Alpha Phi Alpha, a historically Black fraternity known for pushing civil rights causes, has filed objections to Georgia’s newly redrawn political maps which were just recently approved by Gov. Brian Kemp. The complaint alleges that the new maps do not “address the vote dilution found by this court after trial. They instead perpetuate it,” U.S. District Judge Steve Jones will have the final say when he holds a hearing over the new maps on December 20th. Should he find that they do not meet his specifications regarding the need for a majority-Black congressional district and several new majority-Black legislative districts, he could appoint a special master to redraw the state’s political maps. The potential chaos that could ensue leaves the state’s incumbent politicians DRIFTING…
State Farm Arena a box office draw
Downtown Atlanta’s State Farm Arena is quite the box office draw. How big? From October to to March, State Farm brought in $76.2 million across 60 events, making it the third-highest grossing venue in the entire nation, behind only New York’s Madison Square Garden and the Sphere in Las Vegas, and fifth globally. Nearly 600,000 visitors took in performances from superstars ranging from Blake Shelton to Usher, plus Hawks games and events like WWE Raw. State Farm’s status as one of the premier performance venues in the world is RISING…
