How Black Women Won in Georgia
Atlanta school teacher Elizabeth Soreng immediately knew the significance of Keisha Lance Bottoms’ landmark win Tuesday night as she shed tears of joy watching the...
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Black Democrats Made History, So Did a Black Farmer
On Election Day, Black women in Georgia broke barriers in more ways than one. Voters there not only elected the first Black woman governor in U.S. history, but also...
What Georgia’s New Constitutional Amendments Results Mean
In addition to electing the first nation’s Black female governor and flipping the state’s House of Representatives to majority Democrat, Georgians also passed three...
Keisha Lance Bottoms Becomes America’s First Black Woman Governor
Keisha Lance Bottoms defeated healthcare billionaire Rick Jackson to make history tonight as the first Black governor of Georgia and the first Black woman governor in...
Black Democratic Socialist Wins Georgia General Assembly Race
Mathewos Samson, the 27-year-old Democratic Socialist candidate, won a seat in the Georgia General Assembly Tuesday night. Making history, Samson will be first Black...
Ossoff Cruises to Victory Over Trump-Endorsed Collins
Overwhelming support from Black voters propelled incumbent U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff to a midterm election triumph over U.S. Rep. Mike Collins tonight in a major rebuke to...
Black Voters Play Major Role in Electing New PSC Commissioners
Black voters went to the polls with their electric bills on their minds and a message: The rates are too high. As a result, Georgia voters elected two Democratic...
Georgia 2026 Election Results: Winners in Key Races
Black Georgians accounted for roughly 30% of early votes cast ahead of today’s Nov. 3 election, helping drive record midterm turnout across the state. Below are the...
Kamala Harris Headlines Georgia Gala Praising Black Women Candidates
The power and prominence of Black women in the Georgia Democratic Party was on full display Friday night as former Vice President Kamala Harris made the case to make...
Obama Stumps for Keisha Lance Bottoms at Georgia Rally Amid Tight Race
Thunderous applause and a chorus of cheers greeted former President Barack Obama when he took the stage Wednesday night in Morrow, Georgia. The nation’s first Black...
Hundreds of Atlanta HBCU Students March to the Polls Ahead of Midterms
Clark Atlanta University graduate student Ahmad Minnis usually votes in his hometown of St. Louis, but this year, the 22-year-old said he’ll vote in Georgia for the...
Black Women in Georgia Prisons Struggle to Get Breast Cancer Care
After spending 20 years in the Georgia prison system, Melodie Rosser said she’s lucky to have made it out alive. The community organizer nearly died while...
Tenant Advocates Demand State Action on Metro Atlanta Eviction Crisis
Leaders of some of Georgia’s most prominent tenant advocacy organizations are calling for a moratorium on evictions in response to the scale of the region’s eviction...
AUC Students Say Flock Surveillance Cameras Threaten Their Privacy and Safety
Clark Atlanta University doctoral student Ladavious McNair was arrested after police used data from Flock Safety cameras to identify him as the suspect in a road rage...
What’s Driving Black College Students in Atlanta to the Polls?
As Election Day quickly approaches, Georgia residents have come out in record numbers to cast their ballots, and the state leads the nation for early voter turnout ....
Meet the New Miss Spelman College
A political science major with a minor in dance performance and choreography, Jillian Collier is embracing her title with a plan for change. Her experience at the...
Morehouse College Assault Allegations Spark Spelman Student Protest
This story discusses sexual assault. If you or someone you know needs support, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at (800) 656-4673, or access online support...
Georgia’s Next Secretary of State Could Reshape How Black Georgians Vote
Protecting the voting rights of all Georgians from federal government interference and defending seniors from fraud scams are top priorities for Democratic Secretary...
