Atlanta Voice

Black-Owned Newspapers and Media Companies Are Small Businesses Too!

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Dear World, the entire planet is feeling the devastation of the coronavirus pandemic,” Cheryl Smith of Texas Metro News wrote to her readers. “We must be concerned…

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COMMENTARY: Young voters are going to be key to winning 2020

THE ATLANTA VOICE — In 2018, the youth vote increased in all 42 states for which youth voting data is available, according to the analysis by researchers at Tufts’ Center for Information…

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Atlanta Public Schools, DonorsChoose.org announce new partnership for crowdfunding education

ATLANTA VOICE — Atlanta Public Schools (APS) announced Sept. 26 a new partnership with the national nonprofit DonorsChoose.org aimed at taking crowdfunding education to the next level. As one of 10…

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Atlanta Housing Authority appoints Eugene Jones as new CEO

ATLANTA VOICE — The Atlanta Housing Authority Board of Commissioners unanimously appointed Eugene Jones Jr., as its new president and CEO on Sept. 10, during a special session. Jones, who…

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Cox: Real estate investors benefit as competition eases hard money lending terms

ATLANTA VOICE — In the wake of the housing crash that shook the U.S. economy in the mid- to late 2000s, real estate investors had few borrowing options as financial institutions…

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Three Atlanta area middle schools awarded fully-funded three-year JumpStart Theatre program

ATLANTA VOICE — The Alliance Theatre has named three Atlanta area middle schools it will partner with for the regional launch of the JumpStart Theatre program, developed by the Educational…

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A PORTRAIT OF POISE: City Council President Felicia Moore says she as focused as ever on transparency, accountability

ATLANTA VOICE — There are some people who love to bask in the spotlight. And, then, there are others that prefer to do their jobs from the comfort of working behind…

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Atlanta Hawks, State Farm unveil Gwinnett County’s first joint co-branded courts and State Farm Good Neighbor Club

ATLANTA VOICE — The Atlanta Hawks and State Farm unveiled their first full facility with new basketball courts along with the second Good Neighbor Club at Lucky Shoals Park in…

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West Coast-based ‘sixnineteen’ partners with ONE Musicfest on commemorative T-shirts

ATLANTA VOICE — Launched on Jun 19, 2019, sixnineteen has become a disruptive force in the industry with hand-drawn designs that serve to empower individual freedom and honor a generation of…

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COMMENTARY: Ending HIV will only happen if Black America leads

ATLANTA VOICE — In 2011, Science Magazine’s “Breakthrough of the Year” was the discovery that antiretroviral drugs were a game-changer in HIV prevention. The development of treatment as Prevention and…

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