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Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Desegregation in Atlanta Public Schools (Sponsored)

August 29, 2011 MATTHEW CHARLES Leave a comment

The Forward with Farmer Campaign Kicks Off with a Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Desegregation in Atlanta Public Schools #### (Sponsored blog post) Atlanta, GA — The Forward with Farmer Campaign for Atlanta Public Schools, District 2 is proud to kick off our campaign to Help Our Public Education (H.O.P.E.) in Atlanta by celebrating the 50th anniversary of the desegregation in Atlanta Public Schools on Tuesday, […]

NAACP, GCPA Sue Georgia for Neglecting Low-Income Voter Registration

June 19, 2011 GLORIA TATUM Leave a comment

A lawsuit was filed on June 6, 2011 in federal court to force Georgia’s state public assistance offices to comply with the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) that requires all public assistance offices to offer voter registration forms to people seeking public assistance. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the Georgia State Conference of the NAACP (Georgia NAACP) […]

Willie Ricks Says He Was Brutalized by Morehouse College Police: Photos of Civil Rights Leader Show Bruised Shoulder (UPDATE 1)

December 10, 2005 MATTHEW CHARLES Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA — (Update and Correction, 12/12/05: APN has spoken with Mr. Ricks and he says the charges were not dropped, even though an initial APN transcript of Ricks’s TDC documentary said the charges were dropped. APN will publish its exclusive media interview with Mr. Ricks in the coming days.) Willie Ricks, aka Mukasa Dada, says he was brutally mistreated […]

Activists Rally at Rosa Parks’s Anniversary at Lenox Mall

December 3, 2005 MATTHEW CHARLES Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA — 45 activists rallied today at Lenox Mall in Atlanta, Georgia, to remember Rosa Parks and protest poverty, racism, and war. The rally began at 11:30 am and ended at 1 pm. Protesters held banners reading, “Shut the War Down,” “End Poverty, Racism, and War,” and “Fund Hurricane Relief! Not the War in Iraq!” The honking of horns, […]

11 House Dems Demand Hearings on Justice: Department Memo Georgia Voter ID Law Was Initially Rejected by Staffers

December 1, 2005 MATTHEW CHARLES Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA – U.S. Rep. David Scott (D-GA) and the Democratic Caucus on the US House Committee on Government Reform have called for a Congressional Hearing into whether the U.S. Department of Justice improperly approved Georgia’s Voter ID Law, according to letters obtained by Atlanta Progressive News. The Caucus wants a Hearing because it wants to know about the process […]

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