Georgia

Georgia immigrants say, ‘Sí, se puede!’

Thousands of immigrant workers and their families rallied and marched in Atlanta, one of the many cities taking part in…

April 17, 2013

Georgia school workers score victory

Atlanta — On the 45th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Memphis, Tenn., low-wage workers…

April 8, 2013

Leyes contra latinos/as indignan al sur

En su formato original, la Ley Beason-Hammon Alabama HB 56 otorgaba a los oficiales de recursos escolares el derecho de…

October 17, 2012

Heed Troy Davis’ words

On Sept. 21, 2011, shortly before the state of Georgia executed him, Troy Davis urged his supporters to “dismantle this…

September 27, 2012

Atlanta remembers Troy Davis on Sept. 21

“We need to dismantle this unjust system …” Troy Davis had written shortly before his execution by the state of…

September 13, 2012

School workers fight denial of unemployment benefits

Atlanta — With each blow of the gavel, the words “Guilty, guilty, guilty!” brought the crowd to their feet, cheering…

August 27, 2012

Hundreds view reenactment of Georgia lynching

Monroe, Ga. — On July 28, more than 500 people watched the dramatic reenactment of a gruesome lynching that happened…

August 6, 2012

School workers fight unemployment cut-off

Atlanta — An estimated 65,000 school workers in Georgia — from unionized bus drivers to food service workers employed by…

July 18, 2012

Georgia prisoners on strike:<br />Starving for change

Family members say that 10 prisoners at Jackson Diagnostic and Classification Prison are on a month-long hunger strike to protest…

July 18, 2012