Atlanta Forward: Leadership

No plans for Saturday? The Fulton County sheriff invites you to attend and assist with an annual Homeless Initiative, a block party for a worthy cause that takes place this weekend on Central Avenue in downtown Atlanta. In the companion column, a volunteer for a Lawrenceville nonprofit says the shelves of many food pantries across metro Atlanta are running low. She explains how the situation puts children at risk and asks people to donate.

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Stop relitigating 2020 election. Voting in Georgia is secure and accessible.

Some Fulton County officials are callling for more changes to the election system and the 2020 election keeps coming up, but voting is both safe and accessible in Georgia.

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Supreme Court declined same-sex marriage case, but the fight is not over

Supreme Court decided not to take on a request to overturn same-sex married couples' rights, but pushback to expanded civil rights has a long tradition in the United States.

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Stop relitigating 2020 election. Voting in Georgia is secure and accessible.

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Supreme Court declined same-sex marriage case, but the fight is not over

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After feeding everyone from R.E.M. to Brian Kemp, and coining a phrase that went global, Dexter Weaver is preparing to close his storied Athens soul food restaurant.