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Christine King Farris
July 15, 2023
Christine King Farris lied in state at the Georgia State Capitol Rotunda on Friday. She was the last living sibling…
Jail fence Adobe Stock
July 14, 2023
The U.S. Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into jail conditions in Georgia's most populous county.
July 13, 2023
It’s been 11 years since celebrity stylist Tameka Foster lost her son Kile tubing on the popular lake in Georgia…
July 12, 2023
A Georgia state legislator from Atlanta switched to the Republican Party on Tuesday.
July 6, 2023
Homemade “incendiary devices” caused a fire early Saturday at Atlanta police's current training center that destroyed APD motorcycles.
Effingham County School District
June 24, 2023
The lawsuit says the school principal told a student “to delete the video from her phone and told her not…
June 24, 2023
DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston’s move transfers 40 additional "Cop City" cases to Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr.
Black man target practice Georgia
June 23, 2023
A Georgia city is in hot water after its police department used photos of a Black man to shoot at…
Cop City Vote coalition referendum
June 21, 2023
Opponents of Atlanta's "Cop City" are taking legal action against the interim clerk after she, once again, denied a referendum…
June 18, 2023
Williams played for six teams — Philadelphia, Toronto, the Los Angeles Lakers, Houston, the Los Angeles Clippers and Atlanta.
June 11, 2023
While overall, most Americans do not support reparations, younger people do, which some see as a sign of the strength of…
June 10, 2023
New rules for Georgia’s public school teachers would remove the words “diversity,” “equity,” and “inclusion” from education standards.
June 6, 2023
The Atlanta City Council approved funding for the construction of a proposed police and firefighter training center, rejecting...
Ben Crump holding photo of Brianna Grier
May 26, 2023
The family of Brianna Grier, a Black Georgia woman who died after falling out of a police car, filed a…
Lashawn Thompson death - Fulton County Jail, theGrio.com
May 23, 2023
The evaluation cited dehydration, starvation and a severe body insect infestation among the factors in Lashawn Thompson's death.
Old Harbour High School Jamaica
May 23, 2023
The U.S. Department of Education has found that a suburban Atlanta school district's decision to remove some books from its…
May 20, 2023
Nationwide, the number of pedestrians killed in 2022 rose 13%, and cyclist fatalities were up 2% for the year.
May 16, 2023
A Georgia sheriff has agreed to review his department’s policies on bias-free policing and other practices to settle a race…
May 16, 2023
Yolanda Hubbard and her son, Roderick, continued their family's legacy by attending Albany State University, graduating together.
Fort Benning renamed Fort Moore
May 12, 2023
Fort Benning in Georgia is now Fort Moore, renamed in honor of a military couple praised for their “meaningful and…