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Race & Racism

Militarized police target counter-protestors at Nazi demonstration in Newnan

Members of the Neo-Nazi hate group, National Socialist Movement, demonstrated in Newnan, Ga .over the weekend. The group had obtained a permit to host a rally in Newnan about a month ago, supposedly to discuss “hot button” issues. An estimated few dozen Neo-Nazis filled the streets, dressed in black and carrying shields and NSM flags. Members of loose-knit anti-fascist groups, joined by Newnan citizens, also showed up to demonstrate against the white supremacist group’s messages

Government Accountability

Former Ga gov. may have sanctioned the Moore’s Ford Lynching

In 1946, two African American couples were brutally murdered by lynch mobs, an event known as the Moore’s Ford Lynching. Throughout the last 72 years, the case has been investigated by both the FBI and GBI. Ten years ago, the FBI released records showing that former Ga. Governor Eugene Talmadge may have sanctioned the murders to secure rural white votes weeks before being elected governor. Other memos within the records raised suspicions that state employees

Healthcare

Rape Kit backlog revealed: 4,200 kits, 6 years of testing ahead

Less than a year after a bipartisan group pushed for increased testing of rape kits, we’re beginning to see the scope of the problem. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation, or GBI, released a report earlier this month detailing their findings and the progress they’ve made testing the backlog of rape kits. There are currently more than 4,200 rape kits that need to be tested, and, at the current rate these kits are being tested, it