News from Black Communities of Gwinnett County Georgia.
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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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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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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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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Gwinnett Police officer Antwan Toney was shot and killed while confronting a suspicious vehicle near Shiloh Middle School in unincorporated Snellville, Georgia. As Toney and the other officer approached, they …
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Black communities throughout Gwinnett are celebrating the election of Gwinnett County State Court Judge Ronda Colvin-Leary, the first African-American elected to any county-wide position in the county. As reported by …
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Celebrate the holidays by joining us at the upcoming Come Meet A Black Person Networking Event! Why? Because we made history on November 16, 2017 with the first Come Meet A Black …
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