News from Black Communities of Gwinnett County Georgia.
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 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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Richard Garcia and Dominique Horton are opening Reyna’s Espresso and Sweets on West Crogan Street in downtown Lawrenceville. The new business will start serving coffee, espresso-based drinks, smoothies, tea and desserts before the …
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Gwinnett high school students can catch up or get ahead with summer classes. Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) offers high school students, including rising 9th graders, four ways to learn for credit …
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The Atlanta Journal and Constitution (AJC) reports the Gwinnett County Board of Education voted 3-2 on Thursday to buy out the contract of Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks almost a year …
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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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