News from the Black Community of Gwinnett County Georgia.
Regina Matthews, currently serving as Magistrate Judge in Gwinnett County, has embarked on her journey to secure a position on the Gwinnett Superior Court, backed by substantial financial support from …
Read More
After the Supreme Court’s decision, we must urgently refocus on an agenda for equitable restitution addressing slavery and Jim Crow’s economic toll. by Roger House Affirmative action was a promise to …
Read More
The culture wars have focused on DEI issues–and the battles are growing more intense as the U.S. presidential campaigns heat up. In a thought-provoking article on Fortune.com, Bill Novelli emphasizes …
Read More
Children’s book author Maggie Tokuda-Hall was thrilled when Scholastic, a giant publishing company, wanted to license her book “Love in the Library” for use in classrooms. However, she turned the …
Read More
Several middle school students in Gwinnett County are facing criminal charges for an alleged racially-motivated assault on a female student. According to police reports, the students repeatedly called her the …
Read More
Career Starts Here: Gwinnett Empowering Youth – 2023 Program Application – Apply Now APPLY NOW – DEADLINE FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2023 – https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/gwinnett/CareerStartsHere/jobs/3860279/career-starts-here-gwinnett-empowering-youth-2023-program-application?pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs About the Program The Career Starts Here: …
Read More
Born on March 18, 1935, in Chicago, Illinois, Frances Cress Welsing was a renowned African-American psychiatrist applauded for her work, “The Isis Papers.” She was the middle child of three …
Read More
The Hooper-Renwick School in Lawrenceville, Georgia, has a long and significant history within the Black community of Gwinnett County. Before the desegregation of schools in the 1960s, it was the …
Read More
Group Is Putting Action Behind Their Anti-Racism Awareness Lawrenceville, GA – “Come Meet A Black Person” (CMABP), a worldwide leader in anti-racism activism and training, today announced the launch of …
Read More
Brandon Bell/Reuters Representative Lucy McBath, a Democrat who in 2018 narrowly upset the Republican Karen Handel in a Republican stronghold, won re-election early Wednesday in a rematch that underscored the …
Read More