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Mayor Andre Dickens spent his day attending multiple public events, including a street naming ceremony for former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, a meeting with the Atlanta Press Club, and a construction site tour for a residential project. The post Andre Dickens: ‘I’m in the movie of Atlanta and I want to see what’s next’  appeared first on The Atlanta Voice.

Senate Bill 185 is a bill that bans gender-affirming care for prisoners under the supervision of the Georgia Department of Corrections. This bill is one of five by the Georgia Republicans targeted to the trans community. The House Minority Leader, State Rep. Carolyn Hugley, led the caucus out of the chamber as the Republicans began The post Georgia House Democrats ‘walked out’ of the Legislature as they protest bill targeting trans Georgians appeared first on The Atlanta Voice.

The 404 Collective, a group of four Black-owned businesses, is celebrating Atlanta's own personal holiday, 404 Day, with a new Adidas collaboration with The Athlete's Foot, featuring a limited-edition Superstar sneaker designed with input from the collective. The post The Athlete’s Foot and Adidas celebrate Atlanta’s 404 DAY appeared first on The Atlanta Voice.

A tradition like no other is back again. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race takes place on Independence Day every year and has done so for the past 55 years, but the first competition starts online. Registration for the 56th annual Peachtree Road Race (PTRR) opened yesterday, April 1, and will run through April 30. The post ‘This is how Atlanta celebrates the Fourth of July’: Peachtree Road Race registration is now open appeared first on The Atlanta Voice.

Deni Avdija tallied 32 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists and two steals and Shaedon Sharpe added 33 points as the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Atlanta Hawks 127-113 Tuesday night at State Farm Arena. With the victory, Portland ends their four game losing streak. “It’s easy to feel good when you have a great game. The post Advija and Shaedon Sharpe power the Portland Trail Blazers past the Atlanta Hawks 127-113 appeared first on The Atlanta Voice.

Democratic-backed candidate Susan Crawford has won Wisconsin's Supreme Court race, maintaining the liberal majority on the court in a key battleground state less than three months into President Donald Trump's second term. The post Liberals will win majority of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, CNN projects appeared first on The Atlanta Voice.

(CNN) — Democratic Sen. Cory Booker mounted a historic protest on the Senate floor across two days, warning against the harms he said President Donald Trump’s administration is inflicting on the American public. The New Jersey Democrat spoke for 25 hours and 5 minutes, according to his office, breaking the record for the longest floor speech in The post Cory Booker makes history with longest Senate floor speech in protest of Trump agenda appeared first on The Atlanta Voice.