagers.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBLhFuk-U6I&t=654s   Previously, as reported by Atlanta Progressive News, the Committee considered the ordinance, introduced […]

(APN) ATLANTA – Today, Tuesday, February 15, 2022, the Court of Appeals of Georgia ruled in favor of APN’s News Editor and overturned Fulton County Superior Court Judge Kelly Lee Ellerbe, finding that all Georgians–not just the Attorney General–have the right to seek civil penalties under the Georgia Open Records Act against government officials who violate the terms of the […]

With research by Adrian Paulette Coleman.  Images of Campbellton Road via Google Street View pursuant to Fair Use doctrine.   (APN ) ATLANTA – Atlanta City Councilmembers, community leaders, and residents of southwest Atlanta have accused the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) of transit inequity and of a bait-and-switch in the agency’s proposal to use MORE MARTA funds for […]

(APN) ATLANTA – Marcus Flowers, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Congress for Georgia’s Fourteenth Congressional District, dropped his ex-wife at a homeless shelter, according to court documents reviewed by Atlanta Progressive News.   The race for the Fourteenth Congressional District seat, currently held by U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and covering northwest Georgia, has captured national […]