A man was arrested for allegedly assaulting a teenager and beating him with a belt in Carroll County, Georgia. The bizarre incident happened in front of the teenager’s aunt’s home while playing basketball with his cousins. The incident was caught on a security camera which started with the white male …
Read More »The Department of Justice is Suing Georgia Over its New Voting Law
The Biden administration is going after the state of Georgia in a new lawsuit that alleges the state’s new voting law aims to restrict the rights of Black voters. On Friday, Attorney General Merrick Garland made the announcement that marks the first of such federal government challenges to go against …
Read More »25-Year-Old Georgia Police Officer Dies After Being Dragged By A Car Driven By Man He Fatally Shot
A Holly Springs police officer has died after being dragged by a car driven by a male he fatally shot. Officer Joe Burson, 25, joined the Holly Springs Police department a little over a year ago before being killed in the incident. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation released a statement …
Read More »Georgia Removes 100,000 Names From State’s Voter Registration Rolls
Georgia’s secretary of state announced on Friday that more than 100,000 names will be removed from the state’s voter registration rolls in an attempt to keep the voter files “up to date.” According to CNN, Republican Brad Raffensperger explained the move in a statement saying, “Making sure Georgia’s voter rolls are …
Read More »GA Police Arrest Five Men Who Tried To Meet Girls Under Age 16 For Sex
The Georgia Bureau of Investigations Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force worked with the Woodstock, Georgia police in a weeklong undercover chat operation to catch online predators. According to WSBTV News, the operation resulted in the arrest of five men who were all chatting with someone they believed was an …
Read More »Stacey Abrams-Led Group Launches Campaign To Gather Young Voters Of Color To Support Voting Rights Bill
A group led by activist and former Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams has launched a campaign to help gather young voters of color around the For the People Act. For the People Act, or S. 1, is the Senate version of a voting rights bill being supported by Democratic …
Read More »19-Year-Old Who Drowned At Georgia’s Lake Lanier Identified
On Thursday, the body of the 19-year-old man who went underwater and never resurfaced was pulled from Georgia’s Lake Lanier has been identified. According to Mark McKinnon, a spokesperson for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the drowning was reported to authorities around 7:30 pm at Young Deer Creek. DNR …
Read More »Fulton County, Georgia To Move Ahead With Another Ballot Audit After Judge Rules Absentee Ballots Can Be Unsealed
Georgia is preparing to move ahead with another ballot audit, this time in the most populous county after a judge ruled Friday that absentee ballots could be unsealed for parties looking to examine them for evidence of fraud. According to CNN, the review will consist of Fulton County’s absentee ballots. …
Read More »Stacey Abrams Says She “Absolutely” Holds The Ambition to Be President One Day
Stacey Abrams, a former Georgia gubernatorial candidate and voting rights activist, stated in a new interview that she aspires to be President of the United States one day. “Do I hold it as an ambition? Absolutely,” Abrams told CBS News. “And even more importantly, when someone asks me if that’s …
Read More »GA Governor Signs Bill Banning “Defund The Police” Efforts
But of course, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill prohibiting steep reductions in local budgets for law enforcement which prevents “defund the police” efforts. The efforts wanted to redirect money to services such as mental health treatment or education, the Atlanta Constitution-Journal reported. Kemp believes police and their crime-fighting …
Read More »Judge Presiding Over Ahmaud Arbery’s Case Will Decide If His Past Mattered
The time a lot of us have waited for is coming. A date has been set for the three men charged for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. This week, a hearing is scheduled to take place for a judge to decide if Arbery’s past is relevant, the Atlanta Constitution-Journal reported. …
Read More »Georgia Governor Kemp Lifts Many Of The State’s Remaining Coronavirus Restrictions
On Friday, Georgia’s Republican Governor Brian Kemp signed an executive order that lifted many of the state’s remaining coronavirus restrictions. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the lift will roll back requirements that called for restaurants to mandate social distancing and end safety guidelines for gyms, movie theaters, barbershops, and many …
Read More »FBI Claims Former Georgia Deputy Called The Beating Of A Black Man In Custody “Sweet Stress Relief”
A former Georgia sheriff’s deputy, who has already pleaded guilty to a federal weapons charge, had also previously bragged about assaulting a Black person and wanting to charge Black people with felonies, so they wouldn’t be able to vote. According to CNN, the Justice Department announced that the former deputy, 28-year-old …
Read More »Four Suspects Wanted For Murder Of Missing GA Woman; Warrants Issued
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has issued murder warrants for four suspects in connection with the death of a missing 37-year-old woman. Rossana Delgado was reported missing earlier this month in Bethlehem, Georgia by her husband on April 16. She was last seen in DeKalb County. Her body was found …
Read More »Lil Yachty Says Atlanta Protests Won’t Change New Voting Laws
Lil Yachty is not convinced that boycotting is going to change the new voting laws in Georgia. When TMZ caught up with Yachty leaving dinner at Delilah in WeHo and asked him his thoughts on companies pulling out of Georgia following their controversial voting laws, the Quality Control star said …
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