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All three of the men charged in the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery have pleaded not guilty to federal hate crimes and attempted kidnapping charges. Gregory McMichael, Travis McMichael, and William Bryan appeared in person in federal court Tuesday. The McMichaels, a father and son, were also facing an additional count of using a …

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. …

The three men involved in the death of Ahmaud Arbery are now facing federal hate crime charges, separate from the murder charges they each face at the state level. On Wednesday afternoon, a federal grand jury indicted Gregory McMichael, 65; his son, Travis McMichael, 35; and William “Roddie” Bryan, 51, with a …

On the first anniversary of Ahmaud Arbery’s death, his mother filed a civil suit alleging a widespread conspiracy and cover-up. Wanda Cooper filed the lawsuit on Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. It names Gregory and Travis McMichael, William “Roddy” Bryan, and various law …

Murdered jogger Ahmaud Arbery is being remembered in Georgia a year after being killed for jogging through a neighborhood. Arbery’s loved ones have organized a memorial procession to take place on Tuesday evening. The procession will run through the Satilla Shores subdivision, the same place where racist white men murdered …

Lord have mercy! The father and son duo responsible for the death of Ahmaud Arbery has made an outrageous request to the court; they do not want Arbery to be referred to as “victim” during the trial proceedings. According to TMZ, the defense attorneys for father Greg McMichael and his …

A Georgia prosecutor revealed on Friday that one of the suspects in the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, called his former boss, the local District Attorney, from the crime scene in what is characterized as an attempt to “influence and obstruct the investigation.” According to CNN, the prosecutor played a …

Questions about whether or not racism played a role in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery continues to surround the case. Now, prosecutors have unveiled text messages and social media posts where Travis McMichael, the man who fatally shot Arbery, had previously used racial slurs. 34-year-old Travis and his father, Gregory …

The Georgia prosecutor accused of mishandling the Ahmaud Arbery case was voted out of office in Tuesday’s election. Republican Jackie Johnson was ousted by Independent candidate Keith Higgins. The race was not close, with Higgins beating Johnson 69 percent to 31 percent, according to WJXT-TV. No Democrat candidate qualified to run, …

Racist texts were found on the phone of one of the men responsible for Ahmaud Arbery’s murder. William “Roddie” Bryan filmed the tragic killing of Arbery, a Black man who was stalked and followed while on a jog. Arbery was hunted down by Bryan, Travis McMichael, and McMichael’s son Gregory. …

A Georgia Superior Court has decided that the police force in the state cannot be abolished over its handling of the murder of Black jogger #AhmaudArbery. On February 23, 2020, 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery was on a jog when two white men pursued and fatally shot him near Brunswick in Glynn …

written by @lysshoekstra ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ One of the defense attorneys in the Amaud Arbery murder trial has asked a judge to ban the Arbery family’s attorney from wearing a face mask that reads “George Floyd” in court. During a pretrial hearing, a lawyer for William “Roddie” Bryan, one of the men …

Parks in New York City will be renamed after Black Americans in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. The announcement was made Friday on Juneteenth by NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver as Cadman Plaza in Brooklyn was renamed, Juneteenth Grove. To celebrate Juneteenth, the Parks Department planted 19 new …

The day has come that we hope will be the first step towards justice. It has been long overdue. Gregory and Travis McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan, have been charged with felony murder for the February 23 killing of Ahmaud Arbery. The McMichaels finally made their first appearance at Monday’s …

Amanda Seales has announced that she will not be renewing her contract as co-host on Fox’s daytime talk show The Real.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It looks like it’s one and done for The Real’s newest host Seales, who joined Loni Love, Tamera Mowry, Jeannie Mai, and Adrienne Bailon as the show’s fifth host …