News From A Colorful Perspective
The U.S. District Court in Georgia reported they found the state negligible when it comes to protecting people with developmental disabilities. The Peach State is not holding up their end of the bargain they made with the U.S. Department of Justice to improve the services offered in non-institutional settings to…
A Black family in Atlanta, Ga., refused to hire an independent contractor that showed up to their house with a massive Confederate flag attached to his truck. The contractor, whose name is Michael, showed up to their house on Saturday to replace the brakes on their golf cart, according to…
Kenneth Cabán, a Puerto Rico-born U.S. citizen living in Georgia, had his identity documents taken over 600 days ago by the Georgia Department of Driver’s Services. Cabán just wanted to apply for a state-issued driver’s license. Now, with the help of national civil rights group LatinoJustice PRLDEF, Cabán is suing…
Hannah Payne, a white, 22-year-old Georgia woman, is facing new felony charges in the cold-blooded murder of 62-year-old Kenneth Herring, who was Black, in Clayton County, Georgia. A grand jury added new charges to her existing indictment on June 20. Payne is now being charged with felony murder, malice murder,…
Tiffany Haddish dealt one of the first blows against the state of Georgia because of the recently passed draconian abortion ban. The actress and comedian canceled her upcoming Atlanta performance because of the law, according to the Associated Press. Her show was supposed to be on June 22 at the…
Ongoing abortion restrictions in states across the U.S. including Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, and Missouri are resulting in businesses standing up for reproductive health care. Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed a “fetal heartbeat” bill in May that would effectively sentence women to life imprisonment and the death penalty if they chose to have…
Despite Georgia Democratic politician Stacey Abrams asking Hollywood to #StayAndFight in the state against the recent passing of the draconian abortion ban, Director Spike Lee is calling for Hollywood production companies to leave Georgia, according to the Associated Press. In May, Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed a “fetal heartbeat” bill that would…
Stacey Abrams and other Democratic politicians want Hollywood studios to #StayAndFight in Georgia instead of boycotting the state over the recent draconian abortion ban. Both The Walt Disney Company (No. 20 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list) and WarnerMedia (a division of AT&T No. 1) have both said they…
Actress Alyssa Milano sent a tweet on Friday night urging women to join her in a sex strike to protest anti-abortion laws passed by Republican-controlled legislatures in Georgia. She tweeted “to stop having sex until we get bodily autonomy back.” Her tweet came after the state of Georgia became the…
Stacey Abrams says the decision is in line with voter suppression, and you know who was targeted there. Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed a “fetal heartbeat” bill this week that would effectively sentence women to life imprisonment and the death penalty if they chose to have an illegal abortion after six weeks….
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