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From the Atlanta Tribune:

Photo: GoFundMe A mother was denied the chance to witness the exhumation of her son after he was killed by an off-duty police officer in Jackson, Mississippi and buried without the family’s knowledge. On Monday (November 13), the body of Dexter Wade, 37, was exhumed at 8 a.m. at Hinds County Penal Farm, per WAPT. […]

The post Mother Denied Chance to See Exhumation of Black Man Who Was Secretly Buried first appeared on Atlanta Tribune.

The post Mother Denied Chance to See Exhumation of Black Man Who Was Secretly Buried appeared first on Atlanta Tribune.

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From the Atlanta Tribune:

Stacey Abrams’ Fair Fight Sues Conservative Group For Intimidating Voters Stacey Abrams’ Fair Fight organization filed a lawsuit claiming that a conservative organization intimidated voters. According to court documents, Fair Fight says that Texas-based True the Vote came to Georgia to intimidate voters during the 2020 election. The organization announced it was challenging the eligibility […]

The post Stacey Abrams Fights For Voters In Court; Georgia District Lines Violated Voting Rights ActAtlanta Less Safe From Fires: ADW Top 5 Stories Of The Week first appeared on Atlanta Tribune.

The post Stacey Abrams Fights For Voters In Court; Georgia District Lines Violated Voting Rights ActAtlanta Less Safe From Fires: ADW Top 5 Stories Of The Week appeared first on Atlanta Tribune.

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From the New York Times:

Ms. Powell, a lawyer who promoted conspiracy theories about election fraud after Donald J. Trump’s 2020 defeat, now says she never represented him or his campaign.

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From the Atlanta Tribune:

Photo: Quintel Sumrall, the visionary entrepreneur behind ISeeCredit.com (Photo, BlackNews.com). By BlackNews.com In a historic milestone for the financial and technology sectors, Quintel Sumrall, the visionary entrepreneur behind ISeeCredit.com, has become the first African American to own a credit monitoring company. His groundbreaking venture is set to reshape the landscape of identity theft protection and credit monitoring services. In a […]

The post Entrepreneur Makes History, Launches First Black-Owned Credit Monitoring Company appeared first on Atlanta Tribune.

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From the Atlanta Tribune:

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis continues to face threats since indicting former President Donald Trump in August. While speaking with Fulton County leaders, Willis shared that she has received more threats and racial harassment. “(The threats) come in through my phone line, they come into the magistrate court, they come in through written letter, […]

The post Fani Willis Has Received 150 Personal Threats, Harassed With Racial Slurs Since Indicting Donald Trump appeared first on Atlanta Tribune.

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From the Atlanta Tribune:

Disgraced former New York mayor and Trump cohort was found guilty of defamation against a mother and daughter who worked Georgia election polls during the infamous 2020 election. Giuliani falsely accused the women of election tampering and in August a U.S. District Judge ruled that Giuliani was guilty of defaming Ruby Freeman and her daughter […]

The post Rudy Giuliani Will Have to Pay Damages to Falsely Accused Mother and Daughter Election Workers appeared first on Atlanta Tribune.

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From the New York Times:

The G.O.P. has lost a commitment to solving the nation’s problems and become purposeless.

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From the New York Times:

Readers react to a column by Nicholas Kristof. Also: Making driverless taxis accessible; Fulton County jail conditions; what makes a good person.