GEORGIA
‘It’s Very Much a Racial Issue’: Why Georgia Has Slashed Hundreds of Polling Places in the Last 4 Years
The wave of closures came after a 2013 U.S. Supreme Court decision that gutted a key provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act meant to ensure fair voting practices in states with a history of racially-motivated voter suppression.
Corrections Officer Who Called Black Inmate the N-Word Is Getting Fired — for the Third Time
A deputy in the same Georgia county was fired after video of him repeatedly punching a Black man pinned to the ground went viral.
Hootsuite Denied Providing Tech to ICE. This Contract Shows That It Did
Hootsuite has yet to provide any evidence it has or will end its contract with ICE.
An ICE Facility Allegedly Performed Numerous Hysterectomies, and the Squad Wants Answers
Rashida Tlaib demanded ICE be abolished and AOC referred to a longtime "program of mass human rights violations targeting immigrants."
Cop Fired After Video Catches Him Repeatedly Punching a Black Man During a Traffic Stop
"Don’t kill him," the man's girlfriend pleaded.
School That Suspended Kids for Posting COVID Photos Won’t Release Records
Paulding County School District is refusing to release records about the recent decision to suspend students who shared photos of an overcrowded school during the ongoing pandemic.
Georgia High School That Suspended Kids After Posting Photos at School Has 9 Cases of Coronavirus
It’s temporarily shutting down to disinfect, and administrators will soon decide whether to resume in-person classes.
A QAnon Supporter Could Actually Win Her Republican Primary in Georgia
She’s called QAnon a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take this global cabal of Satan-worshiping pedophiles out.”
That Georgia Teen Who Outed Her Mask-Less Classmates Just Got Her Suspension Reversed
She's also quoting civil rights icon John Lewis.
Teachers Are Making Their Own Gravestones and Coffins to Protest Going Back to School
“Children cannot focus on schoolwork if their family members or teachers are in the hospital or dying,” said one kindergarten teacher.
Inmates at Prison Plagued by COVID Live-Streamed Uprising on Smuggled Cell Phones
“Anyone who can help, we need some help, man,” one inmate says as the camera on one video pans between two bloodied inmates.
Georgia's Governor Is Suing Atlanta's Mayor to Stop Her Contradicting Him About Masks
The Republican governor has requested an emergency injunction to restrain Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms from issuing press releases, or making statements to the press.