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Atlanta Teens Want a Voice in the Fight to Stop Gun Violence

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Atlanta Teens Want a Voice in the Fight to Stop Gun Violence - Y'[email protected]

From Atlanta Capital B News [https://i0.wp.com/atlanta.capitalbnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-04-30-14.21.06-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1]As summer approaches, the need to get a handle on the gun violence that is being perpetrated in recent weeks by and against Atlanta’s teens and young adults has taken center stage.  After two deadly weekends in a row claimed the lives of 16-year-old Tianah Robinson and 12-year-old Cameron Coney and left other kids wounded, […]The post Atlanta Teens Want a Voice in the Fight to Stop Gun Violence [https://atlanta.capitalbnews.org/atlanta-teens-want-a-voice-in-the-fight-to-stop-gun-violence/] appeared first on Capital B News - Atlanta [https://atlanta.capitalbnews.org/]. #Atlanta #CapitalBNews

Morris Brown, Once at Risk, Now Celebrates Its Largest Class in Decades

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Morris Brown, Once at Risk, Now Celebrates Its Largest Class in Decades - Y'[email protected]

From Atlanta Capital B News [https://i0.wp.com/atlanta.capitalbnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GettyImages-2233942552_crop.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1]Heading into their 2026 graduation ceremony, students and administrators at Morris Brown College have something special to celebrate.  The Atlanta HBCU has earned a five year extension on its accreditation. The accreditation is granted by the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, an agency in Virginia. “Morris Brown’s reaffirmation of accreditation through 2031, earned […]The post Morris Brown, Once at Risk, Now Celebrates Its Largest Class in Decades [https://atlanta.capitalbnews.org/morris-brown-accreditation-largest-graduating-class/] appeared first on Capital B News - Atlanta [https://atlanta.capitalbnews.org/]. #Atlanta #CapitalBNews

Keisha Lance Bottoms Targeted in Attack Ad by Republican Billionaire

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Billboards Offer Veterans a Lifeline After VA Abortion Care Ends

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Billboards Offer Veterans a Lifeline After VA Abortion Care Ends - Y'[email protected]

From Atlanta Capital B News [https://i0.wp.com/atlanta.capitalbnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20260416_AP_Edit_LCNM_1514_XMIT-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1]In a state that has one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the country, Georgia veterans were left with few options until the billboards showed up. Vet Voice Foundation, a veterans advocacy group, and The Brigid Alliance, an abortion support organization, are fighting to get information about abortion care to veterans and their families […]The post Billboards Offer Veterans a Lifeline After VA Abortion Care Ends [https://atlanta.capitalbnews.org/georgia-veterans-abortion-care-va-billboards/] appeared first on Capital B News - Atlanta [https://atlanta.capitalbnews.org/]. #Atlanta #CapitalBNews

With Police Help, There Are 41 Arrests of Immigrants Per Day in Georgia

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With Police Help, There Are 41 Arrests of Immigrants Per Day in Georgia - Y'[email protected]

From Atlanta Capital B News Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents were seen working at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, United States on March 23, 2026. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images) [https://i0.wp.com/atlanta.capitalbnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/GettyImages-2267587861-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1]There were 41 arrests of immigrants per day in Georgia in February. The state currently ranks fifth in number of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests nationwide. This 85% year-over-year increase in daily arrests represent the latest figures on immigrant detentions according to the Deportation Data Project. Aiding the rise is the number of sheriff’s […]The post With Police Help, There Are 41 Arrests of Immigrants Per Day in Georgia [https://atlanta.capitalbnews.org/ice-atlanta-dentention-facility-social-circle/] appeared first on Capital B News - Atlanta [https://atlanta.capitalbnews.org/]. #Atlanta #CapitalBNews

Morehouse LGBTQ Students Host Ballroom Event Amid Lavender Graduation Fight

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Morehouse LGBTQ Students Host Ballroom Event Amid Lavender Graduation Fight - Y'[email protected]

From Atlanta Capital B News [https://i0.wp.com/atlanta.capitalbnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Screenshot-2026-04-27-at-11.24.52-AM.png?fit=1024%2C814&ssl=1]As Morehouse College anticipates another year without a lavender graduation to celebrate LGBTQ students, a campus organization stepped up with the Circus Maximus Kiki Ball at Archer Hall on Friday. Envisioned in part as a stand-in for the missing ceremony honoring LGBTQ graduates and to celebrate the end of the spring semester, the event hosted […]The post Morehouse LGBTQ Students Host Ballroom Event Amid Lavender Graduation Fight [https://atlanta.capitalbnews.org/morehouse-lgbtq-students-ballroom-lavender-graduation/] appeared first on Capital B News - Atlanta [https://atlanta.capitalbnews.org/]. #Atlanta #CapitalBNews

Trailer Park Tenants Accuse Owner of Evictions Scam and Abuse

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Trailer Park Tenants Accuse Owner of Evictions Scam and Abuse - Y'[email protected]

From Atlanta Capital B News [https://i0.wp.com/atlanta.capitalbnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-04-23-09.55.32-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&ssl=1]Ciara Daniel thought someone was breaking into her family’s home when her 12-year-old son, Charles, woke her up in a panic. “He woke up screaming, holding his ears, shaking his head,” the single mother of two recalled when Capital B Atlanta visited her three-bedroom trailer at the Hunter Ridge Mobile Home Park in Irondale. In reality, […]The post Trailer Park Tenants Accuse Owner of Evictions Scam and Abuse [https://atlanta.capitalbnews.org/hunter-ridge-trailer-park-tenant-complaints/] appeared first on Capital B News - Atlanta [https://atlanta.capitalbnews.org/]. #Atlanta #CapitalBNews

Emory Law Kicks Out Student Who Repeatedly Used Anti-Black Slurs

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Emory Law Kicks Out Student Who Repeatedly Used Anti-Black Slurs - Y'[email protected]

From Atlanta Capital B News [https://i0.wp.com/atlanta.capitalbnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/IMG_2059-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1]Emory University announced Thursday that the student who wrote, “I’ve reached the conclusion that for me to survive, I must stomp on niggers,” in a March 9 email to a professor was no longer associated with the university following a thorough review. The school declined to provide any details citing federal privacy guidelines. “Emory will […]The post Emory Law Kicks Out Student Who Repeatedly Used Anti-Black Slurs [https://atlanta.capitalbnews.org/emory-law-racist-emails-students-fear-safety/] appeared first on Capital B News - Atlanta [https://atlanta.capitalbnews.org/]. #Atlanta #CapitalBNews

‘Atlanta Influences Everything’ Goes Global With New Airport Store

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‘Atlanta Influences Everything’ Goes Global With New Airport Store - Y'[email protected]

From Atlanta Capital B News [https://i0.wp.com/atlanta.capitalbnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1000015161.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1]Atlanta influences everything, including Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. From the day Atlanta’s native son Bem Joiner said “Atlanta Influences Everything,” the city of Atlanta’s mantra was born. The company founded by Tory Edwards, head of operations and content; Joiner, head of innovation and civic; and Ian Ford who oversees creative, built on those words and […]The post ‘Atlanta Influences Everything’ Goes Global With New Airport Store [https://atlanta.capitalbnews.org/atlanta-influences-everything-store-hartsfield-jackson-airport/] appeared first on Capital B News - Atlanta [https://atlanta.capitalbnews.org/]. #Atlanta #CapitalBNews

After 404 Day Backlash, New Proposal Stirs Fears of Crackdown on Black Atlanta Events

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