georgia
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Ga. Governor Rants About ‘Colored People’ in Speech
On Wednesday, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal gave a racist speech to educators in the state, Raw Story reports. The governor apparently was frustrated with groups who opposed his Opportunity School District amendment, which is intended to turn “struggling schools around.” Fox 5 reports that Deal believes if the amendment passes, the state can help poor minority children…
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Ga. Teen Wakes From Coma Speaking Fluent Spanish After Severe Concussion
A Georgia teen who survived a near-fatal concussion awoke from a coma speaking fluent Spanish, WSB radio reports. Last month, 16-year-old Reuben Nsemoh was kicked in the head while playing goalie for his travel soccer team, the station reports. The teen suffered a severe concussion, his third concussion in his short life. According to WSB…
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Ga. Teen Has Leg Amputated After Being Repeatedly Slammed to the Ground by School Employee
A black Georgia teenager had to have his leg amputated five weeks after a behavioral specialist working at his school allegedly threw him to the floor several times and then denied him medical treatment, the Ledger-Enquirer reports. As Raw Story reports, the 13-year-old, identified as Montravious Thomas, underwent amputation Tuesday. Montravious was allegedly body-slammed repeatedly…
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2 Ga. High School Students Found Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide
Two Georgia teens were found dead late Monday in what authorities believe to be a murder-suicide, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. A relative of 15-year-old Christopher Andrews found the bodies of Christopher and his girlfriend, 16-year-old Samyah Copeland, inside a home in Riverdale. Both teens attended Riverdale High School. “It appears that the male subject shot…
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Ga. Sheriff’s Deputy Fired for Racist Facebook Messages Targeting Black Motorists
Two former McIntosh County, Ga., sheriff’s deputies were caught in a social media scandal in which an internal-affairs investigation uncovered racist and sexist messages they exchanged on Facebook, including one message that appeared to show an effort to target black motorists, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. One officer was terminated, while the other officer abruptly resigned…
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Deaths of 3 Ga. Teens Killed in Car Crash, Including 2 Brothers, Stun Community
The tragic news that three East Point, Ga., teens had been killed in a fiery car accident, which spread quickly on social media among friends and classmates of the teens, has now been confirmed by 11Alive. Brothers Jarrett Mumford, 18, and Jaylen Mumford, 16, as well as Ibrahim Sankoh, 18, were all killed when the…
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Video Shows Ga. Deputies Using Taser on Unresisting Black Man From Behind
Video showing a black man standing up against a wall in the Richmond County (Ga.) Jail with his hands behind his back before deputies used a Taser on him directly contradicts a police report stating that the man had become combative, WSB-TV reports. Carlos Seals, the man in question, acknowledges that he used profanity toward the…
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Ga. Man Pulls Gun on Construction Crew Blocking Way Home: ‘N–gers Off the Road’
A Coweta County, Ga., man is behind bars and facing multiple charges after he was caught on video threatening a road construction crew with a gun and yelling racial slurs, Fox 5 Atlanta reports. Nelson King, who was part of the construction crew on the road at the time, told Fox 5 that he was…
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Ga. Cop Accused of Raping Woman While Transporting Her to Jail
A Georgia police officer has been accused of raping a woman he was assigned to transport to a jail in an Atlanta suburb, WSB-TV reports. James Larry Robinson Jr., 36, was arrested without incident Tuesday. He was also fired from the Riverdale police force the same day. According to the news station, Robinson, of Jonesboro,…
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Former Atlanta Cop Indicted on Felony Murder in Death of Unarmed Black Man
A Fulton County, Ga., grand jury has indicted a white former Atlanta police officer on felony murder, among other charges, in relation to the death of an unarmed black man who was inside a vehicle, the Associated Press reports. James Burns was also indicted on charges of aggravated assault, making a false statement and two counts…