VIA: New York Times He was hailed as Harlem’s king or its chairman, the eloquent author of some of its prouder moments, the dapper mentor to its sons and daughters. As news of Percy E. Sutton’s death spread on Sunday, the sadness spanned generations and city blocks, from Mr. Sutton’s home on 135th Street to […]
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VIA: New York Daily News WASHINGTON – President Obama rejected criticism yesterday that he isn’t doing enough to help black Americans. “Is there grumbling?” Obama said. “Of course, there’s grumbling, because we just went through the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.” Interviewed by American Urban Radio Networks, Obama got defensive when asked to […]
VIA: CNN.com Health care reform moved a major step closer to reality Monday when the Senate voted before dawn to overcome a Republican filibuster against a sweeping $871 billion health care bill. The procedural vote virtually ensures the bill’s final approval by the chamber later this week. It would then be merged with the $1 […]
VIA: Newsone.com The City Council voted Tuesday to legalize gay marriage, giving supporters a victory after a string of recent defeats elsewhere and sending the issue to Congress, which has final say over laws in the nation’s capital. Mayor Adrian Fenty has promised to sign the bill, which passed 11-2, and gay couples could begin […]
VIA: AJC.com One of Atlanta’s most popular former high school basketball stars is taking his “game” from the basketball court to the courthouse. Dwight Howard, a center for the Orlando Magic and graduate of Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy, has filed two lawsuits in Orange County, Fla. against Royce Lyndsay Reed, the mother of his son, […]
VIA: AJC.com Kasim Reed won the Atlanta mayor’s race by 714 votes, a recount of the Dec. 1 runoff results showed Wednesday. Reed won 42,549 votes while Mary Norwood won 41,835 votes, Fulton County officials said Wednesday. At 2:30 p.m. Norwood conceded. “Here we are at the end of a very very long two years,” […]
VIA: AJC.com It’s official. Atlanta mayoral hopeful Mary Norwood has filed a request with the Fulton County Registrations and Elections office calling for a recount of the Dec.1 vote that presumably saw Kasim Reed elected mayor. Norwood lost the election by only 715 votes and under state law, she had until 5 p.m. today to […]
VIA: AJC.com As Kasim Reed began making plans Wednesday for his first term as Atlanta’s mayor, opponent Mary Norwood still had not conceded defeat and said she will seek a recount. “If I didn’t think there’s a possibility things mights change, that would be different,” said Norwood, who trails Reed by 750 votes. Mark Henderson […]
VIA: AJC.com Atlanta mayoral hopefuls Mary Norwood and Kasim Reed attacked each other’s records Sunday night during their final debate before Tuesday’s runoff election. Norwood accused Reed, a former state senator, of being a political insider, but the sharpest attacks came from Reed. He said Norwood, a two-term city councilwoman, constantly “got it wrong” by, […]
Early voting in Fulton and DeKalb counties starts Wednesday, November 18 and continues until November 20. Advanced Voting, which will include more voting locations, starts next Monday, November 23 until November 25. You can vote at locations listed below. Fulton County Early Voting Places – 8:30 AM– 5:00 PM (11/20 – 11/23 ) Fulton County Government […]
VIA: AJC.com Atlanta City Council President Lisa Borders endorsed Kasim Reed for mayor Wednesday, saying he was the best candidate to improve the city’s finances. Reed, a former state lawmaker, is in a Dec. 1 runoff with Councilwoman Mary Norwood. Borders, who finished third in last week’s general election for mayor, was courted by Norwood […]