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Author: Marie Allen

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Black Community / black history / Education

Gwinnett Honors Black School’s Legacy: Hooper-Renwick Library Branch

January 4, 2023January 17, 2023 - by Marie Allen - Leave a Comment

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 …

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Activists Are Putting White Privilege To Good Use: Launch MyWhiteAlly.com

August 9, 2021October 31, 2021 - by Marie Allen - Leave a Comment

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 …

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Lucy McBath Wins Georgia Rematch, Holding House Seat for Democrats
Election / Gwinnett County GA / Vote

Lucy McBath Wins Georgia Rematch, Holding House Seat for Democrats

November 5, 2020November 6, 2020 - by Marie Allen - Leave a Comment

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 …

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Latinx Community / Rape

Vanessa Guillen | We Have Found Her Murdered at Fort Hood Military Base

July 6, 2020July 6, 2020 - by Marie Allen - Leave a Comment

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Federal and military investigators say a soldier missing since April was killed by a fellow soldier stationed at the same Texas base. #WhereIsVanessaGuillen trended for over …

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What, to the American Slave, is YOUR Fourth of July?

July 4, 2020July 6, 2020 - by Marie Allen - Leave a Comment

The U.S. celebrates this Independence Day amid nationwide protests and calls for systemic reforms. In this short film, five young descendants of Frederick Douglass read and respond to excerpts of …

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You Want a Confederate Monument? My Body Is a Confederate Monument
Confederacy / Racism / Rape

You Want a Confederate Monument? My Body Is a Confederate Monument

June 27, 2020July 21, 2020 - by Marie Allen - Leave a Comment

By Caroline Randall Williams, Poet I have rape-colored skin. My light-brown-blackness is a living testament to the rules, the practices, the causes of the Old South. If there are those who …

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Coronavirus / COVID-19

USA Leads In COVID19 Deaths Worldwide – Protect Yourself – #WearAMask

May 30, 2020July 4, 2020 - by Marie Allen - Leave a Comment

The best way to prevent illness is to avoid being exposed to this virus. Take steps to care for yourself and help protect others in your home and community. Older …

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Gwinnett County GA

Marlene Fosque Not Punished by Gwinnett Commissioners for Ethics Complaint

February 29, 2020March 1, 2020 - by Marie Allen - Leave a Comment

Gwinnett County commissioners decided to not take action Wednesday on an ethics complaint filed against their colleague Marlene Fosque. Commissioners voted 3-0 to not uphold a county ethics board recommendation …

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Georgia / Health

Hundreds of Georgia Residents Monitored for Coronavirus

February 13, 2020March 21, 2020 - by Marie Allen - Leave a Comment

The group has been advised to stay in isolation at home for 14 days. By Joseph Guzman for The Hill Nearly 200 people in Georgia are being monitored for coronavirus after returning …

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Gwinnett County GA / Immigration / Racism

Condemn Gwinnett’s Sheriff Butch Conway

August 2, 2019January 14, 2020 - by Marie Allen - Leave a Comment

This is a petition created by Kirkland Carden on change.org. On Wednesday, July 31st, a Gwinnett County Commissioner intended to hold a good-faith discussion on the 287(g) program, which deputizes members of …

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