News from Black Communities of Gwinnett County Georgia.
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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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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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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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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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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By Katie Shepherd Paul Adamus, 7, climbs the stairs of a bus before the first day of school on Aug. 3 in Dallas, Ga. Adamus is among tens of thousands …
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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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A Gwinnett County principal said Wednesday that she is investigating how a racist photograph ended up in the 2020 yearbook that was distributed to students this week. The photograph shows …
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A Lawrenceville burger joint is giving free food this week to people who’ve lost their jobs because of the coronavirus pandemic. Wayback Burgers will serve a free burger and fries …
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Gwinnett County Commission announced that all resident of Gwinnett County are ordered to stay home until April 13 because of the outbreak of the coronavirus. “We are all navigating uncharted …
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