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November 5, 2013
ATLANTA (AP) — Voters in Atlanta are deciding whether to re-elect Mayor Kasim Reed, who faces three lesser-known challengers...
September 27, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Friends, family and the civil rights community have been paying tribute to Evelyn Gibson Lowery who died…
July 3, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The fight to keep Morris Brown College afloat continues with reports that the HBCU is proposing a…
December 13, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Yesterday Atlanta Mayor and President Obama supporter Kasim Reed came out with his support on same-sex marriage...
December 12, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed has just announced his support of gay marriage, reversing the position he held…
June 5, 2012
ATLANTA - Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed is catching some heat for comments he made on NBC's 'Meet the Press' Sunday...
October 26, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Mayor Reed now says the city had no choice but to close the park down because a…
October 26, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - With helicopters hovering overhead, police moved into a downtown Atlanta park and arrested around 50 Occupy Wall…
October 25, 2011
Joe Beasley, the southern regional director of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, on Tuesday called on Atlantans to oust Mayor Kasim…
September 10, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - President Barack Obama's jobs pitch is already playing well with blacks, who had grown plenty irked with…
May 28, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - For his first 18 months, Reed has juggled the city's day-to-day business with frequent travel outside of…
April 12, 2011
Candace Byrd, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed's chief of staff, has rejected an attempt for an event with a similar name…
February 11, 2011
TheGrio's 100 - Reed has more than sextupled Atlanta's reserves to $58 million, largely through pension reform, all while maintaining…
January 21, 2011
OPINION - With 49,000 students, this is the largest school district ever placed on probation...
December 10, 2009
ATLANTA (AP) -- Former Georgia state Sen. Kasim Reed will be sworn in as Atlanta's next mayor after a Wednesday…
December 8, 2009
Ballots cast in a tight Atlanta runoff race for mayor will be recounted at the request of the runner-up, who…
December 7, 2009
ATLANTA (AP) - A city councilwoman who sought to become Atlanta's first white mayor in a generation is expected to…
December 4, 2009
ATLANTA (AP) - When the final votes are counted, it's likely the black political machine that integrated Atlanta's City Hall…
December 2, 2009
ATLANTA (AP) -- With a slim lead of 620 votes, a former state senator claimed victory in the race for…
November 30, 2009
ATLANTA (AP) - The Nov. 3 election set up a hard-fought runoff battle that's expected to break down largely along…