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Lawsuit: Black Students Suspended For Wearing BLM T-Shirts

Black students at Coosa High School in Rome, Georgia, are suing the school district in a lawsuit claiming they were…

by Zack Linly

05.18.22

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Capitol Hill

Marjorie Taylor Greene Might Be Representing Black Areas…

The predominately Black communities of Powder Springs and Austell, Georgia, are facing the possibility of being represented by Marjorie Taylor…

by Zack Linly

04.29.22

Byron Allen's 4th Annual Oscar Gala to Benefit Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Georgia-Based Youth Choir Receives Donation From Chris Tucker

Comedian Chris Tucker surprised a Georgia-based high school choir with a donation to help them reach their fundraising goal to…

by Brandee Sanders

04.21.22

Premiere Of Columbia Picture's "The Equalizer 2"

Georgia State To Award Ludacris With Honorary Degree

Georgia State University will award entertainment mogul Ludacris with an honorary degree.

by Brandee Sanders

04.16.22

Black Lives Matter Holds Protest Over Recent Police Killings In Stone Mountain, Georgia

Georgia Officials Approve Confederate Memorial Day

An annual Confederate Memorial Day event managed to get approved at Stone Mountain Park in Georgia by park officials that…

by Keenan "HIGz" Higgins

04.07.22

Widow Gets Millions After Husband Killed By Police

Police brutality has cost the state of Georgia nearly $5 million—all because a cop couldn't put his fragile blue ego…

by Zack Linly

04.01.22

Georgia Gubernatorial Candidate Stacey Launches First Campaign Tour

5 Things You Didn't Know About Stacey Abrams

We've seen Stacey Abrams do the unthinkable from boosting voter turnout in Georgia to reforming the HOPE Scholarship program, but…

by Shannon Dawson

03.25.22

Former President Trump Holds Rally In Perry, Georgia

Herschel Walker Questions Evolution

During an appearance at an event at Sugar Hill Church in Sugar Hill, Ga., Herschel Walker challenged the theory of…

by Zack Linly

03.17.22

Arts Center Honoring Otis Redding Coming To Georgia

An arts center honoring the legacy of late legendary singer Otis Redding is being created in Georgia.

by NewsOne Staff

03.12.22

Herschel Walker Refuses To Debate Republicans

A spokesperson for Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black said in a statement that “Herschel Walker isn’t smart enough to debate anybody,"…

by zlinly

03.09.22

Tween boy using digital tablet in residential kitchen

11-Year-Old To Launch Mobile Financial Literacy Center

11-year-old Caden Harris is transforming a bus into a mobile financial literacy center for youth.

by Brandee Sanders

02.26.22

Video Shows Black Jogger Shot And Killed By Two White Men In Georgia

Complete Timeline Of The Murder Of Ahmaud Arbery

Two years have passed since the tragic day Ahmaud Arbery lost his life to racist vigilantism in a case that…

by Bruce C.T. Wright

02.23.22

rear view of pews with unrecognizable people sitting

Georgia Pastor Arrested For False Imprisonment

According to police, Curtis Keith Bankston allegedly imprisoned mentally and physically disabled people in his basement, while seizing control of…

by NewsOne Staff

01.21.22

Why Voting Rights Advocates Are Skipping Biden's Speech

Some of the leading advocates who have long sounded the alarm about the urgency for Congress to advance any bills…

by Bruce C.T. Wright

01.11.22

Spelman Receives $12M Gift For Innovation Center

Spelman College has received a $12 million endowment for the creation of an innovation and arts center.

by Brandee Sanders

01.09.22

White Supremacy Linked To Buckhead Secession Movement

Bill White, the chief executive officer of the Buckhead City Committee, got his hand caught in the racist cookie jar…

by Bilal G. Morris

01.03.22

2019 Creative Arts Emmy Awards - Arrivals

Cicely Tyson, Ray Charles To Receive Posthumous Honors

Trailblazing actress Cicely Tyson and music legend Ray Charles will be posthumously inducted into the Black Music and Entertainment Walk…

by Brandee Sanders

12.26.21

Woman Holds Christmas Present Adorned With Juniper and Holly Branches

Augusta Fifth-Graders Give Back To Local Shelter

Two fifth-graders from Augusta, Georgia raised money to donate gifts to children staying at a local shelter.

by Brandee Sanders

12.25.21

Republican Georgia State Rep. Tommy Benton

Pro-KKK Georgia Republican Won't Seek 2022 Re-Election

Rep. Tommy Benton, a Republican Georgia lawmaker who has defended the KKK and the institution of slavery, has announced that…

by Zack Linly

12.14.21

Trae Young Helps Feed 500 Families For Thanksgiving

Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young helped feed over 500 families in need this Thanksgiving weekend.

by NewsOne Staff

11.27.21