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Black maternal health (1) thegrio.com
February 7, 2024
The death of a baby reportedly decapitated during birth at a Georgia hospital in July 2023 has been ruled a…
February 2, 2024
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Gen. CQ Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will join the Bidens for…
Willie Batchelor - first Black county commissioner Cook County Georgia
January 29, 2024
The Cook County community re-elected Willie Batchelor between 1985 and 2006, and he retired from the position. He died at…
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis
January 26, 2024
Georgia's state Senate joined attempts to investigate Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Friday, voting 30-19 to create a...
Hillcrest Memorial Park cemetery
January 26, 2024
A family is looking for answers after learning that their daughter's remains are missing from Hillcrest Memorial Park cemetery in…
January 24, 2024
The Rev. Bernice King choked back tears at times as she shared memories of her childhood and recent visits with…
January 19, 2024
Willis says the estranged wife of special prosecutor Nathan Wade is trying to obstruct her criminal case against the ex-president.
DC: 2023 NOBCO Membership Meeting at the NACo Legislative Conference, theGrio.com
January 11, 2024
County official Jerica Richardson says she'll challenge U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath in Democratic primary in Georgia.
December 29, 2023
Georgia Rep. Lucy McBath said she wouldn’t "allow an extremist few Republicans" to "decide when my work in Congress is…
Joshua Mitchell death Georgia
December 18, 2023
On the anniversary of the day deputies found Mitchell, 37, lying outside his garage shot several times, authorities sought public…
Georgia political maps
December 15, 2023
A jury awarded $148 million in damages on Friday to two former Georgia election workers who sued Rudy Giuliani for defamation over…
Activists, Atlanta City Hall, theGrio.com
December 15, 2023
Lawyers for Atlanta ask a federal appeals court to kill the 'Stop Cop City' petition seeking a referendum.
District Attorney for Fulton County Fani Willis, theGrio.com
December 14, 2023
District Attorney for Fulton County Fani Willis says it's a “silly notion” that Donald Trump's case should be paused just…
Georgia redistricting map
December 13, 2023
Alpha Phi Alpha has filed legal objections to Georgia's new political maps, contending they still don't favor Black voters, as…
Hannah Payne trial
December 13, 2023
It took jurors only two hours to find Hannah Payne guilty of all charges, including felony murder, in the shooting…
December 8, 2023
Atlanta police have arrested a woman who's accused of trying to burn down the birthplace of the Rev. Martin Luther King…
November 30, 2023
County commissioners in Georgia are asking a judge to throw out a lawsuit by Black residents descended from slaves who fear new…
Georgia redistricting map
November 30, 2023
A proposed Georgia Senate redistricting map would create two new Black majority districts following a judge's order.
November 26, 2023
Opening statements are expected this week in Atlanta in the trial of rapper Young Thug, who’s accused of co-founding a criminal…
Reserve at LaVista Walk Atlanta apartment fire concerns
November 20, 2023
Several tenants are filing a class action lawsuit after they lost belongings in an apartment fire at Reserve at LaVista…