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Voters in Georgia, Texas and some other states are facing new hurdles to cast a ballot during the midterm elections under laws passed by Republican-led legislatures following President Donald Trump’s

ATLANTA -- Georgia is one of several states where voters will face new hurdles casting a ballot during the November election under laws passed by Republican-led legislatures after former President Donald Trumps false claims that voter fraud cost him reelection in 2020. The restrictions have prompted groups that assist voters to reorient themselves so they can avoid running afoul of new barriers.

Voters in some states will face new restrictive rules around casting ballots during this year’s midterm elections. Sorority sisters, Black church leaders, and other voting rights groups are organizing to ensure no voter gets left behind in the confusion.

ATLANTA (AP) — Rhonda Briggins spent much of Election Day in 2020 at an Atlanta polling place handing out water and snacks to encourage voters to stay in an hourslong line to cast their ballots, something her historic Black sorority has done for decades in Georgia.

Voters in Georgia, Texas and some other states are facing new hurdles to cast a ballot during the midterm election under laws passed by Republican-led legislatures following President Donald Trump’s false claims that voter fraud cost him re-election in 2020

Amplifying Atlanta

Last Saturday, the citizens of Heath came together in Heath Center to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Heath Community Hall. It was originally built as a Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1923, the Heath Historical Society purchased the building...

As Antietam National Battlefield in Sharpsburg marks the battle's 160th anniversary, staff there are focusing on showing visitors a more comprehensive account of the bloody confrontation. “We’re trying to reach a broader audience,” Park Ranger Keith Snyder said.

Spreading the gospel was an essential part of the American missionary’s work, but what has endured is her contribution towards the betterment of women.

For the better part of 160 years, military historians have been poring over the movements of Union and Confederate soldiers through southern Washington County in the waning days of the summer of 1862 and piecing together the conditions that led to the worst single-day carnage in American history.