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March 20, 2021
Georgia's law does not provide for a standalone hate crime, instead allowing an additional penalty when a person is convicted…
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March 18, 2021
Captain Jay Baker of the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office will no longer serve as the spokesperson in the Atlanta-area spas…
March 18, 2021
A 1-year-old girl at the center of an abduction case in Georgia after her mother’s car was stolen has been…
March 17, 2021
The racist past of Cherokee County Sheriff's Capt. Jay Baker, the official who said the man accused of killing six…
Atlanta shooting thegrio.com
March 16, 2021
A series of shootings over nearly an hour at three Atlanta-area massage parlors left eight people dead, many of whom…
Stacey Abrams thegrio.com
March 14, 2021
Stacey Abrams criticized Republicans' efforts to restrict voting rights in Georgia, calling them "a redux of Jim Crow in a…
March 12, 2021
Stephen Styles' death has been deemed a suicide by authorities, but his close kin thinks there has been a rush…
March 10, 2021
Former President Jimmy Carter declared his opposition Tuesday to a slate of restrictive voting proposals moving through his native Georgia.
Voting Access Bill Sparks Controversy In Georgia
March 9, 2021
Georgia Senate passes the sweeping voter restriction bill following the Democrat election win during the senate runoffs and 2020 election.
Kendrick Johnson thegrio.com
March 9, 2021
The case of Kendrick Johnson has been reopened whose body was discovered at a Georgia high school on January 11,…
March 6, 2021
Republicans in Georgia have created new proposals in a measure to reduce the impact of Black voters by removing Sunday…
March 5, 2021
Georgia's Brian Kemp and Brad Raffensperger rejected Trump’s false claims of voter fraud, but now are taking a softer approach…
March 4, 2021
Trump called Brian Kemp a "fool" and a "clown" after the governor failed to help him overturn the results of…
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March 1, 2021
Georgia’s GOP controlled House passed restrictive measures that will roll back the access that voters have to the ballot box.
Marcus Flowers www.theGrio.com
March 1, 2021
Marcus Flowers, a military veteran announced his campaign vs. Greene on social media as Georgia Democrats aim to oust her.
February 27, 2021
A voting protest at the Georgia Capitol over voting legislation lead to a verbal clash Democratic Rep. Park Cannon and…
February 27, 2021
Georgia state senators passed a bill Friday that would create a program to teach drivers how to best interact with…
Wanda Jones-Cooper, Ahmaud Arbery theGrio.com
February 24, 2021
Wanda Cooper-Jones, the mother of Ahmaud Arbery, says 2:23 Foundation is cashing in on using her son's name and likeness…
Wanda Jones-Cooper, Ahmaud Arbery theGrio.com
February 23, 2021
"As time passes, I realize that Ahmaud is never coming back,” said Wanda Cooper-Jones in a recent interview.
February 22, 2021
Some believe the newly elected Fani Willis should pour all of her energy and efforts into local issues in the…