News from Black Communities of Gwinnett County Georgia.
by Vann Newkirk I remember the year I tried to boycott Thanksgiving. I was 19, entering that necessary but annoying phase of young self-righteous and half-informed quasi-pro-Blackness. I drove home …
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Blacks May Finally Be Waking Up to the Many Unfulfilled Promises of the Democratic Party During the 2020 presidential election campaign, many Blacks questioned Joe Biden but community leaders and …
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We took a random poll of people on the streets of Gwinnett County with one question, “Who is the majority minority of the county?” Most responses were Hispanic, followed by …
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From 2019-2020, the life expectancy rate for Blacks in the United States drop by 2.9%. This is the largest decline since World War II and has been caused by the …
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Dear Governor Kemp, At the onset of the decision you made to reopen Georgia, I wanted to believe that this was due to the economy. However, you made it clear …
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By Santura Pegram, Contributor, Black Gwinnett Magazine For the average black and/or brown-complexioned person living in the U.S. and tens of millions more living in other countries throughout the world, …
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Let’s talk about the elephant in rooms of America — racism. Racism is the foundation of most, if not all, U.S. ailments. The south is the melting pot of Black …
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Higher rates of infection and death among minorities demonstrate the racial character of inequality in America. We know that Covid-19 is killing African-Americans at greater rates than any other group. You can …
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CDC / Getty / The Atlantic I grew up in the Christian Church, the second son of two ministers. I’m not one for making biblical references about my life, but …
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Walk into any college class, sports bar, fitness gym or other popular establishment most people patronize on a frequent basis and it would be unlikely that you could not find …
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