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Saturday Is the First National Black Man Voter Day

Saturday is the first National Black Man Voter Day, the closing act of a nationwide Week of Action built by the NAACP, the National Urban League, 100 Black Men of America, Black Men Vote, Woke Vote, and State of the People. The

October 24, 2026

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Katie Zacharia Fired as Trump’s Press Secretary After Just Five Days on the Job

Katie Zacharia’s brief tenure as White House press secretary has come to an abrupt end, with President Donald Trump’s administration confirming her departure after just five days in the role. The decision, reported on Friday, October 16, 2026, followed a difficult first

October 18, 2026

The Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. Photo by Ken Lund, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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Georgia’s Governor’s Race Is Down to Two Points

More than 188,000 Georgians voted in person on the first day of early voting this week, about 53,000 more than showed up on the first day four years ago. They are deciding a governor’s race that the newest poll cannot separate: Republican

October 17, 2026

Official portrait of U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock. Photo by Rebecca Hammel, U.S. Senate Photographic Studio, via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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Warnock Keeps Bringing Home Money for HBCU Science

The federal figure for Clark Atlanta University is $9,784,632. Not roughly ten million, not a rounded promise: $9,784,632 in Defense Department research funding, announced October 5 by Sen. Raphael Warnock as part of a $97.1 million award spread across ten historically Black

October 17, 2026

Founders Library at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Photo by D Monack, via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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Fifty-Six Lawmakers Say the HBCU Money Came Out of the Wrong Pocket

On September 22, at the White House Initiative on HBCUs Summit in Washington, Education Secretary Linda McMahon announced that the administration was sending historically Black colleges and universities another $174 million, money Congress had not appropriated for them. Three weeks later, on

October 17, 2026

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Keisha Lance Bottoms Takes the Debate Stage Alone After Rick Jackson Skips Georgia Governor’s Forum

Democratic gubernatorial nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms stood alone on the debate stage Monday night after Republican opponent Rick Jackson declined to attend the Atlanta Press Club’s Loudermilk-Young Governors Debate, leaving an empty lectern beside her during the televised event. The October 12

October 13, 2026

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Federal Agents Search Ilhan Omar’s Washington-Area Home Amid Ongoing Criminal Investigation

Federal agents searched the Washington, D.C.-area home of Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar on Monday, October 12, as part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The search was conducted by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents

October 12, 2026

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Katie Zacharia Offered White House Press Secretary Role by President Trump

President Donald Trump has selected conservative commentator and attorney Katie Zacharia to become the next White House press secretary, according to reports published Friday, October 9. The appointment would place a familiar Trump ally at the center of the administration’s communications strategy

October 10, 2026

Atlanta·Politics

Atlanta Council Member Liliana Bakhtiari Proposes Ban on AI-Powered Lethal Weapons

Atlanta City Council member Liliana Bakhtiari is pushing to prevent the city’s police department from acquiring artificial intelligence-powered weapons capable of using lethal force without direct human oversight. The proposal raises important questions about the role of autonomous technology in policing and

October 9, 2026

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Barack Obama Endorses Keisha Lance Bottoms and Jon Ossoff Ahead of Georgia Midterms

Former President Barack Obama is throwing his support behind two prominent Georgia Democrats, endorsing Keisha Lance Bottoms for governor and U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff for reelection as the state prepares for the November 2026 midterm elections. Obama announced the endorsements through campaign

October 9, 2026

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Wes Moore Says Trump Blocked Him From Speaking at $6.6 Billion Maryland Shipbuilding Event

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said President Donald Trump prevented him from speaking at a Tuesday event announcing a multibillion-dollar investment in submarine manufacturing near Baltimore, creating a public dispute over who should receive credit for the major economic development project.The event at

October 7, 2026

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Politics

Saturday Is the First National Black Man Voter Day

Katie Zacharia Fired as Trump’s Press Secretary After Just Five Days on the Job

Georgia’s Governor’s Race Is Down to Two Points

Warnock Keeps Bringing Home Money for HBCU Science

Fifty-Six Lawmakers Say the HBCU Money Came Out of the Wrong Pocket

Keisha Lance Bottoms Takes the Debate Stage Alone After Rick Jackson Skips Georgia Governor’s Forum

Federal Agents Search Ilhan Omar’s Washington-Area Home Amid Ongoing Criminal Investigation

Katie Zacharia Offered White House Press Secretary Role by President Trump

Atlanta Council Member Liliana Bakhtiari Proposes Ban on AI-Powered Lethal Weapons

Barack Obama Endorses Keisha Lance Bottoms and Jon Ossoff Ahead of Georgia Midterms

Wes Moore Says Trump Blocked Him From Speaking at $6.6 Billion Maryland Shipbuilding Event

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