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Actor and comedian Tiffany Haddish has been charged with driving under the influence in Georgia

Sites associated with Black history in five Southern states will each receive grants of $50,000 from the Southern Poverty Law Center, a liberal advocacy group based in Alabama.

President Joe Biden is challenging senators to “stand against voter suppression,” urging them to change Senate rules in order to pass voting rights legislation that Republicans are blocking from debate and votes

The Georgia Bulldogs defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide to capture their first national championship since 1980.

Three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery have been sentenced to life in prison, with a judge denying any chance of parole for the father and son who armed themselves and initiated the deadly pursuit of the 25-year-old Black man

The suspect wanted for a November homicide in Ledyard has been arrested in Georgia, according to police. U.S. Marshals arrested Steward Holeman, 34, in Jonesboro, Georgia. Ledyard police said Holeman shot and killed a victim on Robin Lane around 2:30 p.m. on November 2, 2021. Police have not released the identity of the victim. Investigators developed information that Holeman had…

The announcement of Robbie Roper’s death drew an immediate outpouring of expressions of sympathy, including from his hometown Atlanta Falcons.

In 2020, Georgia was home to an estimated 242 film productions that added $2.2 billion to the state’s economy.

The New England Patriots are giving their condolences after their former teammate, Demaryius “D.T.” Thomas, died at the age of 33. Thomas, a retired NFL wide receiver, was found dead in his suburban Atlanta home Thursday night. Preliminary investigation indicates his death involved a medical issue, police said. Family members of Thomas told the Associated Press that they believe he…

As Stacey Abrams builds her second gubernatorial campaign in four years, she is looking at a Georgia electorate that is far larger, younger and less white than the one that handed her a narrow defeat four years ago.

Two Georgia election workers who became the target of conspiracy theories around the 2020 election are suing The Gateway Pundit, a far-right website that published false information about them as part of a sweeping effort to sow doubt about the integrity of the vote. The election workers, Ruby Freeman, a retired 911 call center worker, and her daughter, Shaye Moss,…

Democrat Stacey Abrams says she is making another run for governor of Georgia

Ahmaud Arbery’s mother says she is thankful for justice, but says the murder convictions of the men who cornered and killed her son won’t bring him back

Minutes after three men were found guilty in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, Arbery’s parents voiced their support of the verdict bringing justice for their son and vowed to continue working to protect other families from experiencing a similar loss.

Rabbi Rachael Bregman, an activist and clergywoman from Brunswick, Ga., reacted moments after the Arbery verdict was read. “We know what happened was wrong and particularly in light of everything that’s been going on in our country lately, it’s incredible to see a guilty verdict where people are held accountable for the mistakes that they’ve made.”

Judge Timothy Walmsley read aloud the jury’s decisions in court Wednesday.

The case of three white men charged with murder in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery is now with the jury

The man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery has testified Arbery attacked him and grabbed his shotgun after he and two other white men pursued the 25-year-old Black man in their Georgia neighborhood.

The defendant who fired the shotgun that killed Ahmaud Arbery has taken the stand in his murder trial, saying he wants to give his side of the story.

A judge denied mistrial requests on Monday at the trial of three white men charged with murdering Ahmaud Arbery after defense attorneys claimed jurors were tainted by weeping from the gallery where the slain Black man’s parents sat with the Rev. Jesse Jackson.