News from Black Communities of Gwinnett County Georgia.
by National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Today’s news that talented sports analyst and primary NBA Countdown host Maria Taylor is leaving the Disney-owned ESPN network is further fueling controversy …
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By Mary Elliott, Curator of American Slavery at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture This year the Fourth of July takes on even greater meaning than usual, …
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By By Arielle Kass, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution For the first time in living memory, Gwinnett County commissioners this week acknowledged the lynching of Charles Hale 110 years ago in Lawrenceville’s downtown …
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by Janel George | Published on January, 2021 for AmericanBarAssociation.org [Note from Editor: There have been so much misinformation on Critical Race Theory in this country recently. Now, uninformed citizens …
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By Arielle Kass, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Gwinnett County will distribute more than $12 million in coronavirus relief funding to nonprofits for help with housing and other pandemic needs. And federal money …
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“We cannot in good conscience provide economic support to a government that enacts regressive voting laws,” the producers write of upcoming feature film. Director/producer Antoine Fuqua and actor/producer Will Smith …
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Interview with Cheryle Renee Moses, founder of Come Meet A Black Person & publisher of Black Gwinnett Magazine, conducted by Scott Harris for Between the Lines on April 7, 2021. …
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Letter to Governor Asserts Georgia’s Election Laws Should Ensure Every Eligible Citizen Has Equitable Access to Exercise Their Constitutional Right to Vote A group of some 500 Georgia faith leaders from …
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Racial discrimination has long contributed to the steady decline of Black-owned farms in America, but a movement to grow those numbers may soon be bolstered by real support by Nadra Nittle Feb …
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By Taryn Finley Photography by Lynsey Weatherspoon & Laylah Amatullah Barrayn for Huffpost.com – Reprint Not many forces work harder than Black women leading a movement. From the fight for …
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