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From Local Tax Grants to Right-Wing Wealth: The South DeKalb Pipeline

How Public Funding for Candler Crossing Connects to the Insurrection and Classroom Censorship

A $28.9M development footprint is expanding in a historic metro Atlanta neighborhood, but grassroots creators are exposing an uncomfortable reality behind the anchor tenant. Read how a major private fortune is fueling systemic battles over Black history in public classrooms—and how a critical, local election runoff this week gives a community the power to demand accountability.

READ MORE: Why South DeKalb Deserves Better Than the Planned Candler Crossing Publix

Miles J. Edwards

Founder & Creative Chief Architect, Art, Trade & Lifestyle Media Group Miles J. is an award-winning professional writer, filmmaker, and journalist with three decades of deep-rooted expertise in media production and investigative storytelling. As the founder and Creative Chief Architect of Art, Trade & Lifestyle Media Group, he leads editorial strategy and high-fidelity content development across expanding regional bureaus, focusing on the critical intersections of public policy, emerging technology, and urban infrastructure. A native of the California Bay Area and a long-time resident and community advocate in metro Atlanta, Miles J. brings a unique, bi-coastal perspective to modern journalism. His current editorial work includes building comprehensive policy blueprints for state gubernatorial races and producing forward-looking docuseries that examine municipal development, transit innovations, and workforce evolution. Committed to lifelong learning and cutting-edge industry standards, he actively couples traditional journalistic integrity with modern marketing management frameworks to shape the future of digital news architecture. Expertise: Public Policy, Emerging AI Technologies, Transit Infrastructure, Urban Development, Media Architecture. Credentials & Affiliations: Member of the Atlanta Media Press Core, Project Callisto Search Quality Evaluator.

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