Ahmaud Arbery July 22, 2020 Man who videotaped Ahmaud Arbery's death being investigated for possible sex crimes, GBI says The man who videotaped the grisly shooting death of Georgia jogger Ahmaud Arbery had messages on his cell phone "replete" with racist remarks and is facing a separate state criminal investigation into possible sex crimes, prosecutors said.
Ahmaud Arbery July 17, 2020 Three Georgia men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery plead not guilty The three Georgia men accused in the shooting death of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery pleaded not guilty on Friday before a judge in a Glynn County courtroom.
Ahmaud Arbery June 24, 2020 Ahmaud Arbery killing: 3 Georgia men indicted by grand jury on murder charges A grand jury has indicted three men on murder charges in the February killing of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia, a prosecutor announced Wednesday.
Georgia June 23, 2020 Georgia lawmakers approve hate-crime bill after Republicans drop police protections Georgia state lawmakers have approved a first-ever hate crime bill put forward by state Senate Republicans Monday, after a deal was reached removing protections for police officers.
Ahmaud Arbery June 22, 2020 Georgia House passes bill to dissolve county police departments, legislature takes up hate crimes bill The Georgia House of Representatives passed a bill Friday that would allow voters to decide whether they want to abolish county police departments
OPINION June 19, 2020 Clarence Henderson: George Floyd protests — what I learned during lunch counter sit-ins in 1960 Since my involvement in the Greensboro Woolworth’s lunch counter sit-it in 1960, my goal was to ensure that blacks were treated with the respect and dignity that all Americans deserve under the law.
Donald Trump June 16, 2020 Ahmaud Arbery's mother says Trump was 'very compassionate' during White House meeting Wanda Cooper-Jones, the mother Ahmaud Arbery, said President Trump was "very compassionate" when he met with various families behind closed doors on Tuesday, prior to signing an executive order geared toward reforming the country's policing tactics.
Police and Law Enforcement June 16, 2020 Black Georgia sheriff says shooting of Rayshard Brooks by Atlanta police was 'completely justified' Burke County, Ga. Sheriff Alfonzo Williams argued Tuesday that Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe was "completely justified" in using lethal force against 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks, whose death has sparked a new round of protests and controversy over policing and racial discrimination in the U.S.
Ralph Northam June 12, 2020 Virginia's push to remove Confederate statues leaves some longtime residents in moral limbo On a rainy Thursday evening in Richmond, Va., a 47-year-old man dressed in dark jeans and a black T-shirt with a white skull on the back knelt on the wet green grass on Monument Avenue and cried.
Ahmaud Arbery June 9, 2020 Major Georgia companies including Coca-Cola, Delta call for hate crime legislation in wake of Ahmaud Arbery's death Major Georgia corporations including Coca-Cola, Delta and Home Depot are calling on lawmakers to pass hate crime legislation in the wake of Ahmaud Arbery's death.
OPINION June 9, 2020 Donna Brazile: Justice in Policing Act – what's in this historic bill and why it must pass now Transparency! Accountability! Aren’t these virtues among the very least we should expect from the police in our country?
