News from Black Communities of Gwinnett County Georgia.
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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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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Gwinnett County’s participation in the controversial 287(g) program will come to an end. Gwinnett has elected its first Black sheriff and finally we can have an end to the county’s …
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Because They Are Sadly White-Friendly. OPINION: I am Cheryle Renee Moses, the outspoken, truth-speaking-to-power Blacktivist who was a candidate for Georgia State Senate District 9 in the June primary to …
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Dear Mayor Linda Blechinger (Auburn), Mayor Lois D. Salter (Berkely Lake), Mayor Bill Orr (Braselton), Mayor Trey King (Dacula), Mayor Nancy Harris (Duluth), Mayor Allison Wilkerson (Grayson), Mayor David Still (Lawrenceville), …
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We cannot escape the reality that systemic racism is in our public education system. We see it in real, tangible examples of many of our Black and brown students. Students …
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Gwinnett County Black Chamber of Commerce (GCBCC) is encouraging Black-owned businesses to apply for grants and loans for small businesses hurt by the coronavirus pandemic provided by Gwinnett County. Deadline …
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