PoliticsPoliticsBiden Takes Leads in Georgia and Pennsylvania, Coming Within a Tick’s Toenail of Becoming Next PresidentCan you hear that noise?ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedNovember 6, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsTired of Mitch McConnell? The Future of His GOP Majority Lies in the Georgia and North Carolina Senate RacesOn Thursday afternoon, the future of the Senate still remained hazy thanks to two tight races in Georgia. Going into…ByAnne BraniginPublishedNovember 5, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsGTFOH: Voters Oust Georgia Prosecutor Jackie Johnson Over Her Handling of Ahmaud Arbery’s KillingGeorgia voters showed prosecutor Jackie Johnson the door this week in a clear repudiation of her job investigating…ByAnne BraniginPublishedNovember 5, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsDay 3 of the Perpetual Queasiness That Is the Presidential ElectionIt’s Thursday. The presidential election was Tuesday. Here is what we know: Nothing and everything.ByStephen A. Crockett Jr.PublishedNovember 5, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsThe LGBTQ Community Will Usher In a New Era After Big Wins on Election NightWhile it might’ve been an anxiety-ridden election night for most of us, for the LGBTQ community it was a historic…ByJay ConnorPublishedNovember 4, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsVoters of Color in 2 Key Swing States Are Seeing Their Mail Ballots Returned at Higher Rates Than White VotersFlorida and Georgia—two crucial battleground states in the 2020 election—are rejecting mailed-in ballots from voters…ByAnne BraniginPublishedNovember 3, 2020
NewsNewsBlack Middle School Students Targeted in Racist TikTok PostsAn investigation has been launched into a series of racist TikTok posts targeting Black students at a Fulton County…ByJoe JuradoPublishedOctober 23, 2020
NewsNewsWhite Teen Sentenced to 4 Years of Juvenile Detention for 2019 Plot to Stab Black AME ParishionersA white 17-year-old girl was sentenced to four years in juvenile detention this week in Georgia after plotting to…ByAnne BraniginPublishedOctober 23, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsGeorgia Sees Unprecedented Turnout, Long Lines on First Day of Early In-Person VotingThey began lining up in the predawn hours. While it was still dark, Georgia’s hopeful voters relied on cell-phone…ByAnne BraniginPublishedOctober 13, 2020
NewsNewsGeorgia Prosecutors Believe Racist Texts and Social Media Posts Should be Admitted as Evidence in Ahmaud Arbery CaseProsecutors in Georgia believe that racist texts and social media posts should be included as evidence against the…ByJoe JuradoPublishedOctober 5, 2020
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityGeorgia Cop Pleads Guilty to Using Unneccessary Force on Black Man During Traffic StopA former Atlanta area cop is forbidden from working in law enforcement again after pleading guilty to using…ByJoe JuradoPublishedSeptember 29, 2020
NewsNewsGeorgia Correctional Officer Fired for the 3rd Time After Calling Inmate Racial Slur A corrections officer in Georgia has lost his job after calling an inmate a “crazy N-word,” proving yet again that…ByJoe JuradoPublishedSeptember 28, 2020
NewsNews19 Families Purchase Land to Create ‘Safe Haven’ Town for Black People: ‘We’re Hoping to Create Legacy’Overwhelmed by the high-profile killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd this year, Ashley Scott…ByAnne BraniginPublishedSeptember 16, 2020
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityOne Officer Fired After Video Shows Cops From Clayton County, Ga. Brutalizing a Black Ride-Share Passenger Who Reportedly Wouldn't Show IDAfter videos posted to social media on Saturday showed two officers from the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office in…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedSeptember 13, 2020
NewsCriminal JusticeCrimeNewsCriminal JusticeCrimeFamily of Black Woman Who Died Attending a Slumber Party in Georgia Speaks Publicly for the First Time: ‘None of This Makes Sense’The family of Tamla Horsford, a 40-year-old mother of five, is speaking out for the first time about her mysterious…ByAnne BraniginPublishedSeptember 11, 2020
NewsNewsWNBA Co-Owner Sen. Kelly Loeffler’s Anti-BLM Remarks Were Disrupted by Protesters. Loeffler Probably Loved ThatIf you’re a Georgia Republican running for re-election, slamming Black Lives Matter is potent political currency.ByAnne BraniginPublishedSeptember 4, 2020
PoliticsPoliticsGeorgia Wrongfully Purged 200,000 Voters, Many in the Atlanta Metro Area, From Its Rolls, New Report FindsA seven-year investigation of voter suppression in Georgia has found that the state likely removed 200,000 voters…ByAnne BraniginPublishedSeptember 2, 2020
NewsNews'Black Lives Matter' Poster in Georgia Classroom Gets White Parents Big MadParents are in their feelings—actually, wait, that’s not accurate. White parents are in their feelings after a…ByJoe JuradoPublishedAugust 24, 2020
NewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityNewsLaw EnforcementPolice BrutalityGeorgia Cop Put on Administrative Leave After Tasing Black Woman on Her Own Front PorchIn Georgia, an investigation has been launched after a video went viral showing a cop tasing a Black woman on her…ByJoe JuradoPublishedAugust 20, 2020
EntertainmentSocial MediaEntertainmentSocial MediaGeorgia School Teachers Drop Fire Back-To-School Music Videos, Making Us Wish We Were Still in SchoolThe 2020–2021 school year is bound to be very different for teachers and their students due to the effects of…ByJ'na JeffersonPublishedAugust 20, 2020