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Black voters key to electing Biden in 2020. Money woes make some question their support in 2024

The economy is top of mind for caregiver and driver Jennifer Garner as the U.S. heads toward the November presidential election. Black voters overwhelmingly supported President Joe Biden in 2020 and were key to his win, but as many like Garner struggle to make ends meet now, there is some evidence that Black voter enthusiasm for Biden may be slipping. And Trump is hoping to capitalize on that.

April 16, 2024
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  • Casey Quinlan
The Springer Theatre shows the play The Minutes by Tracy Letts in an April 11th, 2024 photo.

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Ossoff delivers repair funding to Springer Theatre, the state theater of Georgia

Last week, on April 5, U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff announced that he is delivering resources through federal funding to the historic Springer Theatre in Columbus to help cover the cost of repairs to the theater's roof and drainage system.

April 16, 2024
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By:
  • Ambria Burton
 A video surveillance image taken on Jan. 19, 2021, shows former Coffee County Republican Party chair Cathy Latham, bottom right, welcoming forensic computer analysts with Atlanta-based SullivanStrickler to the county elections office. Screenshot from Coffee County video

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Georgia election officials probe claims of Bibb County voting machine security breach

An election security analyst with ties to an alleged breach of the Coffee County voting system is now being investigated by the Georgia Secretary of State’s office for recently claiming that he also examined voting equipment in Macon-Bibb County.

April 16, 2024
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  • Stanley Dunlap

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GPB morning headlines for April 16, 2024

Gov. Brian Kemp spoke sports and politics during a visit to the Cobb County Chamber of commerce Monday.

Georgia’s Public Service Commission is set to vote Tuesday on Georgia Power’s request to quickly add new electricity generation in the face of rapidly mounting demand from green economy manufacturing and data centers. 

Savannah tourism officials are crafting an ordinance meant to reduce noise created by some historical tour operators in the city's downtown.

April 16, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
Dungeon Family members (from left to right) Pat "Sleepy" Brown, Antwan "Big Boi" Patton, Big Rube, Ray Murray, T-Mo, Andre "3000" Benjamin (in mask), Khujo, Big Gipp, Cee-Lo and Rico Wade (seated).

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  • Music News

Charismatic architect of contemporary Atlanta music scene, Rico Wade, dead at 52

"Rico was our leader. We were the orchestra and he was the conductor," said Kawan "K.P. The Great" Prather, one-third of the early hip-hop group Parental Advisory, now a Grammy Award-winning songwriter in The Dungeon Family. 

April 15, 2024
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By:
  • Sonia Murray
Albany Police Chief Michael Persley is shown standing at a podium, indoors and flanked by three flags.

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GPB evening headlines for April 15, 2024

Albany police say a man who died in custody showed no sign of aggression toward officers and officers used no force against him.

Georgia’s Public Service Commission is set to vote tomorrow on Georgia Power’s request to increase new electricity generation.

Two large Northwest Georgia health systems, Atrium Health Floyd and Harbin Clinic, have finalized a long-anticipated merger.

April 15, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio

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Georgia Today: Commission vote on GA Power request; Savannah requires gun locks; Tax Day discounts

On the Monday, April 15 edition of Georgia Today: Georgia's Public Service Commission votes tomorrow on Georgia Power's request to generate more electricity; the city of Savannah is requiring locks for guns left inside motor vehicles; and we'll give you the scoop on businesses offering discounts to help offset your tax day blues. 

April 15, 2024
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By:
  • Orlando Montoya and
  • Jake Cook
Construction crew begin work on extending PATH 400 a trail connecting Buckhead to Sandy Springs thanks to funding from the City of Atlanta in November 2023.

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Atlanta seeks community input on expanding its trail network

The Atlanta Department of Parks and Recreation is looking for public input on how to expand the city’s trail network. Leaders with Trails ATL explained how residents can participate.

April 15, 2024
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  • Amanda Andrews
Associate Justice Clarence Thomas joins other members of the Supreme Court as they pose for a new group portrait, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Oct. 7, 2022.

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Justice Thomas misses Supreme Court session Monday with no explanation

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was absent from the court Monday with no explanation.

April 15, 2024
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  • Associated Press
(L-R) Ike "Stabber" Choice, Henry "JNox" McClendan and Tommy "Burnt Biscuit" Bennett

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Augusta Museum highlights legendary caddies of The Masters

For the first nearly 50 years in Augusta National Golf Club’s history and the Masters tournament, all the caddies were African American. The Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History’s "Men on the Bag" exhibit tells the stories of caddies like Willie “Pappy” Stokes or Henry Brown who helped the world’s top golfers secure a green jacket.

April 15, 2024
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  • Devon Zwald
Bibb County Jail

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More money for jail security: Macon commission will vote on $2M for magnetic locks, more

The Macon-Bibb County Commission will consider adding magnetic locks and other upgrades to the Bibb County Jail at its Tuesday meeting.

April 15, 2024
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  • Lucinda Warnke and
  • The Telegraph
President Barack Obama awards the 2013 Presidential Medal of Freedom to Cordy Tindell 'C.T.' Vivian, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Nov. 20, 2013.. A lifelong lover of books, Vivian was a civil rights leader, minister and author who died in Atlanta in 2020 at age 95.

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LISTEN: Atlanta foundation preserves civil rights history — and C.T. Vivian's legacy — via literacy

C.T. Vivian had a special relationship with books and literature. His daughter-in-law told GPB his family hopes his love of reading and writing continues to be part of preserving his legacy.

April 15, 2024
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  • Pamela Kirkland
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, left, hugs Michaelah Montgomery, a local conservative activist, as he visits a Chick-fil-A eatery, Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Atlanta.

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How a Black conservative activist arranged Donald Trump's stop at an Atlanta Chick-fil-A

Donald Trump's visit to a Chick-fil-A location in Atlanta electrified conservative media at a moment when Republicans hope to make inroads with Democrats' most committed voting bloc. The moment, however, frustrated many critics who saw his presence near the historic campuses as an affront.

April 15, 2024
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  • Associated Press
 A special prosecutor was appointed April 11 to investigate the conduct of Georgia Republican Lt. Gov. Burt Jones during the 2020 presidential election. Jones said he welcomed the chance to be cleared of any wrongdoing and accused Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis of making a mockery of the legal system. File Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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Fulton 19 Update: Jones probe, Trump gets NYC day in court, Georgia summer trial date off track

Pete Skandalakis, the executive director of the Prosecuting Attorneys Council of Georgia, will lead an  investigation into whether Lt. Gov. Burt Jones’ actions after the 2020 presidential election warrant criminal charges for illegally interfering in Georgia’s electoral vote count.

April 15, 2024
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  • Stanley Dunlap
Georgia Power offices

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Critics pan Georgia Power fossil fuel plans ahead of state PSC hearing

The state’s utility regulators are set to vote Tuesday on Georgia Power’s proposal to increase its reliance on fossil fuels and renewable energy sources to meet skyrocketing demand.

April 15, 2024
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  • Stanley Dunlap
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