Chauncey Alcorn
State and Local Politics Reporter at Capital B
Politics reporter @CapitalBNews. previously with @CNNBusiness, @MailOnline, @Mic. Bylines with @TheGrio, @FortuneMagazine, @NYDailyNews and others.
Articles
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1 week ago |
atlanta.capitalbnews.org | Chauncey Alcorn
A pivotal primary election marked by low voter turnout will be decided next month by a runoff race between two leading Democratic Party contenders. The Georgia Public Service Commission is a five-member elected body that determines rate prices for utility companies, including Georgia Power, the state’s largest electricity provider.
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1 week ago |
atlanta.capitalbnews.org | Chauncey Alcorn
It’s been four years since Juneteenth became a federal holiday, and Black revelers in metro Atlanta are finding unique ways to mark the occasion. The annual commemoration of the day in 1865 when formerly enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas, learned of Abraham’s Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation takes place on Thursday. Juneteenth celebrations in Atlanta, which began last weekend, will continue through Sunday.
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1 week ago |
atlanta.capitalbnews.org | Chauncey Alcorn
Keita Martin worries he’ll be homeless again before the end of the summer. The 32-year-old Marietta native is one of several tenants at Campus Edge Apartments, who say they’re being booted out of the complex near Kennesaw State University by its new owners. Campus Realty Advisors, an Atlanta-based real estate development company, confirmed it officially acquired Campus Edge on May 28 and provided residents with written notification the same day.
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1 week ago |
yahoo.com | Chauncey Alcorn
Keita Martin worries he’ll be homeless again before the end of the summer. The 32-year-old Marietta native is one of several tenants at Campus Edge Apartments, who say they’re being booted out of the complex near Kennesaw State University by its new owners. Campus Realty Advisors, an Atlanta-based real estate development company, confirmed it officially acquired Campus Edge on May 28 and provided residents with written notification the same day.
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2 weeks ago |
atlanta.capitalbnews.org | Chauncey Alcorn
Protests over controversial evictions have been popping up in different areas across metro Atlanta in recent weeks, and local tenant attorneys say Black Georgians make up the majority of those involved in cases they encounter in court. Many renters who receive troubling calls or letters from their landlords move out prematurely when they should fight back, according to tenant attorney Michael Lucas, executive director of the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Association.
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State Rep. Derrick Jackson, D-Tyrone, who officially announced his bid for governor last week, says he wants to be a voice for Black voters looking for more aggressive Democratic leadership that isn’t afraid to fight for bold ideas that benefit the masses.https://t.co/doj6PEC8JT
Atlanta has seen an increase in homelessness — primarily fueled by Black people living on the margins — for a third consecutive year. But city leaders and advocates alike are touting that the rate of increase has slowed considerably. https://t.co/F66GpJEp8F
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