Thursday, Jan. 1, marked a historic milestone for local governance as three Black women were sworn in as mayors of major cities, per Shine My Crown. In Detroit, Mary Sheffield, 38, took the oath of ...

Donald Trump waits in court during proceedings over a business records violation. He was convicted, but Trump and his ...

It is interesting to see how fast life seems to be moving when we realize that we are already saying welcome to the year 2026. Time truly flies! The year 2026 promises to be very eventful. As we watch ...

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens will be sworn into office for his second four-year term in office today, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. The historic event follows an unprecedented three-day Inauguration Weekend ...

Democrats ended 2025 with important victories that steadied a rattled party still reeling from Donald Trump’s return to power ...

Former MAGA poster child and staunch Trump supporter turned defiant and vocal Trump critic Marjorie Taylor Greene will resign ...

Atlanta’s beloved Medu Bookstore, a prominent African American-owned bookstore located in Greenbriar Mall for over 35 years, is closing at the end of March 2026 as owner Nia Damali retires, marking ...

It’s time for an increasingly feckless Congress to finally act and put this reckless President in check.” Today, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) released the following statement after ...

The debacle at the Montgomery Pier, where enslaved people were once offloaded and sold, is described as a “brawl.” The August 5 attack on a Black dock worker, Damien Pickett, who attempted to do his ...

A night of elegance and generosity delivering impact for students across Georgia and empowering the next generation of leaders The 42nd annual UNCF Atlanta Mayor’s Masked Ball was a smashing success, ...

Invest Atlanta announced that its subsidiary, Atlanta Emerging Markets, Inc. (AEMI), has been awarded a $75 million allocation of New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s ...

Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement after the public release of former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s closed-door deposition video ...