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Atlanta’s Jail Holds 400 People Despite Promise to Shut It Down

2 days ago | atlanta.capitalbnews.org | Madeline Thigpen

Dominique Grant said she was in the middle of a mental health crisis when she was pulled over driving on Moreland Avenue by a Georgia State Trooper the Friday before Mother’s Day. Arrested under suspicion of DUI, the 32-year-old mother was booked into the Atlanta City Detention Center (ACDC) around 11 p.m. that night. Grant admits to speeding but denies being intoxicated. She believes the officer was upset that she requested a field sobriety test and chose to arrest her instead.
Proposed Medicaid Cuts Endanger Black LGBTQ+ Lives

2 days ago | atlanta.capitalbnews.org | Alyssa Johnson

As lawmakers push for sweeping cuts to Medicaid, fear weighs heavily on Tori Cooper. Cooper, a trans woman who serves as the director of strategic outreach and training for the Human Rights Campaign, told Capital B Atlanta that for her and other Black trans residents, these cuts will have a detrimental impact on their lives. “The Black LGBTQ community will be greatly impacted, and Black trans folks even more so,” said Cooper.
Two Atlanta Jail Inmates Die in One Week

5 days ago | atlanta.capitalbnews.org | Madeline Thigpen

Two men who had been incarcerated in Fulton County Jail for over a year died in custody last week for unrelated reasons. Shon Disola and Benjamin Pike are the third and fourth deaths in custody this year, just one shy of last year’s total of five inmate deaths. Fulton County has long been plagued by overcrowding and understaffing in its jail, which has led to dozens of deaths and accounts of abuse in the past five years alone.
Larry Hoover’s Pardon and Its Implications for Gang Violence in Atlanta

1 week ago | atlanta.capitalbnews.org | Madeline Thigpen

The news of Larry Hoover’s pardon by President Donald Trump on Wednesday cast a shadow over Atlanta’s own history with the Gangster Disciples. For the past few years, Atlanta’s top elected officials and law enforcement officers have engaged in concerted efforts to combat gang violence and recruitment throughout the city. Their fight may have taken on a new layer with Trump commuting the federal sentence of the notorious Chicago gang leader.
After Fani Willis Drops YSL Murder Charge, Defendant Is Sentenced to 5 Years

1 week ago | atlanta.capitalbnews.org | Madeline Thigpen

One of three remaining YSL trial defendants was sentenced to five years in prison by a Fulton County Superior Court judge Wednesday afternoon. Damekion Garlington was originally facing life in prison if convicted on all charges — including murder and attempted murder — but he entered into an Alford plea with the district attorney’s office earlier this week.
CDC Cuts HIV Communications, Leaving Vulnerable Black Georgians in the Dark

1 week ago | atlanta.capitalbnews.org | Alyssa Johnson

As infectious diseases like measles, salmonella, and hepatitis quietly spread across the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has gone largely silent. Of particular concern for Atlanta residents is the CDC’s lack of communication about HIV. According to the CDC, Georgia had the second-highest HIV diagnosis rate and the second-highest rate of HIV related deaths in 2023 in the U.S. Additionally, Georgia had the highest rate of new HIV infections in 2022.
Hundreds Protest Target’s DEI Rollback on Floyd Anniversary

1 week ago | atlanta.capitalbnews.org | Madeline Thigpen

To mark the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, hundreds gathered outside Target’s Conyers location at the behest of prominent local pastor Jamal Bryant. Bryant led protesters in a 9 minute and 29 second prayer, the same amount of time former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin had his knee on Floyd’s neck, killing him in 2020.
Why Georgia’s Utility Watchdog Election Matters for Black Voters

1 week ago | atlanta.capitalbnews.org | Chauncey Alcorn

As summer returns and customers crank up their air conditioners to cope with the punishingheat, a little-known elected body that regulates energy prices in the state of Georgia is gearing up for a pivotal election. The body, known as the Georgia Public Service Commission, or PSC, has the power to determine what Atlanta power bills are in the coming years and are deliberating putting a freeze on rate hikes for three-years.
Family Disputes GBI Ruling in Lewis Twins’ Bell Mountain Deaths

2 weeks ago | atlanta.capitalbnews.org | Madeline Thigpen

A grieving Georgia family still has questions after the Georgia Bureau of Investigation ruled the deaths of 19-year-old identical twins Qaadir and Naazir Lewis a double suicide on Wednesday after weeks of investigation. Hikers found the Lewis brothers’ bodies at the top of Bell Mountain in Hiawassee, Georgia, near the Tennessee border, on the morning of March 8. Initially, the GBI floated the theory that their deaths were the result of a murder-suicide.
DeKalb County Parents Sue Over Alleged Racist Bullying at Elementary School

2 weeks ago | atlanta.capitalbnews.org | Madeline Thigpen

A 6-year-old Black girl was called a monkey, the N-word, and physically assaulted by her classmates at Ashford Park Elementary School in DeKalb County, according to a federal civil rights lawsuit filed earlier this year. The lawsuit alleges an incident where she dodged a desk thrown at her by another student but was later given a behavioral demerit by the teacher for moving out of her seat during class.