georgia
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Georgia Cop Pleads Guilty to Using Unneccessary Force on Black Man During Traffic Stop
A former Atlanta area cop is forbidden from working in law enforcement again after pleading guilty to using unnecessary force on a Black man during a 2017 traffic stop. ABC News reports that former officer David Rose surrendered his law enforcement certification as a part of the plea deal he struck with the district attorney.…
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Georgia Correctional Officer Fired for the 3rd Time After Calling Inmate Racial Slur
A corrections officer in Georgia has lost his job after calling an inmate a “crazy N-word,” proving yet again that white folks love racism just a little bit more than money. AJC reports that Officer Gregory Hubert Brown has been placed on administrative leave without pay, and. Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill said in a…
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19 Families Purchase Land to Create ‘Safe Haven’ Town for Black People: ‘We’re Hoping to Create Legacy’
Overwhelmed by the high-profile killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd this year, Ashley Scott and Renee Walters were determined to find a refuge for themselves and their families. A place where they could build, create generational wealth, and a legacy. They believe they’ve found such a place—on 96 square acres of land…
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One Officer Fired After Video Shows Cops From Clayton County, Ga. Brutalizing a Black Ride-Share Passenger Who Reportedly Wouldn't Show ID
After videos posted to social media on Saturday showed two officers from the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia pinning a Black man to the street, punching him, and seemingly attempting to suffocate him, one of the cops in question has been fired. Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill announced the firing on Sunday, but did…
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Family of Black Woman Who Died Attending a Slumber Party in Georgia Speaks Publicly for the First Time: ‘None of This Makes Sense’
The family of Tamla Horsford, a 40-year-old mother of five, is speaking out for the first time about her mysterious death at a 2018 slumber party in Forsyth County, Ga. Horsford, who was the only Black attendee of the slumber party, was found the next day face down in the backyard of the home. Police…
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WNBA Co-Owner Sen. Kelly Loeffler’s Anti-BLM Remarks Were Disrupted by Protesters. Loeffler Probably Loved That
If you’re a Georgia Republican running for re-election, slamming Black Lives Matter is potent political currency. This certainly seems true for U.S. Sen. and co-owner of the WNBA team the Atlanta Dream Kelly Loeffler, who was a political nobody outside the state of Georgia until she criticized the league for making “Black Lives Matter” such a…
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Georgia Wrongfully Purged 200,000 Voters, Many in the Atlanta Metro Area, From Its Rolls, New Report Finds
A seven-year investigation of voter suppression in Georgia has found that the state likely removed 200,000 voters from its rolls who were, in fact, eligible to vote. The voters whose registrations were removed were also overwhelmingly concentrated in the counties comprising the Atlanta Metro area, according to initial findings released on Wednesday. Conducted by the…
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'Black Lives Matter' Poster in Georgia Classroom Gets White Parents Big Mad
Parents are in their feelings—actually, wait, that’s not accurate. White parents are in their feelings after a Georgia teacher displayed a Black Lives Matter poster in her classroom. AJC reports that Paige McGaughey, a white teacher at Alton C. Crews Middle School in Lawrenceville, Ga., told the news outlet that she put up the poster…
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Georgia Cop Put on Administrative Leave After Tasing Black Woman on Her Own Front Porch
In Georgia, an investigation has been launched after a video went viral showing a cop tasing a Black woman on her front porch. According to AJC, the video shows an officer approaching a group of Black women sitting on their front porch. He tells one of the women, identified as 22-year-old Kyndesia Smith, that she’s…
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Georgia School Teachers Drop Fire Back-To-School Music Videos, Making Us Wish We Were Still in School
The 2020–2021 school year is bound to be very different for teachers and their students due to the effects of COVID-19. Per recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, all furniture other than desks and chairs should be removed from classrooms, and desks need to be spaced 6 feet apart if possible for…