Throughout US history, a ‘white backlash’ has worked to keep Black officeholders and their constituents out of power. Atlanta DA Fani Willis is just the latest. By Rodney Coates, Professor…
Come January, Mitch McConnell and his Republican colleagues will face a 51-49 Senate Democratic majority – making Biden’s job a little easier. By Lloyd Green, The Guardian — Tuesday delivered…
A record number of Black candidates will run for office in the 2022 midterm elections including 16 Democrats and three Republicans. By Derek Major, Black Enterprise — A record number…
By Michael Warren, AP News — The National Urban League released its annual report on the State of Black America on Tuesday, and its findings are grim. This year’s Equality…
Metro Atlanta again leads the nation in support of local food options such as small farming and community garden programs, as well as education of residents about those options. On…
Andre Dickens beat Felicia Moore in a runoff election to become the 61st mayor of Atlanta. By Rachel Pilgrim, The Root — Andre Dickens was declared the newly elected mayor…
Black Americans are anxiously awaiting a verdict and bracing for fallout if the defendants are acquitted in a case seen by many as a test of the justice system’s fairness….
By Alan J. Singer, HNN — Jury selection has begun for the trial of Gregory and Travis McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan Jr., the three white men accused of murdering…
By Russell Contreras, Axios — Change of overall reported violent crime in majority-Black communities From cities with populations greater than 25k in 2020; Depicts change between 2019 and 2020 Despite…
Defense attorneys removed 11 of the 12 Black potential jurors Wednesday, ensuring that the three white men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery will face a nearly all-white jury in their…
April 5, 2021 — On this edition of Vantage Point, host Dr. Ron Daniels aka The Professor talks with special guest Bishop Reginald T. Jackson Topic Fighting the “Jim Crow/Apartheid”…
By Jelani Cobb— Any hopes that the New Year might mark a sharp detour from the malaise of 2020 were dashed in a twelve-hour period between 2 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Wednesday, January…