The New Great Migration is a reverse flow of Black people back to the South, reshaping the region with opportunities, family, and culture, and providing a platform for Black political power to influence state governance and national policies.
Georgia
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Donald Trump booked in Georgia; mugshot publicly released
Inside the lockup, Trump finally received the same treatment as most criminal defendants: his mugshot was taken, and the sheriff released the notorious photo a short time later.
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Trump agrees to $200K bond in Georgia election interference case
As part of the expansive Fulton County, Georgia, indictment, attorneys for former President Donald Trump and the District Attorney have reached a $200,000 bond agreement.
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Georgia runoff: Warnock prevails; candidate quality meant fewer voters turned out for Walker
Democrats increased their Senate majority to 51-49 with Sen. Raphael Warnock’s win over Herschel Walker.
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Stacey Abrams’ governor run provides a jolt for the 2022 midterms
‘I’m running because opportunity in our state shouldn’t be determined by zip code, background, or access to power.’
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After guilty verdicts, civil rights leaders exhort Black America to ‘never stop running for Ahmaud!’
A jury convicted Travis McMichael, Gregory McMichael, and William Bryan of felony murder in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery,
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Jury finds all three defendants guilty of murdering Ahmaud Arbery
A jury has found all three men charged in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery guilty of murder after 10 hours of deliberations.
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Defendants in Ahmaud Arbery case say slavery-era law enabled them to arrest, shoot Black man
Travis McMichael, 35, his father, Gregory McMichael, 65, and their neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan, 52, plans to defend their actions by claiming they were making a citizens’ arrest that went awry only after Arbery resisted.
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Three urgent steps to defend democracy from cynics and skeptics
There are three urgently important steps Congress must take this year to defend voting rights and strengthen democracy.
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How new voters, Black women transformed Georgia’s politics
It was Georgia’s changing electorate that put Democrats in office.
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We cannot lose sight of the historic milestones
Georgians had the rare opportunity to vote for two senators at the same time. They elected Rev. Raphael Warnock, a progressive prophetic Black preacher, and Jon Ossoff, a young Jewish journalist and filmmaker.
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Georgia Senate races will decide the fate of Biden’s presidency
Voter turnout is reportedly lagging in the more rural and conservative areas of Georgia and is higher in more traditionally Democratic areas of the state.
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Father and son charged with murder of Ahmaud Arbery (updated)
New video reveals how Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed on February 23.
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Stacey Abrams: ‘It ain’t over until it’s over’
By Thursday, two days after Republican Brian Kemp declared victory, Abrams is still calling for every vote to be counted and she’s hoping that the results will at least be enough for a runoff, if absentee ballots don’t push her over the top altogether