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Georgia State University Names Its First Black President

Dr. M. Brian Blake will become Georgia State University’s first Black president.
by Brandee Sanders
07.19.21
Georgia Gov. Kemp Visits Chatham County Health Department As First Covid Vaccinations Are Administered

Five Times Gov. Brian Kemp Failed Georgians

Georgia's governor recently made his case for a second term in a sit-down with the Associated Press, but his record…
by Anoa Changa
07.11.21
US-VOTE-TRUMP

Trump Says Herschel Walker Running For Georgia Senate

Donald Trump announced that football Hall of Famer Herschel Walker will run as a Republican for U.S. Senate in Georgia…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
06.29.21
Attorney General Merrick Garland Holds News Conference On Voting Rights Enforcement Action

DOJ Sues Georgia For Racist, Restrictive Election Law

The U.S. Department of Justice has sued the State of Georgia, the Georgia Secretary of State and the Georgia State…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
06.26.21
Georgia Electoral College Voters Cast Ballots Amid Protests

Georgia Threatens Latest Voter Purge Before Special Election

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has threatened to purge more than 100,000 registered voters from the rolls just weeks…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
06.21.21
Faith Leaders Voting Rights Rally in Georgia

'We Ain't Going Back'

Faith leaders and elected officials gathered Tuesday to pray and demand action on federal voting rights legislation.
by Anoa Changa
06.09.21
Primary school girl standing next to the white board, answering the question in the classroom.

Georgia Board Of Education Censors Discussions On Racism

Board members have decided to ignore history by passing a resolution that falsely affirms slavery and racism were exceptions and…
by Anoa Changa
06.05.21
Matthew Zadok Williams

Matthew Zadok Williams' Family: Cops Were Negligent

Matthew Zadok Williams' family spoke to journalists after meeting with DeKalb District Attorney Sherry Boston on Wednesday morning, urging for…
by Charise Frazier
05.26.21
Matthew Zadok Williams

Matthew Williams Case: Family Demands Transparent Probe

The family of Matthew Zadok Williams maintains he was experiencing a mental health crisis when he was fatally shot on…
by Charise Frazier
05.18.21
Men Charged With The Murder Of Ahmaud Arbery Arraigned In Georgia

Trial Date Set In Ahmaud Arbery Murder Case

Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley set the trial date for October 18 after lawyers select jury members.
by Charise Frazier
05.07.21
Black Lives Matter Holds Protest Over Recent Police Killings In Stone Mountain, Georgia

Largest Confederate Site Gets First Black Board Chairman

Rev. Abraham Mosley will become the first Black chairman of the Stone Mountain Memorial Association Board of Directors and will…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
04.22.21
2020 Salute to Greatness Awards Gala

Will Smith, Antoine Fuqua Pull Film From Georgia

Smith and director Antoine Fuqua decided to pull their slave drama "Emancipation" out of Georgia in protest of new voting…
by Anoa Changa
04.13.21
Georgia State Rep. Park Cannon being arrested

Georgia Lawmaker Won't Face Charges After Violent Arrest

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis decided against impaneling a grand jury after reviewing the evidence and considers the case…
by Charise Frazier
04.07.21
Urban League of Greater Atlanta Rally and March

Meet The Young, Black Legislators Fighting For Democracy

Not burdened by respectability politics and rules of decorum, lawmakers like Park Cannon, Angie Nixon, Travaris McCurdy, and Michele K.…
by Anoa Changa
04.04.21
Division Series - Atlanta Braves v Miami Marlins - Game Three

MLB Yanks All-Star Game Over GA Voter Law

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and House Speaker David Ralston are placing the blame on everyone except for themselves.
by Anoa Changa
04.02.21
Black Faith Leaders Call For Corporate Boycott

Black Faith Leaders Stage Boycott Over Voter Law

Religious leaders have set forth four demands for the CEO's of three Georgia-based corporations: Coca-Cola, Delta and Home Depot, urging…
by Charise Frazier
04.02.21
Governor Brian Kemp Tours Delta Mass Vaccination Site

Delta CEO Reverses Georgia's Voter Suppression Law Praise

After facing threats of a boycott, Delta Air Lines' CEO Ed Bastain reversed his praise of Georgia's controversial new law…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
07.16.21
Early Voting 8am -6pm directional sign in English and Spanish

'An Arbitrary Law'

Groups are fighting back to protect the rights of Black and disenfranchised Georgia voters in a set of lawsuits filed…
by Charise Frazier
03.30.21
Delta Reports Quarterly Earnings

Delta Praises Georgia's New Law Suppressing Voting Rights

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian praised Georgia's new voter suppression laws with a statement that sounded like it could…
by Anoa Changa
03.28.21
Atlanta Cityscapes And City Views

Spelman College Sets Historic Admissions Application Record

Spelman College recently hit a major milestone with the highest application pool in the all-women HBCU’s 140-year history.
by Brandee Sanders
03.27.21
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