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Mayor Andre Dickens appoints Amanda Rhein as Chief Housing Officer and Chatiqua Ellison as Deputy, strengthening Atlanta’s affordable housing and homelessness response.
Mayor Andre Dickens appoints Amanda Rhein as Chief Housing Officer and Chatiqua Ellison as Deputy, strengthening Atlanta’s affordable housing and homelessness response.
By Stacy M Brown | BlackpressUSA Newsiwre | October 9, 2025 Across America, families are being broken not by illness alone, but by the quiet cruelty of denial letters from insurance companies. Patients in crisis are told their care is not medically necessary. Others learn too late that their coverage has been canceled. The denials … Continue reading “Denied Care, Divided Nation: How America Fails Its Sickest Patients—and the People Fighting Back”
Mayor Andre Dickens appoints Courtney English as permanent Chief of Staff, names Greg Clay and Gabrielle Slade deputies, and launches a national search for Chief Policy Officer.
Mayor Andre Dickens appoints Courtney English as permanent Chief of Staff, names Greg Clay and Gabrielle Slade deputies, and launches a national search for Chief Policy Officer.
By Milton Kirby | Atlanta, GA | October 7, 2025 MARTA’s $230 million transformation of Five Points Station enters a major new phase next week. Beginning Monday, October 13, the Peachtree Street entrance and the federal employee tunnel will close to the public as crews begin the safe demolition and removal of the aging concrete … Continue reading “Five Points MARTA Station to Close Peachtree Entrance Oct. 13 as Transformation Project Advances”
Court filings show payroll now stabilized under Genesis Global as Receiver Phillip G. Young Jr. manages costs, consultants, and $2.5 million in immediate receivership expenses at Uncle Nearest.
Court filings show payroll now stabilized under Genesis Global as Receiver Phillip G. Young Jr. manages costs, consultants, and $2.5 million in immediate receivership expenses at Uncle Nearest.
By Milton Kirby | Washington, D.C. | October 2, 2025 Fifty-eight years ago today, the marble halls of the U.S. Supreme Court bore witness to a moment that reshaped American history. On October 2, 1967, Thurgood Marshall raised his right hand and swore the oath of office, becoming the first African American justice to serve … Continue reading “Thurgood Marshall: The People’s Lawyer Who Became America’s First Black Supreme Court Justice”
Nearly 30 Atlanta seniors joined SilverSneakers and Kroc Atlanta Center’s free 2K walk, highlighting fitness, fellowship, and healthy aging in the Pittsburgh community.
Nearly 30 Atlanta seniors joined SilverSneakers and Kroc Atlanta Center’s free 2K walk, highlighting fitness, fellowship, and healthy aging in the Pittsburgh community.
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and Invest Atlanta approved housing projects to add 2,500 affordable units, part of a broader response to America’s worsening housing crisis.
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and Invest Atlanta approved housing projects to add 2,500 affordable units, part of a broader response to America’s worsening housing crisis.
Atlanta forfeited $37.5M in FAA funding after refusing to abandon DEI programs, raising questions about airport projects, federal policy, and Mayor Dickens’ reelection-year decisions.
Atlanta forfeited $37.5M in FAA funding after refusing to abandon DEI programs, raising questions about airport projects, federal policy, and Mayor Dickens’ reelection-year decisions.
Atlanta Beltline marks 20 years at State of the Beltline 2025, highlighting housing, jobs, trails, and community equity while charting a path toward 2030 completion.
Atlanta Beltline marks 20 years at State of the Beltline 2025, highlighting housing, jobs, trails, and community equity while charting a path toward 2030 completion.
