georgia
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White Woman Facing Charges for Lunging at and Striking Pregnant Black Servicewoman at Georgia Restaurant
A 71-year-old woman was arrested after she allegedly attacked a pregnant black servicewoman over a confrontation about a parking space. Cellphone footage of the encounter started circulating online over the weekend, showing the older woman, identified as Judy James Tucker, lunging and slapping at two black service members in Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen in Macon, Ga.…
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Ex-Georgia Cop Accused of Stealing $150,000 at Traffic Stops and Handing Money Over to Drug Dealers
It’s the kind of crime made for a TV drama. An ex-Georgia cop has been indicted by a grand jury on charges that while she was an officer, she performed fake traffic stops in order to steal money from drivers, and then split the goods with drug dealers she ran with. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports…
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Congratulations, Georgia Has Practically Elected the 1st Black Woman as Governor in America!
I never thought it would happen, but Georgia has virtually become the first state to elect a black woman as governor. It was one thing for Barack Obama to get elected president. He ran for office while America was in ruins after George W. Bush’s ragged economy and costly financial wars. Sarah Palin’s candidacy for…
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Tracing Your Roots: When Was My ‘Freedman’ Ancestor Freed?
A message board posting listing “freedmen” kin raises questions. Dear Professor Gates: My parents are no longer around to provide answers that will help me to trace my roots, so I hope you can help me. I have traced my father all the way back to my great-great-grandfather and great-great-grandmother, Hilliard (Hill) and Angaline (Angeline)…
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Georgia Teacher Opened Fire Inside a Classroom, Sending Students Into Panic
A Georgia teacher sent students and faculty into panic after he fired at least one shot inside a classroom, spiking tensions even further after the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Fla. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the incident occurred at Dalton (Ga.) High School, some 91 miles northwest of Atlanta. The incident unfolded around 11:30…
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Am I Actually a Southerner? An Examination
I was recently profiled for AL.com, the digital outlet for three of Alabama’s largest newspapers: the Birmingham News, the Huntsville Times and Mobile’s Press-Register. During the course of the interview, Roy Johnson, the story’s author, noted that it was interesting that I identified as a Southerner, considering my transient background: It’s intriguing that Jackson so…
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Governor Wannabe Loves NRA Discounts So Much He’s Threatening One of His State’s Biggest Employers Over Them
In the fallout from the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 14, companies across the U.S. have been cutting ties with the National Rifle Association. On Saturday, both Delta Air Lines and its competitor United joined that growing list by announcing that they were ceasing discounts for NRA members. According to Raw Story, Delta…
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Sorry, Santa—‘Jingle Bells’ Has Racist Roots
We know that the third stanza of “The Star-Spangled Banner” is racist, and the children’s song “Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe” is also suspect, but a Boston professor is now saying that “Jingle Bells” might as well be called “Jungle Boogie.” OK—she never said that, but theater historian Kyra Hamill did discover that the beloved Christmas…
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Atlanta-Area Uber Driver Charged With Raping 16-Year-Old Girl During Ride
Gwinnett County, Ga., police arrested an Uber driver Thursday after a 16-year-old girl reported that he raped her during a ride, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Police identified the driver as Abdoulie Jagne, 58, of College Park, Ga. Uber confirmed that Jagne had been employed with the company for two months, during which he drove all…