The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks outside the Richard B. Russell federal courthouse in Atlanta, on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. To his left in the black dress is Fearless Fund CEO and co-founder Arian Simone. A judge Tuesday refused to block a grant program the fund administers for Black women entrepreneurs, saying a lawsuit arguing it illegally excluded other races was not likely to succeed.

The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks outside the Richard B. Russell federal courthouse in Atlanta, on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. To his left in the black dress is Fearless Fund CEO and co-founder Arian Simone. A judge Tuesday refused to block a grant program the fund administers for Black women entrepreneurs, saying a lawsuit arguing it illegally excluded other races was not likely to succeed.

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Officials at Georgia food banks are worried about a possible government shutdown.

A federal judge in Atlanta is allowing a venture capital firm to continue offering a grant program only to Black women entrepreneurs.

Today is HIV awareness day.

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