It is one year to the day that the City of South Fulton’s first mayor and council were sworn in on the stage of Banneker High School. It is one year to the day that the citizens in the Georgia’s largest county obtained their independence from the county government. One year since Georgia’s 5th largest
We already know that the two Democrat candidates, Stacey Evans and Stacey Abrams, have tons in common. They are both experienced, qualified, lawyer, legislator, women, and candidates for the Governor of Georgia. They would both be breaking barriers by being the first woman governor for Georgia. With the May 22nd primary looming over us, how
It’s 4/20. For those who do not know, 4/20 is the unofficial holiday of pot smokers. I googled the origin and well … who cares. If everyone recalls however, last year during the Atlanta Mayoral election, Atlanta City Councilman Kwanza Hall passed legislation to decriminalize marijuana. The legislation made less than an ounce of marijuana
Yesterday, Douglas County learned that Governor Deal is appointing someone to the vacant District Attorney seat in Douglas County. The seat was opened due to the appointment of Brian Fortner, the former elected District Attorney, to an open State Court Judge seat. The Governor emailed a statement which included in part, “The governor looks forward
Last night all the Georgia gubernatorial candidates were invited to participate in a community forum at Atlanta Technical College. Of the nine candidates invited five confirmed their attendance yet only one candidate for the Governor of Georgia appeared before the packed audience – Representative Stacey Evans. The event hosted by Delta Sigma Theta sorority, Zeta
We are in the heat of the primary campaign season for the May 22nd election. If you are a Democrat go register to vote! This is the ugliest time of the political season because people of the same party are vying for a smaller number of identifiable voters. Primaries are prime political season to unfriended
Last week I posted the viral embarrassment of a Fulton County school during the #SchoolWalkOut. The teachers or administration of the North Fulton school gave the students the right to speak — only if the students spoke about things that made the administration happy. With two additional school walk outs planned in the near future,
Current events are forcing schools to be responsible for managing public discord on the subjects of the 1st and 2nd Amendments. It is equally unfair to put that burden on our schools as it is unfair to force teachers to carry guns. But at last I guess this is a part of making America great
People outside of Georgia are once again making bold, inappropriate, and uninformed statements about Georgia political issues. A recent BuzzFeed1 article cites California native and Abrams donor saying it would be “political suicide” for the newly elected Mayor of Atlanta, Keisha Lance Bottoms to support anyone other than the black candidate. I feel like this
Fifty years ago Ronald Yancey became the first African American to graduate from Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech founded in 1885, did not admit African Americans until Yancey in 1968. The admission of Yancey was not easy. He was rejected for not fitting the “Tech model of success.” Just in case anyone pretends not to know
