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Andrew Young was at Martin Luther King's side throughout often violent struggle for civil rights
ATLANTA (AP) — Andrew Young’s first thought when he heard the Voting Rights Act had been signed into law was not celebratory. It was strategic. “Where are we going to get the money to get the country mobilized to register these voters?” he recalled thinking at that momentous...
Justice Jackson reports flowers from Oprah, designer clothing as Thomas delays filing disclosure
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson disclosed Wednesday that she received a $1,200 congratulatory floral display from Oprah Winfrey and $6,580 in designer clothing for a magazine photo shoot in her first months as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court. The details...
County leaders in Georgia reject election board nominee who challenged voters' eligibility
ATLANTA (AP) — Elected leaders in Georgia's most populous county — a Democratic stronghold — on Wednesday rejected a Republican nominee for the county elections board who had challenged the eligibility of thousands of voters. The Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted 3-2...
The Carters and the Kings formed an alliance for race relations though Jimmy and Martin never met
ATLANTA (AP) — The voice of Martin Luther King Sr., a melodic tenor like his slain son, carried across Madison Square Garden, calming the raucous Democrats who had nominated his friend and fellow Georgian for the presidency. “Surely, the Lord sent Jimmy Carter to come on out and...
Georgia's highest court rules state lactation consultant law is unconstitutional
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's highest court has ruled that a law that requires people who provide lactation care and services to be licensed by the state and only allows people who have obtained a specific certification to obtain a license violates the state Constitution. The opinion...
Justice Department should investigate beatings at Georgia jail, attorney says
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — An attorney for two men whose beatings by guards were recorded by security cameras at a county jail in Georgia called Wednesday for the U.S. Justice Department to investigate what he called a systemic pattern of sheriff's officers abusing detainees. “They are...
Push for transit, walkable communities growing across US
ATLANTA (AP) — On the weekend in March when Brittany Glover would have turned 34, her mother stood on the same busy road in Atlanta where her daughter died six months earlier. Glover, a flight attendant with a passion for clothes, was coming from an entertainment venue during the...
New chair appointed to head elections board in Georgia's Fulton County
The elections board in Georgia's most populous county, a Democratic stronghold targeted by former President Donald Trump after his narrow 2020 loss in the state, will soon have new leadership. The Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted Wednesday to approve the selection of lawyer...
Editorial Roundup: Wisconsin
Kenosha News. May 3, 2023. Editorial: ‘That’s not fair!’ Yeah, we hear that a lot these days. We heard it last week on Milwaukee talk radio and we read about it in various conservative newspapers. They were talking about the Biden...
Democrats in Georgia, seeking stricter gun laws, must court Republican support
ATLANTA (AP) — For people seeking to tighten gun laws in Georgia, the task comes down to changing Republican minds or changing the Republican majority. The magnitude of that challenge was clear Wednesday, as Democrats and more than 100 people who want to change state government's...
