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Equality, Rights & Justice Issues

Georgia city riddled with prejudice denies first ever African-American mayor keys to City Hall

In the southern Georgia town of Camilla, government-sanctioned segregation is not a thing of the past. The city council of Camilla voted unanimously to deny the first ever African-American mayor—Rufus Davis—the keys to City Hall after he won election in 2015. In response, Davis has decided to boycott his post, refusing to sit in council meetings until Camilla is desegregated. The rejection of Davis, it turns out, is but one thread in a thick weave of

Education

Racial inequality a problem in Georgia schools

The Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education released its latest list of top 10 issues to watch in education. One major issue is equity in access to education, which is something that is often missed in discussions about education funding, teacher pay, and student performance. Not all children in Georgia have equal access to quality education and quality teachers, according to GPEE’s report. Under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, every state is required to

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

Equality, Rights & Justice Issues

Women resist: 5 leaders we love in Georgia

Georgia is full of amazing progressive leaders, and women of color are at the forefront of addressing issues like abortion access, voting rights, immigration reform and Islamophobia. Over the past year, the Better Georgia blog has highlighted some of these amazing women. In a year often described as a “dumpster fire” of a year, following the election and subsequent inauguration of Donald J. Trump, it’s been easy for progressives to feel their voices have been

Better Georgia

Firing racist school superintendent Jeremy Spencer

Jeremy Spencer used to work for Georgia’s Department of Education. But after racially charged Facebook posts he made came to light, Better Georgia supporters put pressure on the state superintendent to fire him and it worked. In 2016, it came to light that Spencer held some extremely bigoted beliefs. His Facebook was littered with posts that demean Muslims, imply that non-white students are not able to achieve academic success at the same level as white

Gun Violence & Safety

Racist Georgia cop is not an isolated incident

The blatant racism that motivated a Georgia cop to say “we only kill black people” is not an isolated incident. In the last few weeks we’ve seen that same public racism lead State Rep. Jason Spencer to tell a former colleague, former State Rep. LaDawn Jones, that she would not be “met with torch but something a lot more definitive” and she “will go missing in the Okefenokee” if she continues to support the removal