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Never Forget: 30 Black Girls Were Imprisoned In A Hot Georgia Stockade For 45 Days For Trying To Buy Movie Tickets

BMS AdminFebruary 6, 2019February 6, 2019

by BMS AdminFebruary 6, 2019February 6, 20194 59172

In 1963, more than a dozen Black girls, between the ages of 12-15, were arrested and locked in a dilapidated stockade for two months without

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WATCH: Georgia Cop Uses His Car As A Weapon On Unarmed Black Man

BMS AdminJune 4, 2018

by BMS AdminJune 4, 201801511

On Friday, June 1, in Athens, Georgia, Timmy Patmon was running from police because he had felony warrants out for his arrest. WSBTV.com reports Officer

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Video: Teacher put on leave after threatening to shoot student for mouthing off in class

BMS AdminNovember 8, 2017

by BMS AdminNovember 8, 20170620

A teacher at Rockdale Career Academy in Georgia is currently being investigated after a video surfaced on social media of the teacher threatening to shoot

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Never Forget: The Execution of Lena Baker

BMS AdminJune 5, 2017January 13, 2019

by BMS AdminJune 5, 2017January 13, 201912 67520

Lena Baker was born in a former slave cabin, about five miles southwest of Cuthbert in Randolph County, Georgia. In 1944, at the age of

Never Forget

Never Forget: The Horrific Lynching of Mary Turner and her Baby

Janet GartnerNovember 28, 2016September 23, 2018

by Janet GartnerNovember 28, 2016September 23, 201830 280430

The chain of events that led to the lynching of Mary Turner started in May of 1918 on Hampton Smith’s plantation in Brooks County, Georgia.

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Four years later, Kendrick Johnson’s mother is still seeking justice for her son’s death

Gloria LandmanNovember 17, 2016November 23, 2016

by Gloria LandmanNovember 17, 2016November 23, 201612 6174

On the evening of January 10, 2013, 17 year-old Kendrick Johnson, a sophomore at Lowndes High School in Valdosta, GA, was reported missing by his

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10 Of The Best Cities For Black Businesses To Thrive

BMS AdminFebruary 15, 2016March 5, 2016

by BMS AdminFebruary 15, 2016March 5, 201612960

If you’re looking for a good environment to start your small business, location is a major bullet point to consider. It’s important to consider if this

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Never Forget: 30 Black Girls Were Imprisoned In A Hot Georgia Stockade For 45 Days For Trying To Buy Movie Tickets

WATCH: Georgia Cop Uses His Car As A Weapon On Unarmed Black Man

Video: Teacher put on leave after threatening to shoot student for mouthing off in class

Never Forget: The Execution of Lena Baker

Never Forget: The Horrific Lynching of Mary Turner and her Baby

Four years later, Kendrick Johnson’s mother is still seeking justice for her son’s death

10 Of The Best Cities For Black Businesses To Thrive

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