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Hundreds of Black militia members marched on the famous Stone Mountain Park in suburban Atlanta on the Fourth of July to protest the permanent carving of Confederate war heroes. The group, which calls itself the Not F—ing Around Coalition, is demanding the removal of a nine-stories high sculpture of Jefferson Davis, who served as president…

If you’ve been on social media in the last five years, you can’t ignore the iconic viral moments, memes and remixes that have brought us laughter when we needed it most. Some of our favorites have been 2016’s Thanksgiving song “You Name It!,” 2017’s “Cash Me Outside” and the recent “Lose Yo Job” remix. Those…

As states continue to reopen, we cannot forget that COVID-19 is still impacting our communities. With the most recent death toll in the U.S. hitting 109,901, we pride ourselves on keeping our community informed. Accessibility to testing was a major problem in the early months of the pandemic, but now testing is readily available in…

The White men who have been charged in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery allegedly used a racial slur after killing him. On June 4, Georgia Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Richard Dial testified in a preliminary hearing in Glynn County, according to WSB. During the testimony, Dial shared information about what has been discovered in…

The man who recorded Ahmaud Arbery’s death is finally in jail. On May 21, William “Roddie” Bryan was arrested and charged with Arbery’s murder. Bryan’s arrest comes weeks after George McMichael and Travis McMichael were arrested for shooting Arbery on Feb. 23. Days prior to Bryan’s arrest, a video emerged on social media that contradicted…

Two Black delivery drivers reportedly were fired on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, after one posted a video of a racially charged encounter they had with a customer. Video of the initial incident, which occurred in Leesburg, Georgia, went viral on Tuesday, May 19. After dropping off a package at a customer’s home, the Black delivery…

Little Richard has been laid to rest. The late rock ‘n’ roll legend passed away earlier this month at age 87, and his friends, family, and former band members gathered at the Oakwood University Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Huntsville, Alabama, for his funeral on Wednesday, May 20, 2020. According to TMZ, Richard’s niece, opera singer…

Christopher Bruce is the political director for the ACLU of Georgia. Bruce has been a leader in the fight for civil rights and liberties across the state and country. He led a campaign against suppressing the Black vote in South Atlanta by preventing the closure of polling locations in predominately Black districts during the 2016…

In another case of existing while Black in America, a Black doctor said that he was threatened by a White man who told him to leave the state of Vermont. According to a news release issued by Hartford police, the Black doctor, who has yet to be identified, was traveling through the state of Vermont…

Among the battery of flowers and memorial items at the Georgia site where Ahmaud Arbery was ambushed and fatally shot, a mysterious and chilling note was left there. A memorial has been erected in Arbery’s name at the very spot where he was felled by two White men’s bullets back in February 2020. According to…

The Ahmaud Arbery murder case continues to take new twists and turns. Twelve days prior to Abery’s murder, his alleged killers had a confrontation with another Black man at the same house in Brunswick, Georgia, according to Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Diego Perez, a person who lives close to the house, which currently is under construction, was…

The mother of Ahmaud Arbery wants her son’s alleged killers to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law and in Georgia, that could possibly occur because the death penalty is legal in the state. Wanda Cooper-Jones shared her feelings about the case during a recent interview with TMZ. While discussing the case, Jones…

Joyette Holmes will serve as the district attorney for the case involving the brutal murder of Ahmaud Arbery. On Monday, May 11, 2020, Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr named Holmes, the Cobb County district attorney, to serve as special prosecutor in the high-profile case. Here are the five things to know about Holmes. A Native…

The man who is responsible for leaking footage of Ahmaud Arbery’s murder believed he was doing the suspects a favor. During an interview with GPB News on Friday, May 8, 2020, attorney Alan Tucker revealed that he released the video footage because he thought it was evidence that would clear Gregory and Travis McMichael. In…

Little Richard has died at 87. The “Tutti Frutti” hitmaker — who is widely regarded as the pioneer of rock ’n’ roll — has passed away, his son Danny Jones Penniman has confirmed. According to Rolling Stone, it is not known what the cause of his death may be. Little Richard — whose real name…

Andrea Young is a civil and human rights advocate and the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia, which for more than 60 years has been fighting to protect and extend the civil rights and civil liberties of all people. Prior to her role at the ACLU, Young was an adjunct professor…

After nearly three months of inaction on the part of local authorities, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation has taken over this infamous case so very reminiscent of the Trayvon Martin murder. Gregory McMichael, 64, and his son Travis McMichael, 34, were finally arrested Thursday night, May 7, 2020. The McMichaels were both charged with murder…

Georgia made national headlines after Gov. Brian Kemp decided to reopen the state during the global pandemic. But with Georgia’s COVID-19 cases expected to rise, testing has become a priority. Georgia Department of Public Health Commissioner Dr. Kathleen Toomey said that the state had a goal of testing 100,000 people in a span of 10…

A new study reveals how Blacks in Georgia are being disproportionately affected by COVID-19. According to a study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, of those patients hospitalized in Georgia with COVID-19 in March, 83.2 percent were Black, 10.8 percent were White, 3.4 percent were Hispanic, and 2.7 percent were…

Teshaun Hightower, a star collegiate basketball player who declared himself eligible for the NBA draft, has been arrested on multiple charges including murder in suburban Atlanta. According to the police report obtained by TMZ, Hightower, a standout at Tulane University, was somehow involved in the shooting death of a man at his home in Stockbridge,…