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By Ted Terry, DeKalb County Commissioner, Super District 6 A couple of weeks ago, DeKalb County was in the national news because of a New Yorker article, Why Did the Police Shoot Matthew Zadok Williams? ...
By Susannah Scott, president of the League of Women Voters of Georgia Redistricting lays the foundation on which American voters cast their ballots. Ideally districts should be drawn to give all Americans an opportunity to ...
Atlanta, GA – Georgia Romance Writers (GRW), a Romance Writers of America chapter, announces their annual writers conference, Moonlight & Magnolias from October 1 to 3, 2021, a press release said. Featuring Vanessa Riley, Keynote ...
By Dean Hesse, contributor Greater Decatur, GA — On Saturday, July 17, around 50 people gathered outside of the Porter Sanford III Performing Arts & Community Center in greater Decatur for a candlelight vigil for ...
Decatur, GA – Continuing its community education webinar series, the Beacon Hill Black Alliance for Human Rights will host “Decolonizing Education: Liberation Through Action!” on Saturday, July 17th from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., a ...
By Sara Amis, contributor Decatur, GA — City Schools of Decatur will be requiring masks for all elementary and middle school students, and for unvaccinated high school students, during the upcoming school year. School officials ...
Decatur, GA — The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners approved CEO Michael Thurmond’s proposed $3,000 one-time Protect and Serve Retention Bonus for first responders and eligible public safety personnel, a press release said. “DeKalb’s public ...
This story has been updated. Atlanta, GA – National Black Arts (NBAF) was awarded a $15,000 grant by Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA), a division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, as part ...
By Dean Hesse, contributor Decatur, GA — On Monday, July 12, local area clergy gathered at the “Indian War” cannon by the Historic DeKalb County Courthouse to read a solidarity statement calling for the DeKalb ...
By Sara Amis, contributor Atlanta, GA — It’s no longer spring, but Kirkwood Neighbors’ Organization will bring back Spring Fling this year on Saturday, July 31 starting at noon. After last year’s event was cancelled ...
