Georgia

Georgia university students battle racist higher-ups

Students, faculty and community members are in ongoing struggle against racism at the University of Georgia at Athens -- and…

May 7, 2019

Georgia, #1 in maternal deaths, passes country’s most restrictive abortion law

The Georgia legislature succeeded in passing the most restrictive law governing access to abortion in the country on March 29,…

April 4, 2019

Georgia rules against DACA students

Undocumented students who are recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, or DACA, have been barred from attending…

March 20, 2019

Students fight institutionalized racism in Georgia

"I was livid, furious," said Elijah John, a Black student at Kennesaw State University after seeing his image used in…

February 28, 2019

Inmates expose systematic abuse in Georgia jail

Atlanta - Gwinnett County Sheriff Butch Conway and Lt. Col. Carl Sims currently face a federal lawsuit in response to…

December 20, 2018

Black votes matter in Georgia gubernatorial election

Nov. 12 — Given a tight race in Georgia for the position of governor, the outcome was not decided on…

November 13, 2018

Voting rights battle in Georgia

Atlanta — Major newspapers and national TV news programs have carried stories about the close Georgia governor’s race between Demo­crat…

October 25, 2018

Disability groups reject racist Georgia voter suppression

A proposal by the Randolph County, Georgia, Board of Elections to close seven out of nine polling places in one…

September 10, 2018

Georgia prisoners resist psychological torture

Atlanta — The Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson, otherwise known as Jackson Prison, is being exposed for subjecting…

August 2, 2018

Hundreds rally for Anthony Hill in Georgia

Decatur, Ga. — Hundreds turned out April 21 at the courthouse here to rally for Anthony Hill. The march and…

April 26, 2018