Two Black HBCU students who were dragged from their vehicle during a Black Lives Matter protest in Atlanta are suing the city, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, and the police department. On Thursday, 21-year-old Taniyah Pilgrim and 23-year-old Messiah Young filed a federal lawsuit, which accuses Atlanta deputies of assault and …
Read More »Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Reveals She’s Not Seeking Re-Election
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms revealed she would not seek re-election later this year, shocking Georgia political circles. Bottoms explained her decision in a lengthy open letter and posted a video on dearatl.com last night. In the video, she lists several accomplishments during her tenure, including investments in affordable housing …
Read More »Ex-Officer Who Killed Rayshard Brooks Wants His Job Back
The former police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta is now petitioning to get his old job. Officer Garrett Rolfe was fired for fatally shooting 27-year-old Brooks, a Black man, who was running away from two white police officers who were attempting to arrest him on June 12th …
Read More »ATL Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Urges Against Visiting For All-Star Game
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is urging fans to refrain from traveling to her city for the NBA All-Star Game on March 7th. On Tuesday, Bottoms said in a statement that “people should not travel to Atlanta to party.” “Under normal circumstances, we would be extremely grateful for the opportunity …
Read More »Atlanta Mayor Sued After Firing Two Officers Who Dragged College Students From Their Vehicle
Two Atlanta police officers are now suing Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and Police Chief Erika Shields after they were fired following a viral video showing them wrongly using stun guns on two college students whom they forced from their car as they sat in traffic during a large protest …
Read More »1,000 New Cases Of COVID-19 Reported In Georgia On The Same Day Governor Kemp Lifted Lockdown Orders
On the same day that Georgia’s Governor Brian Kemp lifted shelter-in-place orders, which spawned immense criticism, over 1,000 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported by the Georgia Department of Public Health. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the department reported a total of 27,023 on Friday, May 1st, compared to …
Read More »Baller Alert’s 5 Women You Should Know in Politics
When it comes to politics, it’s not often that we get to see black women in the forefront. But in today’s world, black women are showing out more than ever in the fight for equality. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ From speaking out on racial injustices, police brutality, workplace discrimination, and more, black …
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