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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

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

03.31.21

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 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

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

Cops Forcibly Arrest Georgia State Rep. For Protesting

Georgia police forcibly arrested Democratic State Rep. Park Cannon for peacefully and nonviolently protesting the governor signing a new law…

by Bruce C.T. Wright

03.26.21

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signs voter suppression laws in front of painting of slavery plantation

Voting Bill Signed In Front Of Plantation Painting

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed the state's voter suppression bill into law while seated in front of a painting of…

by Bruce C.T. Wright

03.26.21

Biden's Next Big Bill Is Tied To GOP Call On Spending Earmarks

Warnock Questions Violent Arrest Of Georgia Lawmaker

Sen. Raphael Warnock spoke out in defense of Rep. Park Cannon, questioning her treatment by officers in comparison to the…

by Charise Frazier

03.27.21

March In Solidarity With Asian Community Held In Atlanta, After Tuesday Night's Massage Parlor Killings

Georgia Laws: Buying Guns Easier Than Voter Registration

The suspect in the deadly shooting spree at Asian massage parlors near Atlanta was able to buy the gun he…

by Bruce C.T. Wright

03.19.21

Eight Dead After Shootings At Three Atlanta-Area Spas

'Bad Day' Cop Once Promoted An Anti-Asian T-Shirt

The Georgia sheriff's official who faced criticism over downplaying Robert Aaron Long's deadly, racist attack on the Asian-American community, was…

by Charise Frazier

03.18.21

Voters Cast Ballots In Kentucky Primary Election

2022 Could Have The Blackest Midterm Elections Ever

While the country is being forced to deal with systemic racism and white supremacy, Black candidates are stepping into the…

by Anoa Changa

03.17.21

Rick Ross x Joy To The Polls Pop-Up Performance

Rick Ross And JetDoc Unveil Healthcare Equity Initiative

Rapper Rick Ross has teamed up with JetDoc for the creation of an initiative that will provide free doctor visits…

by NewsOne Staff

03.15.21

Kendrick Johnson's Gym Mat Death Case Reopened

Kendrick Johnson's harrowing death remains an open wound for his family eight years later, but they desperately hope new leads…

by Charise Frazier

03.10.21

Hundreds March to the White House to Protest Police Violence

Georgia House Repeals Racist Civil War-Era Statute

Eliminating the statute served as an integral moment in restorative justice after lawyers representing the killers of Ahmaud Arbery referenced…

by Anoa Changa

03.08.21