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This Atlanta neighborhood hired a case manager to address rising homelessness − and it’s improving health and safety for everyone

Mural by artist Chris Wright on Metropolitan Avenue in East Atlanta. Art Rudick/Atlanta Street Art Map, CC BY-ND by Ishita Chordia, University of Washington Homelessness has...

Coming In Hot: These Afrobeats stars are set to light up the summer

Afrobeats stars Rema, Amaarae, Asake and Ayra Starr are coming to Afro Nation Detroit (Credit: X, Facebook, Capital FM Kenya).  If Black life had a...

Mayor Dickens, City of Atlanta convert shipping containers to housing for homeless

As Atlanta’s unhoused population continues to rise, and temperatures threaten to return to below freezing following a winter weather surge on Wednesday, Feb. 28,...

Students lose out as cities and states give billions in property tax breaks to businesses − draining school budgets and especially hurting the poorest students

by Christine Wen, Texas A&M University; Danielle McLean, The Conversation; Kevin Welner, University of Colorado Boulder, and Nathan Jensen, The University of Texas at...

Usher releases new trailer for Super Bowl halftime show, how Atlanta plays a prominent role

The Atlanta Falcons will not be in Las Vegas for Super Bowl LVIII, but the city will be well represented with Usher serving as...

A First Amendment battle looms in Georgia, where the state is framing opposition to a police training complex as a criminal conspiracy

by Rachel McKane, Brandeis University and David Pellow, University of California, Santa Barbara When does lawful protest become criminal activity? That question is at issue...

I studied 1 million home sales in metro Atlanta and found that Black families are being squeezed out of homeownership by corporate investors

by Brian Y. An, Georgia Institute of Technology In the years since the Great Recession, when housing prices dramatically fell, Wall Street investors have been...

Maynard Jackson elected Atlanta mayor 50 years ago today: How his impact resonates today

On this day 50 years ago, Maynard Jackson made history by becoming the first Black mayor of any major city in the South. Jackson,...

OutKast now has the best-selling rap album of all-time: How Atlanta became hip-hop’s most important city

This week, OutKast made history as their album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below became the best-selling rap album of all-time. The Atlanta-based duo was certified 13x platinum...

Donald Trump booked into Fulton County Jail, mugshot released

On the evening of Aug. 24, Donald Trump was arrested and booked into the Fulton County Jail.  The former Commander-in-Chief arrived at the controversial...

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