Luke Letlow, 41, Held Maskless Campaign Events. He Died Before Taking His Seat in Congress.
Congressman-elect Luke Letlow, 41, has died in a Shreveport, La., hospital after falling ill with COVID-19. More
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Ahmaud Arbery and the Danger of Jogging While Black
Black men are often criminalized in public spaces—that means they are perceived as potential threats and predators. Consequently, their blackness is weaponized. More
Georgia Charges White Men With Murder in Ahmaud Arbery Slaying
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has charged two white men for murder and aggravated assault in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, a black man who was jogging in a Georgia residential area when officials say the alleged killers “confronted him with two firearms.” More
Black Leaders Scorch Georgia Gov. Kemp’s Reopening: ‘A Champion of Holding Oppressed People Down’
Black leaders in Georgia worry that Governor Brian Kemp is showing little concern for COVID-19’s disproportionate impact on African American communities as he reopens the state amid an escalating number of cases and deaths. More
Families Fearful Amid COVID-19 Outbreaks in Louisiana, Mississippi ICE Prisons; Two Guards Die
A Louisiana detention center’s failure to comply with its own COVID-19 policies led to the deaths of two guards and an outbreak at the Richwood Correctional Center in Monroe, an immigrants rights group claims More
