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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…
March 4, 2023
The 33-23 vote to reject the bill could end the multiyear movement to create the proposed Buckhead City driven by…
February 21, 2023
Morton, a church leader in Decatur, Georgia who died from an unknown cause, "looked like he was at peace," his…
Lazaretto Creek
February 16, 2023
Organizations in Georgia are working to document and memorialize enslaved Africans buried near Lazaretto Creek.
February 16, 2023
Actor and filmmaker Tyler Perry is donating $2.75 million to older homeowners in Atlanta to help ensure they're able to…
Atlanta real estate
February 10, 2023
The Atlanta real estate market is being impacted as wealthy institutional investors snatch up homes before Black home buyers can.
Judge Wooden gavel on the table of judge with american flag and black chair
February 1, 2023
A Georgia man who was wrongly convicted of armed robbery and murder in 1998 could receive a million-plus dollar payout.
January 27, 2023
Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency, giving him the option of calling in the Georgia National Guard in…
books to africa
January 25, 2023
Teen sisters who relocated to the U.S. from Africa are making a difference by shipping thousands of books to their…