The Atlanta City Council is putting together a study commission that will look into the idea of reparations for Black residents. The group will contain 11 appointed members, some from local HBCUs and others from advocacy groups such as the National African-American Reparations Commission. It will study the impact of historical legal discrimination in the city and report its findings – and possible recommendations for some form of local-level reparations – sometime in 2024. Scant on details or funding mechanisms, the commission is DRIFTING…
Atlanta snubbed for ’28 DNC Convention
The City of Atlanta and the Georgia Democratic Party made a strong push to host the 2028 Democratic National Convention, but fell short once again when it was announced that Boston, Denver and Philadelphia are the three finalists. Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens blasted the decision, accusing the DNC of “abandoning Atlanta, abandoning the South, and once again abandoning Black voters.” The snub has Georgia Dems SINKING…
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