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Double firsts: Gay African-American man picked to lead Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta tapped Raphael Bostic to become its new president and CEO on Monday, making him the first African-American and first openly gay person to head any of the Fed's 12 regional ba...

What democracy looks like: 60,000 march for women, social justice in Atlanta [PHOTOS]

An estimated 60,000 people took to the streets of Atlanta on Saturday to march in support of women's rights and social justice on President Donald Trump's first full day in office. Similar marches took place in...

Georgia Voice Best of Atlanta 2016 Winners: People

BUSINESS PERSON BOB FAWCETT - THE PET SET Bob Fawcett (thepetset.com) has been a stalwart of Atlanta’s LGBT community since he opened the doors to his first location of The Pet Set in the ‘80s. He’s since g...

Fulton County HIV/AIDS task force unveils strategy to ‘end’ AIDS

There are alarming rates of new HIV/AIDS infections in Fulton County, and in an ongoing effort to combat the problem, the Fulton County Task Force on HIV/AIDS on Monday rolled out Phase II of their Strategy to ...

Hillary Clinton rallies in Atlanta as Black Lives Matter protest breaks out

Hillary Clinton made her first public campaign visit to Atlanta on Friday afternoon as numerous LGBT community members and allies looked on. The rally, held at Clark Atlanta University, was both a roll-out of t...