Houston Black Chamber Establishes Relief Fund for Harvey-Ravaged Black Businesses
The Greater Houston Black Chamber is setting up the GHBC Foundation 501(c)3 Relief Fund to assist black-owned businesses in jeopardy from Hurricane Harvey. …
A major MARTA rail move: Emory University petitions to join the city of Atlanta
The biggest change in the landscape of Atlanta that’s been seen in generations just hit. From the Emory University press release: Emory University filed a…
Wall Street expresses its doubts about rural Georgia’s viability
Over at the Saporta Report, David Pendered has latched onto one of those macro-issues that make the revival of rural Georgia more difficult: Wall Street…
Sally Yates gives detailed account of events that led to her firing
WASHINGTON — Sally Yates’ 10 days leading the Justice Department this January were incredibly eventful ones, as we’ve detailed here in the past. The Georgia native…
‘Political rewind’ replay: A health care bill placed on hold
Today’s edition of GPB’s “Political Rewind” dissects the Senate Republican struggle to get 52 votes for a repeal/replace measure aimed at upending Obamacare. A new…
Emory University’s annexation request: No fist-pumps allowed
The 2013 decision by the Atlanta Braves to take their business elsewhere was an economy-changing event that sparked open celebration on the Cobb County side…