Young gay and bisexual Black males are hit hardest by new HIV-infection rates and that’s not the worst news. According to survey results released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most of them do not even know it. Young people between the ages of 13 and 24 represent ...
On Wednesday, Dec. 7, Rep. Hank Johnson (GA-04), ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law which exercises jurisdiction over antitrust laws and competition, called on the Federal Communications Commission to take swift action to address the disproportionate use of surveillance technology against low-income and minority communities. “Such targeted […]
Fulton County’s Board of Assessors approved the new tax assessments, clearing the way for new assessment notices to be sent. County commissioners last month decided to keep residential assessments at 2016 values after an outcry from residents who saw their property values and thus, tax obligation, increase much more than they anticipated. On June 28, […]
$3.6 Million Will Upgrade and Expand Service in DeKalb County (Atlanta) – The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) is receiving a $3.6 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Bus and Bus Facilities Infrastructure Investment Program. MARTA will use the funding to upgrade and replace 40-foot diesel-fueled buses with 60-foot Compressed Natural […]
