Posts Tagged ‘Georgia’
Airbnb, New Communities Land Trust plan historic experiences on Black farms
A partnership between Airbnb and Georgia farmers invites guests to absorb history, and learn about Black farming while enjoying the country.
Read More‘There’s no way to hide history’: Teachers react to Georgia law limiting discussion of race
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed a law that would prohibit teachers from discussing race and racism, leaving those teachers frustrated.
Read MoreProsecutors Rest Their Case in Trial Over Police Stun Gun Death of Eurie Martin
Witnesses recall the officers yelling at Martin while he was face down on the ground and tasing him repeatedly, sometimes for as long as two minutes at a time.
Read More4 Georgia Deputies Placed on Leave After Black Man Dies a Week After His Arrest
Jermaine Jones Jr. was taken to the hospital by officers after what they call a “brief struggle.” Jones spent one week in a coma and died on Oct. 18.
Read MoreAhmaud Arbery’s mother settles with foundation raising funds in son’s name
Ahmaud Arbery’s mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones reaches a court agreement to recieve the money that an organization raised without her permission in her sons honor. Ahmaud Arbery was fatally shot by white supremacists while taking a jog in February 2020.
Read MoreBlack Executives Call on Corporations to Fight Restrictive Voting Laws
Companies owner by African-Americans ni Georgia take action against voter restriction legislation in Georgia.
Read MoreGeorgia G.O.P. Fires Opening Shot in Fight to Limit Voting
Georgia pushes voter restrictions as a desperate and unethical grip for Republican political power.
Read MoreLawsuit to Prevent Confederate Statues From Being Removed Heads Back to Georgia Courts
You know, you would think betraying your country and getting bodied for it hundreds of years ago would be enough to stop people from sympathizing with the Confederacy, but no. Instead, we’re in the year 2020, where a man in Georgia feels the need to file a lawsuit preventing the removal of two ugly-ass Confederate statues.
Read MoreSpecial News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – BLM helped shape the 2020 election. The movement now has its eyes on Georgia.
Founder Patrisse Cullors on the Senate runoffs, the impact of the protests, and what the movement wants from the Biden administration.
Read MoreBrian Kemp says he’s Georgia’s next governor and Democrats say prove it
With legal wrangles opening and Abrams showing no signs of conceding, the race to becoming Georgia’s next governor is a bitter contest with historical significance and national political repercussions. Abrams would become the first black woman elected governor of any American state. Kemp seeks to maintain Republican dominance in a growing, diversifying Deep South state positioned to become a presidential battleground.
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