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After an escalator malfunction left 11 people injured at a MARTA station following a Beyoncé concert last week, the state is conducting an investigation into the cause. On July 15, as people were leaving Mercedes-Benz Stadium after Beyoncé’s final show in Atlanta for the “Cowboy Carter” tour, an escalator at the Vine City MARTA station […]

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Atlanta music fans are mourning the loss of Grammy-winner Malcolm-Jamal Warner as they learn of his tragic passing. According to reports, Warner, 54, drowned Sunday while swimming off the coast of Costa Rica. While most remember Warner for his role as Theo Huxtable on The Cosby Show, which ran from 1984-1992, many in Atlanta also […]

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Miya Bailey was in a celebratory mood Wednesday evening after receiving word from an Atlanta official he declined to name that his beloved tattoo studio and art gallery, City of Ink, is “no longer in violation” of city zoning laws. “I really appreciate everybody who had a hand in helping out in this situation,” Bailey, […]

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Stand at the corner of Auburn Avenue and Jessie Hill Jr. Drive, and wait for the wind to blow.  Admire the blue letters “Jesus Saves,” hanging like a benediction above Big Bethel AME Church. Steady your eyes and try to see him in the whirlwinds. It’s been raining lately in Atlanta, so maybe you will […]

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Voting rights gutted. Civil rights division dismantled. Social safety net slashed. Jan. 6 rioters pardoned. Parents separated from children at the border. What would John Lewis think about the political upheaval roiling the country if he were still alive? That was the question on many people’s minds as they gathered in Atlanta and across the […]

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Fulton County health officials confirmed that mosquitoes trapped in two locations in the county have tested positive for West Nile virus. The traps were located at the Atlanta Virtual Academy in the Grove Park neighborhood and the Hoyt Smith Recreation Center in Hapeville. To combat the threat, county officials said in a press release that […]

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For head coach Rich Freeman, Morehouse College’s 2014 football season wasn’t getting off to a great start.  Just a few days before the season officially started and classes began, he learned he had lost his starting kicker.  Desperate for a replacement, the athletic director convinced the coach to take a look at a kid in […]

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In a state where mental health care access can be limited, especially for Black communities, one nurse is serving Black Atlantans in an unconventional way – by running a clinic on wheels.  Psychiatric nurse practitioner Joanne Patterson launched a virtual practice in 2019 and served over 6,000 patients during the past six years. But after […]

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Public Service Commission District 3 candidate Peter Hubbard cruised to victory Tuesday night over fellow Democratic primary contender Keisha Sean Waites. In a runoff race marked by low voter turnout, the outcome could impact how much many Georgians pay for electricity in the future. Hubbard received a whopping 58.18% of votes cast in the race […]

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As fans were leaving Beyoncé’s final concert in Atlanta just after midnight Tuesday, several were injured after a stampede at a MARTA station. Reports indicate there was a stampede on the escalator at the Vine City station after someone began screaming and running. The commotion caused the escalator to speed up and suddenly stop.  According […]

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A photo gallery of concert attendees in Atlanta explores who gets to be called a patriot.

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The hashtag that began circulating widely yesterday was simple, yet urgent: #FreeAlexMaganda. A Morehouse College alum, who played football for the storied HBCU, had been detained by ICE agents outside Dallas, Texas. A source told Capital B Atlanta Friday that Maganda is currently being held at the Bluebonnet Detention Facility in Anson, Texas, 200 miles […]

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