georgia
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Black Excellence: 13-Year-Old Kimora Hudson Begins Classes at University of West Ga.
Skipping a grade or even two is one thing, but zooming over lots of them is a whole ’nother level. Which is exactly where Kimora Hudson is at in life—at 13 years old, she’s the youngest student enrolled at the University of West Georgia this fall. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Kimora will be at…
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National Action Network Calls for Review of All Cases Related to Ga. Cop Who Was Caught on Camera Saying, ‘We Only Kill Black People’
Cobb County, Ga., Police Lt. Greg Abbott may have retired in order to avoid any accountability for his inexcusable actions after being caught on camera saying, all casual-like, “Remember, we only kill black people.” However, the National Action Network is not quite through with him. Youth Director Mary-Pat Hector and local chapter leader the Rev.…
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Ga. Cop, Caught on Viral Video Saying ‘Remember, We Only Kill Black People,’ Retires as Department Moves to Fire Him
The Cobb County, Ga., police officer who was seen in shocking dashcam footage telling a white female passenger that she would not be harmed during a DUI traffic stop because police “only kill black people” retired Thursday after officials in the department sought his termination. Another cop out via cop-out, it seems. Is police accountability…
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Ga. Judge Suspended After Comparing ‘the Nut Cases Tearing Down’ Confederate Monuments to ‘ISIS’
A Georgia judge was temporarily kicked off the bench after he compared anti-racist and anti-Confederate protesters to the Islamic State group, often referred to as ISIS, in comments on Facebook over the weekend. Gwinnett County Judge James “Jim” Hinkle started the controversy Saturday after he called anti-racist protesters in Charlottesville, Va., “snowflakes” who had “no…
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‘It Was Either Him or Me, and I Wasn’t Going’: Ga. Mom Fatally Shoots Intruder Who Threatened Kids
You don’t mess with Mama Bear. And one Cobb County, Ga., mother definitely took things into her own hands when an intruder broke into her house and threatened her kids. According to WSB-TV, homicide detectives are investigating the deadly home invasion that took place last week. A 911 call came in around 2:30 a.m. Thursday,…
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Legally Blind Black Woman Outraged After Being Ordered to Sit in the Back of a Ga. Church
A Georgia woman is outraged at the way the church that she’d hoped would be her new home treated her, all because of her service dog. “They just left me no choice. It was like, ‘Either you move to that back pew or you leave their church,’” Cynthia Coleman, 58, of College Park, told news…
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Unlicensed Ga. Summer Camp Shut Down After 5-Year-Old Drowns
The state of Georgia has shut down a day camp after the tragic drowning of a 5-year-old boy. Benjamin “Kamau” Hosch III drowned last week while on a field trip with the Camp Cricket Summer Day Camp to the Cochran Mill Nature Center near Atlanta. On Tuesday, state officials filed a “cease and desist” order…