Gwinnett County’s Black History: The Promised Land
There Is a Real Promised Land in Georgia! by Tom Livsey, former OurTown National News Editor Gone With The Wind is still the number one novel on the planet, even …
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Why do Black Entrepreneurs Have Big Challenges in Gwinnett County?
Some Black entrepreneurs in Gwinnett County, Georgia have challenges establishing and growing their businesses. Why? Because Gwinnett County does not embrace black business owners as a whole and the diverse …
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Diverse Georgia Journalists Have a Fair Fight Roundtable with Stacey Abrams
Several journalists from metro-Atlanta were invited to a Fair Fight Roundtable with the founder, Stacey Abrams on January 10, 2020. The event allowed attendees to hear from Abrams about important …
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Fair Count Announces ‘Black Men Speak’ Program
Fair Count prepares for MLK ‘Census Week of Service’ with events throughout Georgia ATLANTA — Today, Fair Count, Inc. announced in advance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day a new …
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Ciara Visits Paul Duke STEM High School in Gwinnett
Guess who came to Gwinnett? R&B singer and songwriter Ciara came to Paul Duke STEM High School in Norcross, Georgia as part of the Amazon Future Engineer contest for students. …
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Tensions Rise As GOP Fights Internally Over Georgia Senate Appointment
With Republicans in Washington and Georgia left arguing over who should hold a vulnerable Senate seat, tension between Trump and Kemp continues to escalate. With Governor* Brian Kemp coming under …
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Meadowcreek High Head Basketball Coach Resigns
Meadowcreek released a statement Thursday that head boys basketball coach Curtis Gilleylen resigned earlier this week. Gilleylen led the Mustangs to the historic 2018 state championship. According to Meadowcreek, Gilleylen …
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Shop Black Week 2019 in Gwinnett November 22-29
As consumers across the U.S. gear up for holiday deals on sales merchandise, this Black Friday, a coalition urges buyers to make it a Shop Black Week. More than 100 …
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That’s A Wrap: Urban Mediamakers Film Festival 2019
The 18th Urban Mediamakers Film Festival (UMFF) was a success throughout Gwinnett County and metro-Atlanta October 10-16, 2019. Actors, filmmakers, content creators, writers, movie lovers and volunteers came to the …
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18th Urban Mediamakers Film Festival in Gwinnett County
We are excited to announce the 18th Urban Mediamakers Film Festival (UMFF), running October 10-16, 2019 throughout Gwinnett County, GA — Duluth, Lilburn, Lawrenceville — and metro-Atlanta. Congratulations to the …
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