Georgia

Featured Crime

Travis McMichael, the man who killed Ahmaud Arbery, is scared someone will killed him in prison, lawyer says

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The white man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery after chasing the running Black man in a Georgia neighborhood

Associated Press / August 6, 2022

News Featured Crime

Cop who killed Saudi Arai Lee had previous use-of-force violations and reprimands, records show 

The Savannah, Georgia, police officer who shot and killed Saudi Arai Lee in June had been involved in several documented

TheGrio Staff / August 4, 2022

Politics Featured

Of four debate invites for Ga. Senate seat, Herschel Walker chose the one event without Raphael Warnock

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Republican Herschel Walker has accepted an invitation in his U.S. Senate race to debate Democratic incumbent

Associated Press / August 4, 2022

Black History Featured

Atlanta’s image challenged by facts of 1906 race massacre

Everyone who moves through downtown Atlanta today passes places where innocent Black men and women were pulled from trolleys, shot

Associated Press / August 3, 2022

Black History Featured

Housing or history? Crumbling building on MLK’s boyhood street pits future needs against saving the past

A fight is brewing over Atlanta’s historic Auburn Avenue as local conservationists seek to protect a long-forgotten piece of history. 

TheGrio Staff / August 3, 2022

Featured Crime

Ga. man who started the pursuit of Ahmaud Arbery asks for leniency in hate crime sentencing

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — The white man who initiated the neighborhood chase that resulted in the fatal shooting of Ahmaud

Associated Press / August 3, 2022

Featured

Raw sewage plagues town where 85% of residents are Black, EPA promises relief

When there’s heavy rain, human waste from the pond of sewage across the street from Charlie Mae Holcomb’s home covers

Associated Press / August 2, 2022