Recap of President Trump’s Cobb Co. Visit; Political Analysis of Democratic Socialists

President Donald Trump returned to Georgia for an event in Cobb County on Wednesday. While the subject was Trump Accounts, WABE Politics Reporter Rahul Bali says it amounted to just a few minutes of the hours long rally. The event at Wheeler High School in Marietta, was also attended by notable Rep…

AMA President elect: No trust in CDC, Biography Behind the Polio Breakthrough

In its nearly 180-year history, the American Medical Association has committed to being "a physicians’ powerful ally in patient care." Whether in the operating room or the halls of Congress, the AMA says its mission is to remove obstacles and take the lead for the betterment of public health. Soo…

TPS Holders Fear Deportations, What to know about cyclospora outbreak

The U.S Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Trump Administration in ending Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Syrians in the country which potentially could lead to deportations. The International Rescue Committee is trying to counter this setback. Hans Van de…

Analysis of Trump’s address on alleged election fraud; El Ponce owner Rosa Thurnher

President Donald Trump delivered a national address Thursday night focused primarily on claims of widespread election fraud. The president cited what he calls "brand new and irrefutable" evidence to support his claim. What sort of impact could this have on this year’s midterms? We get analysis from…

Reproductive Rights and America @250, Mission of the Okra Project

As America turns 2-hundred and 50 years old, today's edition of Closer Look with Rose Scott examines this milestone and the intersection with reproductive rights. Plus, how the Atlanta based Feminist Center for Reproductive Liberation continues its into advocacy now in its 50 yr. Co-founder Lynn …

DSA Movement, now what?; Lifeline for Under Funded Nonprofits

Last November, Zohran Mamdani did what many considered impossible: he won the mayor’s office of a major U.S. city as a Democratic Socialists of America candidate. And in Atlanta, Kelsea Bond recently became the first DSA member elected to the City Council. The DSA, while not an official political p…

Inside Atlanta’s Push to Rework Its Transit Partnership

Atlanta voters overwhelmingly approved the “More MARTA” half‑penny sales tax in 2016, creating a first‑of‑its‑kind partnership between MARTA and the City of Atlanta.   The 40‑year, $2.7 billion program was designed to expand transit and meet the city’s growing transportation needs. Now, the Atlanta…

Educating Future Faith Leaders: A new era for Atlanta Gammon Theological Seminary

There's been a decline in theological schools due to enrollment drops, financial crises and even some closures. The Atlanta-based Gammon Theological Seminary, one of the nation’s most prominent Black schools of theology, has received its accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and …

Mableton Mayor shares strategic plan; Georgia sweepstakes returns for education savings fund

For years, Georgia saw a robust cityhood movement: between 2000 and 2022, ten new cities were incorporated across metro Atlanta. Among them is Mableton, Cobb County’s newest and largest city at nearly 80,000 residents. Mayor Michael Owens shares the city’s 2045 strategic plan and addresses concerns…

Rentals in Atlanta’s Black communities largely owned by landlords in nearby affluent neighborhoods

Newly published research at Georgia State University found that rental properties in historically Black, lower-income neighborhoods are mostly locally owned by absentee landlords in whiter, more affluent neighborhoods. But the rental properties in those more affluent neighborhoods are largely owned…