Mariam Creighton, 21, a sophomore volleyball player at Albany State University, died May 12 during a shootout in an Atlanta nightclub. Creighton, from Stockbridge, Georgia, and Nakyris M. Ridley, 20, during the 2:30 a.m. shooting at Elleven45 Lounge. Four others were injured after police said that an […]
Nationwide — Micaela Varlack, an African American mom from Columbus, Georgia, is upset after discovering her 4-year-old daughter Londyn’s locs were combed out by her teacher without asking for her permission. On April 14, Varlack had her daughter’s hair styled into locs. She spent $150 on […]
The governor of Georgia suspended a mayor after he was indicted on charges of stealing nearly $65,000 from the town. According to Fox 5 Atlanta, the mayor of Pineview, Georgia, Brandon Holt, was given the suspension by Gov. Brian Kemp on April 9. He will not be able to […]
A Georgia mom seeking justice against her daughter’s alleged sexual abuser has been convicted of murder after another man died in the crossfire. Danyale Harris received a sentence of life in prison for her role in 19-year-old Juan Newkirk’s death. In March 2020, Harris discovered […]
An appeals court has reversed its decision to convict Robert Olsen, the former DeKalb County, Georgia officer who fatally shot a Black veteran nine years ago, according to reports. Olsen opened fire at 26-year-old Anthony Hill, whose family said suffered from mental health disorders, on March 9, 2015. The […]
A grieving father says he feels like a “scar got ripped open” after he learned that a Georgia burial site could not find his deceased daughter’s remains. Kamaron Hickman laid his daughter Jada to rest at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Augusta decades ago. The 6-month-old died in her […]
A Jewish middle school teacher has been charged with making terroristic threats and cruelty to children after he allegedly threatened to assault and behead a student who found his display of the Israeli flag offensive. Witnesses, including staff and students at the Georgia school, reported they heard […]
Relatives of an exonerated man who was shot and killed by a Georgia county deputy in October have filed an intent to sue for $16 million, attorneys announced on Tuesday, Dec. 5. National civil rights attorneys Ben Crump and Harry Daniels discussed the legal action […]
A Georgia homeowner’s southwest Atlanta house was demolished while she was away on vacation. She found out that her home was being reduced to rubble after a neighbor called her to ask if she’d hired a team to destroy the house. Sarah Hodgson said she […]
Source: Camden County Sheriff’s Office / Camden County Sheriff’s Office There’s a reason so many of us refuse to entertain the “a few bad apples” narrative regarding aggressive and often brutal police officers who demonstrably become more aggressive on average when dealing with Black people. […]
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