The state of Georgia is the hotbed of one of the most important races ahead of the general election just two weeks away. In a victory for voting rights advocates, a judge has declared an end to the rejection of absentee ballots due to signatures.
Abrams is fed up after Kemp's "exact match" law put 53,000 voter registration applications on hold.
Babysitting is apparently another act a Black person in America can’t perform without having the cops called on him. In Cobb County, Georgia, a Black man who runs an after-school program was seen with two white children from his program, prompting a woman to call cops that tailed him to his home.
Waka Flocka Flame added himself to a growing list of rappers and entertainers who probably should hire a better accounting firm. The boisterous rapper is on the hook with the state of Georgia over an unpaid tax bill to the tune of $55,000.
Lil Yatchy just learned driving while Black is a very real thing. The Atlanta rapper claims he was recently pulled over solely because of his taste in luxury vehicles.
Offset found himself in quite a bit of struggle Friday (July 20) after he was arrested driving just outside of Atlanta during the afternoon hours. Although initial reports say the Migos rapper was knocked for illegal tint, he was pinched for a lane change but was riding extremely dirty for a convicted felon.
Although the Migos are among the top-earning rap groups in the game now, it looks like two members from the crew have kept some poor books over the years. Both Quavo and Takeoff were slapped with tax liens and combined the pair owe over $28,000.
Fresh from a weapons and drug arrest, Jim Jones is still touching the town. Capo sat down with Angie Martinez to give some much-needed updates and more.
Jim Jones earned his stripes in the streets of Harlem without question but at the age of 41, many would have expected he left the game behind. After his arrest last Thursday (June 21) in Georgia where police found drugs and weapons, new details about his goon crew are emerging.
Dayonn Davis, a teenager in Georgia who had no previous criminal record, appears to be the victim of being in the wrong place at the absolute wrong time. Davis was given five years in prison and 10 years of probation over a $100 pair of sneakers which has ignited some frenzied debate over mandatory sentencing.
A white Georgia police officer was let go from his position after video of him running over a Black suspect with his cruiser surfaced. Officer Taylor Saulters of the Athens-Clarke County Police Department hit fleeing suspect Timmy Patmon who was also threatened with a taser gun.
Rep. Stacey Abrams, currently a congresswoman in the state of Georgia, made history after being nominated as the Democratic Party’s candidate for governor. She is the first Black woman to ever achieve the feat and, if she wins, would make history once again as the country’s first Black female chief executive.
