Author: Saba Long
After many months debating the merits of MARTA’s traffic mitigation, the mayors of 14 Fulton County cities are working together to put a special local options sales tax for transportation (T-SPLOST) referendum on the November ...
“Delay, delay, delay.” That was presidential candidate Donald J. Trump’s response to President Barack Obama’s forthcoming nomination of a Supreme Court Justice to replace conservative Antonin Scalia. Transit skeptics in Fulton County and at the state ...
A favorite event of voters is to ignore a special election. So it’s no surprise the recent election for state House District 58 barely registered in the hearts and minds of the electorate. A January ...
The inequality drumbeat is getting louder and louder across the metro region. Even the Washington Post recently sent a reporter here to feature the day-to-day struggles of a young, recently homeless single mother in Clayton ...
After spending a few days in downtown Detroit, I’m reminded of Atlanta’s adolescence. I’ve spent the past few days walking all over Detroit’s downtown and using its convenient people mover to get one from destination to ...
Georgia educators are encouraged to participate in Hour of Code, a global learning event any time during the week of Dec. 7. The Hour Code believes: "Every student in every school should have the opportunity ...
Right now, we're all trying to understand the recent wave of terrorist attacks in Paris and across the globe. We're collectively Googling, reading article after article and watching pundits pontificate the merits of bombing the ...
Whether it’s "leaning in" or "protecting one’s magic," there’s plenty of leadership advice aimed at women in the workplace. Women Executive Leaders of DeKalb (WELD), a program of the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a ...
"The South’s got something to say," proclaimed Andre 3000, of the DeKalb rap duo OutKast, after winning best new artist of the year at the 1995 Source awards. While OutKast won't be emblazoned on Stone ...
If you’ve picked up a newspaper or turned on the TV lately, you would think DeKalb County is on the verge of bankruptcy and receivership. But parks abound, the fire trucks arrive when a call is ...
Music has long been the outlet for a generation’s frustrations with the status quo. Bob Dylan, John Lennon, Marvin Gaye and Nina Simone all wrote and performed songs that spoke to and for the voiceless. My ...
For one local brewery, sustainability isn’t just a buzzword. This past weekend, Atlanta’s own SweetWater Brewing Co. raised funds for its “Save Our Water” campaign to support the Chattachoochee Riverkeeper and the Waterkeeper Alliance. People from cities ...
The annual World Mosquito Day, a global recognition of the fight to end malaria, was marked with a special event on Aug. 20. Faith leaders, elected officials, businessmen and a NBA All-Star athlete recently gathered ...
Normalizing diplomatic relations with Cuba is in the works as the White House seeks a new approach to engagement after 54 years. Congress will further decide the breadth of such relations with votes on three bills ...
I spent a portion of my weekend at Stone Mountain Park. Yes, I went to see white Southerners rally to legitimize their legacy and the Confederate flag. Before reaching the rally, I observed dozens of individuals ...
Under the Obama administration, White House officials have promoted U.S. trade and investments in Africa to supplement existing and ongoing development aid. One critical step to securing Africa’s future is investing in its human capital. The Mandela ...
I’ve lived downtown for nearly my entire adult life, much to the chagrin of suburban living family and friends. “Is it safe?” I’m often asked. The second most common question is, “Wow, people live downtown?”
This one got me. It hit me in a place where the others never reached. It angered me. The Charleston Massacre. In many a painful yet phenomenal moment in America’s history, the African-American experience has been to ...
There’s no excuse to sit around the house this week and lament that there’s nothing to do. Now in its second year, the weeklong Atlanta Cycling Festival is back - growing, mobilizing and energizing the city’s ...
Atlanta is an unfinished city. Don’t worry. All cities are. But, the real magic of cities is the process of adding to their canvases. Atlanta is at a tipping point. The region is also, perhaps to ...
