February is always an interesting month for me. Like many who self-identify as black, I appreciate the attention, given our collective history and culture. Our stories deserve to be told, fully, authentically, and honestly because black history is American history…
Senior advisor for Bloomberg 2020, Howard Franklin, stops by the Rashad Richey Morning Show to answer Dr. Richey's tough questions on "Stop and Frisk," Bloomberg buying the election, reparations and his debate performance. The Rashad Richey Morning Show is Monday…
On the same day that the Georgia House of Representatives adopted the Amended FY 2020 Budget, the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus (GLBC) met with Governor Brian Kemp to discuss its legislative priorities and budgetary concerns. Governor Kemp offered remarks about…
By Jim Galloway for Cox Newspapers, published on readingeagle.com. ATLANTA -- Georgia's presidential primary is still more than a month away, but current signs point to a Democratic donnybrook between former Vice President Joe Biden, if he can hang on…
By Jim Galloway, excerpted from the Political Insider, AJC.com. Since announcing his candidacy late last year, [Mike] Bloomberg has spent hundreds of millions of dollars from coast to coast on TV and internet advertising – betting that [Joe] Biden, the…
More than one hundred attorneys, activists and lawmakers gathered for a panel discussion and reception on the subject of maternal mortality, sponsored by the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys and the Georgia Association of Women Lawyers, in conjunction with…
The BG Podcast: Conversations at the intersection of business, community, and public policy, from the Austin metro and around Texas. On today's episode we visit with our Atlanta-based colleague, Howard Franklin. This episode was originally recorded on December 11, 2019…
L.E.A.D. Atlanta kicked off the new year on January 14 with its inaugural 2020 Legislative Preview. More than 100 people came out early in the morning for lively discussion to prepare for the upcoming legislative session as we get a…
The power to convene is one of the most underutilized assets in the lobbyist toolkit, even in the new American South. With more than 2,000 square feet of elegantly-designed offices and co-working space, it happens to be one of our…
. . . White House hopeful Mike Bloomberg hopes to make a stand in a sweep of places that cast Democratic ballots after the early-voting states -- including Georgia and its March 24 primary. We’ve already told you that the…