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From WABE Politics News:

The Georgia House passed its version of a transgender sports ban Thursday, which also strips out references to “gender” across state code, replacing them with “sex.” “I think we’ve been […]

From the Atlanta Daily World:

The CDC played an instrumental, if imperfect, role in the response to COVID-19. JHDT Stock Images LLC/iStock via Getty Images by Jordan Miller In just a few short weeks, the Trump administration has brought drastic changes to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and public health. Beginning with the removal of websites and key … Continued

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From the Atlanta Tribune:

FEBRUARY 26 1920—Dr. Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950) founds the first nationally orga­nized celebration of Black American his­tory (then called Negro History Week), which was first celebrated on this day in 1926. Woodson scheduled the week to co­incide with the birthdays of Civil War Presi­dent Abraham Lincoln and Black abolition­ist Frederick Douglass. However, in 1976, Negro […]

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From WABE Politics News:

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Friday designating English as the official language of the United States, according to the White House. The order will allow government […]

From the Saporta Report:

Employees of Concessions International, the food and beverage management firm at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, were showered with appreciation during a luncheon celebrating the company’s 45th anniversary. The event was held in the Ocean Ballroom of the Georgia Aquarium on Wednesday. Current and former employees, retirees, and staff who work at airports in such cities as […]

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Arts Atlanta:

Steve Murray’s monthly musings on TV in Atlanta and beyond. Southern family ties get another sort of treatment on Prime with an original series. Set in Alabama but shot in Savannah, Clean Slate is the last series the late, great Norman Lear was attached to as one of its many executive producers before he died...

From the Atlanta Tribune:

by Aswad Walker Many African Americans have expressed worry about a potentially perilous four years under President Donald Trump. To that point, nationally renowned attorney Ben Crump called for an often under-appreciated force to come to Black people’s rescue – the Black press. Specifically, Crump called on The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), a national association […]

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Arts Atlanta:

Select works from the Brandywine Workshop and Archive in Philadelphia are on display at the Hammonds House Museum from January 24 to June 22 in the exhibition Sacred Space: Brandywine Workshop and Archives/Espacio sagrado: taller y archivos Brandywine. Allan L. Edmunds founded the Brandywine Workshop (BWA) in 1972, inspired by master printmaker Robert Blackburn’s printmaking...

From the Atlanta Tribune:

By: Ian Shaiyen, Morehouse College student   The Atlanta Hawks recently hosted a fireside chat between Big Boi and Brigitte M. Killings, managing director at JPMorgan Chase & Co. Held at State Farm Arena, the fireside chat was part of the Atlanta Hawks’ “HBCU Night,” an annual event that honors African Historically Black Colleges and […]

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From WABE Politics News:

U.S. consumers cut back sharply on spending last month, the most since February 2021, even as inflation declined, though stiff tariffs threatened by the White House could disrupt that progress. […]

From the Atlanta Daily World:

The Atlanta Hawks and State Farm hosted their second “Secrets of Science” event which empowers students through fun and educational STEM activities. Held at the Andrew and Walter Young Family YMCA Good Neighbor Club in Atlanta, students were led by instructors from Children’s Museum of Atlanta. Activities included a chemistry-based stations to create slime, exploration … Continued

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From the Saporta Report:

The relocation of three book events that were scheduled to take place at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library continues to raise questions on whether the change was made due to the content of the books and influenced by the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington D.C. A staff person at the Carter Presidential Library, […]

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Study: Atlanta emerges as national leader for build-to-rent houses Josh Green Fri, 02/28/2025 - 08:09 When the Sugarloaf Landing project opened south of downtown Lawrenceville in January, its builders celebrated the fact that a dozen leases had been signed in a single month. 

For $2,400 per month (and up), the community offers 114 townhomes, all of them three-stories tall and less than 2,000 square feet. None of them are for sale. But like so many other new build-to-rent home ventures dotted across the metro, Sugarloaf Landing offers options for quick move-ins, fewer long-term commitments, and more room for renters to breathe than standard apartments. 

The project is indicative of a BTR trend that’s as hot in Atlanta as almost any other city in the country. 

That’s according to analysts with Point2Homes.com, a nationwide real estate listing portal for rental homes, who’ve been tracking the country’s BTR “boom” as housing prices and interest rates have ballooned. 

According to the study, metro Atlanta ranks third in the country for the number of BTR houses and townhomes in the pipeline, trailing only metro Phoenix and Dallas, respectively. 

The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell area currently counts more than 6,800 BTR units that are permitted or under construction across 43 different communities. 

That’s more units than most full states, including California, per Point2Homes’ findings.

Georgia, meanwhile, has emerged as a BTR leader on a statewide basis, with the fifth most units in the pipeline (9,872) in the U.S., a ranking led by Texas (21,812). When those homes deliver, the Peach State’s BTR housing stock will increase by nearly 87 percent, per the analysis. 

Metro Savannah ranks second in Georgia with 1,374 new rentals in development, with smaller metros such as Cartersville and LaGrange—where a BTR increase of 384 percent is projected—also charting high. 

Point2Homes, which uses Yardi Systems data, considered only forthcoming BTR communities with at least 50 standalone houses or townhomes. 

As with other metros, the BTR model has drawn criticism around Atlanta for claiming available land that could have gone to for-sale housing, where first-time homebuyers in particular could start to build wealth via equity. Advocates say it allows occupants flexibility that mortgages don’t.

The new Sugarloaf Landing in Lawrenceville features 114 townhomes, all of them for rent. Courtesy of Parkland Residential

As Point2Homes analysts note, BTR can offer relatively attainable options as urban areas become more crowded and expensive, pushing homeownership further from reach. Nationwide, the 110,000 single-family rentals under construction now are set to beef up BTR supply by nearly 54 percent, per the report.             

Meanwhile, according to a separate report last month, metro Atlanta home prices have surged by nearly 60 percent since the COVID-19 pandemic started.  

That means the median home sale five years ago around Atlanta was roughly $255,000, while today it’s $405,000, according to Georgia MLS’ tally for 2024.

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From the Saporta Report:

A new think tank is launching Friday, Feb. 28, to address economic disparity, redevelopment and other issues facing residents in Black neighborhoods across the city of Atlanta, said founder Joe Hudson.  He formed the nonprofit BlacIntellec, which will hold a panel discussion on the initiative at 1 p.m. at Central United Methodist Church on how […]

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From the Atlanta Daily World:

Photo: Getty Images Meta is cutting its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) team and rolling back its related programs. In a letter to its employees on Friday (January 10), Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, informed staffers that it was eliminating its DEI initiatives due to the changing legal and policy landscape surrounding diversity, equity, … Continued

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From the Saporta Report:

Hollywood has a long history of rescue movies; men trapped in terrifying situations while a separate group of men figure out how to get them out. “Black Hawk Down,” “Captain Phillips,” even something like Tony Scott’s “Unstoppable” – audiences have always gotten a kick out of watching someone survive something extraordinary.  The newest addition to […]

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From WABE Local News:

A year ago, President Donald Trump was fighting 13 felony counts in Georgia for trying to overturn the 2020 election. At the time, the prosecutor who charged him, Fulton District […]

From the Atlanta Daily World:

“Black Vote, Black Power,” a collaboration between Keith Boykin and Word In Black, examines the issues and what’s at stake for Black America The group of “East Room Black People” cheered as Trump lied to their faces and no one said a word about attacks on DEI or Haitian immigrants. Donald Trump hosting a Black History … Continued

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From the Atlanta Daily World:

Commissioner Terry to host the DeKalb Green New Deal Festival: Concert for Climate Justice in Partnership with JFly Music Group Musical performances by JFly and Friends featuring a variety of artists in the Gospel, R&B, Funk, and Blues genres. *media interviews available*  Commissioner Ted Terry (D-Super District 6) will host the DeKalb Green New Deal … Continued

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From the Atlanta Daily World:

Georgia Military College and NewDay USA are honored to welcome Deshauna Barber as the distinguished speaker for the first NewDay USA Leadership Speaker Series event of 2025 on Friday, March 28, at 2:30 p.m. in the GMC Theatre at the NewDay USA Center of Leadership.   A U.S. Army veteran, former Miss USA, author, and motivational … Continued

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From the Saporta Report:

One of the two new wings of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights (NCCHR) will be named in honor of former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin. The announcement of the Shirley Clark Franklin Pavilion was made Thursday evening at the annual Power to Inspire gala, a night already staged to honor the former mayor’s […]

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From WABE Local News:

The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation released its annual list of 10 Places in Peril on Wednesday, featuring two locations in the metro Atlanta area. Founded in 1973, the organization […]

From the Saporta Report:

Is the dream of homeownership out of reach? Nearly every state and city in the nation faces the triple threat of all-time high home sale prices, soaring mortgage interest rates, and a persistent lack of supply.  Equally troubling, rental housing is unaffordable for half of the nation’s renters, preventing low- and moderate-income families from saving adequate cash for a […]

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From WABE Politics News:

Gov. Brian Kemp’s top priority to limit lawsuits has drawn fierce criticism from Democrats, but the second part of the package passed the Senate Thursday with unanimous support. Senate Bill […]

From WABE Local News:

Across the nation and right here in Georgia, educators are working to address lingering learning gaps that predate the pandemic. Those literacy gaps are especially concerning among Atlanta’s Black and Brown […]