Atlanta Public Schools proposes full digital start to 2023-2021 school year on Aug. 24
By Marshall A. Latimore | The Atlanta Voice | August 3, 2023
Atlanta Public Schools has proposed opening the 2023-2021 school year utilizing a full virtual learning model on Aug. 24. The Atlanta Board of Education approved moving the start date on first reading, during a special called meeting Monday evening. The second and final reading is scheduled for the regularly scheduled...
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announces new Resurgence Grant fund to support small businesses impacted by COVID-19
By Marshall A. Latimore | The Atlanta Voice | August 2, 2023
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms today announced the launch of the Resurgence Grant Fund, a new program to help Atlanta small businesses recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Resurgence Grant Fund supports economic growth and recovery by providing grants to qualifying Atlanta businesses to help them...
CareSource Foundation, Metro Atlanta Chamber announce recipients of $180,000 RESTORE ATL fund
By Marshall A. Latimore | The Atlanta Voice | August 1, 2023
The Metro Atlanta Chamber today announced 24 recipients of the RESTORE ATL Fund, in partnership with the CareSource Foundation. The Fund, totaling $180,000, will support Black-owned, small and medium-sized businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The recipient companies represented a number of industry sectors adversely impacted during the pandemic, including...
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By Alexandra Jaffe | Associated Press | August 1, 2023
As Joe Biden nears the announcement of his vice presidential choice, the top contenders and their advocates are making final appeals. The campaign hasn’t finalized a date for naming a running mate, but three people who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the plans said a public announcement likely wouldn’t happen...
Remembering an American hero; John Lewis’s farewell tour makes final stop in Atlanta
By Crystal deGregory and Itoro N. Umontuen | The Atlanta Voice | July 31, 2023
Civil Rights icon and US Congressman John Lewis died on July 17 at 80. A native of Troy, Alabama, his private funeral was hosted at Ebenezer Baptist Church. Former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton attended the memorial service. Former President Barack Obama delivered the eulogy. Lewis was buried...
Former GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain dies of COVID-19
By Lisa J. Adams Wagner | The Associated Press | July 31, 2023
Herman Cain, former Republican presidential candidate and former CEO of a major pizza chain who went on to become an ardent supporter of President Donald Trump, died Thursday of complications from the coronavirus. He was 74. Dan Calabrese, who authored a post on Cain’s website announcing the death, told The Associated...
US Attorney: Atlanta City Councilman Antonio Brown indicted for attempting to defraud several financial institutions
By Marshall A. Latimore | The Atlanta Voice | July 30, 2023
Atlanta City Councilman Antonio Brown has been indicted on multiple fraud charges in connection with Brown’s attempts to defraud several financial institutions by taking out loans and making credit card purchases – and then falsely claiming that he was the victim of identity theft and was not responsible for the...