Olympian Tommie Smith Releases Graphic Memoir on Raising the Fist
Despite being denounced by the sports press in 1968, he has emerged as a hero. “This is my world record wall,” said Tommie Smith, 78, navigating his 6-foot-4 frame through …
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Gwinnett County Opens Registration for Community Garden Plots
Are you dreaming of vine-ripe tomatoes and fresh green veggies? Now is the time to stake your claim at any of Gwinnett’s 10 community gardens. Gardeners of all skill levels …
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Elder Statesmen : An Era Is Passing for Five Authors Known for Reclaiming the Role of Blacks in History
BY YEMI TOURE | MARCH 3, 1991 | 12 AM PT | TIMES STAFF WRITER It was only 8:30 on a Friday evening at the carpeted, cozy Eso Won bookstore in South-Central …
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Gwinnett County Transit System Re-branded to ‘Ride Gwinnett’
Gwinnett County’s public transit system has a new name and look. County leaders changed the system’s name to “Ride Gwinnett” this year. The bus system was called Gwinnett County Transit …
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Offset Honored With Key To Gwinnett County During Holiday Toy Drive
By ill Will | Photo: Arturo Holmes/Getty Images In November, Quavo, the Migos rapper, supported the Gwinnett community with a turkey giveaway for Thanksgiving despite laying to rest his nephew …
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Two Black Gwinnett County Commissioners Leaving
Gwinnett County Commissioner Marlene Fosque and school board member Everton Blair will be leaving their offices this weekend, marking the end of their historic tenure. On January 1, 2019, they …
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Georgia Runoff Voting on Saturday Moving Forward
A Georgia appeals court ruling on Monday means that counties can offer early voting this coming Saturday in the U.S. Senate runoff election between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican …
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Should Black People Celebrate Thanksgiving?
Kymone Freeman A reprint by Kymone Freeman #TeamEBONY | November 23, 2015 | #EBONYDebate Be Thankful! I remember the year I tried to boycott Thanksgiving. I was 19, entering that necessary but annoying …
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Election Day Is Here! Let’s Vote Gwinnett!
Midterms election in Georgia is Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Let’s vote Gwinnett and let our voices be heard. Georgia has had record breaking early voting numbers for the 2022 midterms. …
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Governor Kemp’s Family Brought Slavery to Georgia
And He’s Signed a Law that Makes Sure You Don’t Know It Georgia Governor Brian Kemp does not want you to know that it was his family that first brought …
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