News from Black Communities of Gwinnett County Georgia.
The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants for various boards, authorities, and committees that help advise commissioners and departments on policies and practices. “Serving on a board or …
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by Brian Hill for Fox 5 Atlanta | Reprint African-Americans who grew up in Gwinnett Count before schools were desegregated likely attended the Hooper-Renwick School. It was the only public …
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Explainer: Downtown Nashville Bombing not classified as terrorism yet NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Investigators are not classifying a downtown Nashville explosion on Christmas Day as an act of terrorism at this …
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Gwinnett County will have a new sheriff for the first time in more than two decades. Sheriff-elect Keybo Taylor received 57% of the county’s vote against Republican Luis “Lou” Solis …
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ATLANTA /PRNewswire/ — “Shop Black Week” began years ago as a meeting of the minds that included determined Black business owners and community organizers as a campaign to promote Black economic empowerment that …
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The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners recently approved a plan to gradually increase water and sewer rates for usage every other year from 2021 to 2031. The Gwinnett County Board …
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Despite voting for Joe Biden eighteen percentage points greater than Donald Trump and electing what will be a 5-0 Democratic majority county commission starting in January, Gwinnett County voters showed …
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Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, via Associated Press Carolyn Bourdeaux, a two-time Democratic candidate and college professor, flipped an open House seat in Georgia on Friday that had become a top priority …
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Democrats remain optimistic Georgia will go to Biden Among the new elected leaders taking control of Gwinnett is the country’s first-ever Black sheriff, Keybo Taylor. “I think it finally hit …
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Georgia State Rep. Brett Harrell, who chaired the House Ways and Means Committee, and Georgia State Sen. P.K. Martin, who led the Senate Education Committee, announced their concessions Wednesday morning …
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