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22-Year-Old HBCU Grad Makes History as the Youngest Mayor of His City in Georgia

Nationwide — Jayden Williams, a 22-year-old HBCU graduate of Clark Atlanta University, recently made history as Stockbridge, Georgia’s youngest mayor after defeating two-term incumbent Anthony Ford with 53 percent of the vote. Born and raised in Stockbridge, Williams said his win reflects the community’s desire for progress. “Beating a two-time incumbent is huge, and it just shows that Stockbridge is ready for some change,” he told Fox 5 Atlanta. Williams’ interest in public service started early. He served as Youth […]

todayMay 6, 2026

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Black Georgia Republican Party leader resigns after video surfaces of alleged meeting with 14-year-old boy

A young Black Georgia Republican state party leader resigned from his post after just months on the job amid online allegations of being a child predator. Ja’Quon Stembridge stepped down from his new role as the GOP’s state party assistant secretary this past weekend after a video of him being confronted for an alleged meet-up with a 14-year-old boy began circulating on social media. In the video, Stembridge frantically pleads with a man who is recording the young Republican leader […]

todayDecember 7, 2025

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New prosecutor won’t pursue charges against Trump and others in Georgia election interference case

A judge on Wednesday dismissed the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others after the prosecutor who recently took over the case said he would not pursue the charges. Pete Skandalakis, the executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia, took over the case last month from Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who was removed over an “appearance of impropriety” created by a romantic relationship with the special prosecutor she chose to lead the case. After Skandalakis’ filing, Fulton County Superior […]

todayNovember 26, 2025

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, former Trump loyalist, says she is resigning from Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, a once-loyal supporter of President Donald Trump who has become a critic, said Friday she is resigning from Congress in January. Greene, in a more than 10-minute video posted online, explained her decision and said she’s “always been despised in Washington, D.C., and just never fit in.” Greene’s resignation followed a public fallout with Trump in recent months, as the congresswoman criticized him for his stance on files related to Jeffrey Epstein, along […]

todayNovember 22, 2025

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Dr. Heavenly Kimes from ‘Married to Medicine’ is running to be a Georgia state representative

From reality television to political office? Dr. Heavenly Kimes is using her knowledge and experience as a mother, dentist, entrepreneur, and community advocate to bring change to Georgia politics—or at least that’s her goal. This week, Kimes, who fans know as Dr. Heavenly on Bravo’s “Married to Medicine,”  announced her plans to run on the Democratic ticket for Georgia State Representative in District 93.  “I’ve spent my life helping people build confidence, start businesses, and take control of their futures,” […]

todayJuly 9, 2025

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Keisha Lance Bottoms announces run for Georgia governor: ‘We are in a fight against chaos’

After months of anticipation, Keisha Lance Bottoms, the former Atlanta mayor, has officially announced her run for governor of Georgia. Bottoms launched her gubernatorial campaign on Tuesday with the release of a video, aiming her political target directly at President Donald Trump and the Republican Party. “Georgia families deserve far better than what Donald Trump and Republicans are giving us,” says Bottoms in the campaign video. “Most Georgians are right to wonder who’s looking out for us. Donald Trump is […]

todayMay 20, 2025

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Keisha Lance Bottoms says she will ‘soon’ decide on whether to run for Georgia governor

Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has yet again hinted that she intends to run for governor of Georgia. She confirmed her plans while speaking at the Leading Women Defined Summit on Thursday. Bottoms, who served as mayor of Atlanta from 2018 to 2022, said in a statement following her remarks to the room of Black women, “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. reminded us that there is a ‘fierce urgency of now.’ For the people of Georgia, that includes having leaders […]

todayApril 4, 2025

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Georgia Senate approves investigation of Democrat Stacey Abrams as Trump targets her

Georgia’s Republican-dominated state Senate is going forward with an investigation of Stacey Abrams, a move that comes as President Donald Trump has made a target of the two-time Democratic nominee for Georgia governor. Republican State Sen. Bill Cowsert of Athens said Thursday that he and other Republicans want to further examine recent ethics findings that voter participation group New Georgia Project improperly coordinated with Abrams’ 2018 campaign for governor. “We have developed somewhat of a problem these days with dark money […]

todayMarch 29, 2025

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A Georgia representative wants to withhold DC funding until Black Lives Matter Plaza is renamed

Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) is on a mission to erase Black Lives Matter Plaza from Washington, D.C. This week, he introduced a new bill, H.R. 1774, to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, proposing to withhold certain federal funds from the District of Columbia unless Mayor Muriel Bowser renames the symbolic street. “To amend title 23, United States Code, to withhold certain apportionment funds from the District of Columbia unless the Mayor of the District of Columbia removes the […]

todayMarch 5, 2025