News from Black Communities of Gwinnett County Georgia.
Join Georgia organizations, community leaders, and elected officials in support of Dr. Tarece Johnson, chair of the school board in Gwinnett County, GA. Sign the Petition Today We, the undersigned …
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Written by Tianna Rosa A disheartening reality for Gwinnett County Public schools are the racial disparities around school discipline. The excessive and discriminatory policies that have been put in place …
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The drama continues with Gwinnett County School as five students are arrested for allegedly making social media threats against several Gwinnett County Public Schools. Here is the story reported by …
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by Larry Joe “Wings” Howard Calvin Watts is the first Black superintendent of Gwinnett County Public Schools. Watts — who spent more than a decade working in the district as …
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We demand police free schools in Gwinnett County! School resource officers do not make schools safer and undermine emotional safety. Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) should educate children how to …
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It’s devastating to see our leaders so willing to put our children, teachers, staff members, and our loved ones in harm’s way during the middle of a pandemic. Numbers across …
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Reading is the passport needed to get on the train to freedom. Our goal in Gwinnett County Schools should be to turn around the many reasons why Black boys hate …
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COVID-19 has done more than cause a health pandemic, economic scare and new adaptation to our social norms. It has also uncovered the unreasonable and unrealistic ideals we have for …
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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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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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