News from Black Communities of Gwinnett County Georgia.
Street racing has taken many lives over the past years, but recently it is really gotten out of control. According to the Atlanta Journal & Constitution, Gwinnett County police arrested …
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By Sam Gringlas, WABE | NPR News Duluth, Georgia | In 2018, Democrat Marlene Fosque made history by becoming the first Black Gwinnett County Commissioner. Two years later, voters turned …
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By Brian Hill for FOX 5 Atlanta LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – African-Americans who grew up in Gwinnett Count before schools were desegregated likely attended the Hooper-Renwick School. It was the only public school for …
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The county awarded a contract to Foursquare Integrated Transportation, Inc., to develop a new transit development plan. Written by Andrea V. Watson, Patch Staff The Gwinnett Board of Commissioners recently …
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The Republicans of Gwinnett County are attempting to change the political game in a now Democratic-run county commission. Here is a reprint of an article written by Greg Bluestein and Tyler Wilkins …
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Gwinnett County Sheriff Department arrested Brittany Hall, 27 and her domestic partner after finding Hall’s 8-year-old daughter dead. Hall initially lied and reported her daughter missing. Read the full story below.
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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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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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