Timeline: The road to the Civil Rights Act

Signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 2, 1964, the act fulfilled the promise of civil rights legislation that John F. Kennedy had made the year prior.

The sweeping legislation outlawed discrimination in public accommodations, provided for public school integration and established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

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Trump’s overhaul threatens permanent housing for an estimated 600 Atlanta households and 170,000 people nationwide, advocates warn.

Microsoft’s newest AI ‘superfactory’ opens at sprawling Fayetteville campus

One of the largest data center campuses under construction in Georgia has its first operational tenant, and it’s one of the most recognizable names in technology.

Atlanta officials quietly rebrand city’s DEI office

The city of Atlanta office overseeing diversity, equity and inclusion is getting a rebrand amid assaults at the federal level on such initiatives.