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April 26, 2023
Public school enrollment of Black students between pre-K and 12th grade has fell each year measured in federal data since…
April 25, 2023
The prosecutor in Atlanta investigating whether Donald Trump and his allies illegally meddled in the 2020 election in Georgia said...
April 23, 2023
Students applying to 23 of Georgia’s 26 public universities and colleges next year won’t need to take the SAT or…
Colin Kaepernick
April 22, 2023
Colin Kaepernick said he will fund the autopsy of a Black man who died after allegedly being subjected to inhumane…
April 22, 2023
Koko Da Doll, featured in "Kokomo City" about transgender Black women and the dangers they face, was shot to death…
Lashawn Thompson death - Fulton County Jail, theGrio.com
April 21, 2023
Lashawn Thompson died in September, three months after he was booked into the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta.
April 21, 2023
Trae Young was showered with chants of “overrated!” during two dismal games in Boston.
Lashawn Thompson death - Fulton County Jail, theGrio.com
April 19, 2023
The cause of Lashawn Thompson's death in September inside Atlanta's Fulton County Jail is under internal investigation by authorities.
Mark Taylor -- Racist Georgia coach
April 13, 2023
Mark Taylor, who trains student-athletes, is at the center of controversy after allegedly going on a racist rant in a…
Black family eminent domain
April 11, 2023
A Black Georgia family claims Gwinnett County lowballed them for parcels of land, eventually threatening to invoke eminent domain.
April 8, 2023
A Hulu docuseries will tell the untold story of “Freaknik,” the Atlanta-based cultural phenomenon also known as “Black Spring Break.”
Clara Bridges celebrates birthday in Atlanta
March 27, 2023
The oldest living resident of the largest housing authority in Georgia celebrated her 102nd birthday on March 24. 
March 24, 2023
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Thursday named Leroy Chapman Jr. as its new editor-in-chief, making him the first Black editor to…
March 23, 2023
Civil liberties groups and defense attorneys say officials levied disproportionate charges to deter others from joining a movement...
March 18, 2023
Larry Edward Foxworth, 48, expressed belief in white supremacy and pleaded guilty to a federal hate crime charge.
Quentin Folks, theGrio.com
March 15, 2023
Quentin Folks, the former campaign manager for Sen. Raphael Warnock, has established himself as a rising star in the Democratic…
Lake Lanier in Georgia
March 13, 2023
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced the plan's pause Friday pending further guidance from the Department of the Army.
Ahmaud Arbery thegrio.com DO NOT USE DO NOT USE per Christy Oglesby 1/25/24
March 11, 2023
Three white men serving prison sentences in the 2020 killing of Ahmaud Arbery are asking an appeals court to throw out their…
March 11, 2023
Letitia “Tish” Naghise, a first-term member of the Georgia House, died on Wednesday in Atlanta, where she was hospitalized for…
Atlanta public safety training center, theGrio.com
March 6, 2023
Police said one suspect is from France and another is from Canada. Two are from Georgia, while others hail from…