MARCUS FLOWERS SHOULDĀ start a band. Heās got the Stetson and the bass in his voice, and an affable plain-spoken way with an…
Jurors are asked to uphold the law as it stands. We donāt ask jurors to make the law. Thatās on us
Roughly 18 percent of all arrests made in the city of Atlanta are divertible. Almost all still end in an arrest
The state board drafted a resolution restricting classroom discussion of racism, then blocked comments from the YouTube livestream
āThis is clear voter suppression, clear racism, a clear manifestation of white supremacy. Georgia is going backwards instead of forwards.ā
Desperate Georgia Republicans Scurry to Pass Voting Restrictions Law
After turning out Georgia voters in record numbers in the general election, organizers work to mobilize the youth vote in the pivotal Senate runoff election
Why most of the cityās Black council members shot down a proposal to defund the police
This idea of a āwhite shieldā is gaining currency among activists, who want to demonstrate that police are more deferential than violent when facing white people. So far, police seem to be confirming that thesis.
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