A jury now has the case after a 13-day trial of three white men charged with murder and other crimes in the death of Ahmaud Arbery. The jury got the case on Tuesday after final closing arguments from the prosecutor and instructions from a judge.
The University System of Georgia has decided not to pursue plans to rename dozens of buildings and colleges named for historical figures associated with racism. The board voted Monday not to accept the recommendations of an advisory board headed by Albany State University President Marion Fedrick formed in June of last year to explore the issue.
The Georgia legislature is officially done with redistricting, with the final passage of a new Congressional map that now goes to Gov. Brian Kemp for his signature.
Meanwhile, Kemp and the Republican leaders of 14 other states are pushing the federal government to get more drivers on the road to ease supply chain issues at ports in Savannah and across the country.
The Georgia House passed the new congressional map along party lines 96-68. It now joins the state’s legislative map awaiting Gov. Brian Kemp’s signature.
Monday on Political Rewind: Self-defense was a key argument in the pursuit of acquittal in Kenosha, Wisc., in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. Meanwhile in Georgia, defense lawyers in the trial of Gregory and Travis McMichael and William "Roddie" Bryan" also claimed self-defense as closing arguments unfolded on Monday.
Sites from African American history are among the 10 'Places in Peril' named this year by the Georgia Trust For Historic Preservation. Mark McDonald, the trust's president and CEO, said that the list is meant to highlight sites around the state that have historic significance, face a real threat, or are representative of broader preservation issues.
Independent comic creators Alan Tupper, Carrie Tupper and Havana Nguyen raised $30,000 through crowdfunding to turn their long-running webcomic series into an animated short, which then won Best Georgia Short at the Georgia Film Festival this month.
A prosecutor in the murder trial over Ahmaud Arbery's death is arguing that none of the three white men charged in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery had cause to make a citizen's arrest when they saw him in their neighborhood. Linda Dunikoski told jurors in her closing arguments Monday that the three defendants decided to pursue Arbery "because he was a Black man running down their street."
Gov. Brian Kemp's conscious decision not to expand Medicaid means many people of color are "stuck in the water" when it comes to a lack of access to quality health care.
A grand jury in Georgia has indicted five law enforcement officers in the 2019 death of a naked man who was pressed on the ground outside of a music festival. Authorities say Fernando Rodriguez died of asphyxiation after he was handcuffed and pressed to the ground. The officers face charges of malice murder, felony murder and aggravated assault.
The Glynn County jury will hear closing arguments in the murder case against Father and son Greg and Travis McMichael, and their neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan for the February 2020 murder of Ahmaud Arbery.
The state House is set to approve a new Congressional map that would give Republicans another seat.
Atlanta police continue to search for Kenny Wells, the man who escaped with his gun from an airport security checkpoint after the gun in his luggage discharged on Saturday.
The Chardos family has been under strict quarantine since March 2020 to protect Ellie, who has Down syndrome and is immunocompromised, from the coronavirus.
Friday on Political Rewind: Consequential updates to Georgia's political maps are moving through a special session of the state General Assembly. The Republican-controlled legislature is redrawing the boundaries of state and congressional legislatorial seats as part of a decennial process mandated by law.
