A poll by the Honest Elections Project (HEP) shows only 28 percent of people who are informed about HR1, the “For the People Act,” actually support it.
WASHINGTON â Less than 24 hours after the Senate passed its massive pandemic relief package during a marathon session in early March, Raphael Warnock was back in Atlanta doing what heâs done for years â preaching in a church.
Donning his kente cloth-trimmed ministerâs robe, the senator from Georgia smiled as he slowly walked to the pulpit to the tones of an organ emanating bluesy chords.
âThereâs a sweet, sweet spirit in this place. Thereâs a sweet, sweet spirit in this virtual space.â
Warnock is here most Sundays in his role as senior pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church. The tall red brick church sits largely empty for the livestreamed service due to coronavirus restrictions.
The Alabama Historical Commission on Tuesday officially unveiled a restored Greyhound bus as part of a 60th anniversary exhibit commemorating the 1961 Freedom Rides protesting the segregation of bus terminals.
The commission unveiled the bus, which was in service at the time of the protests, during a ceremony at its Freedom Rides Museum in Montgomery, Ala., on Tuesday to mark the date the first group of Freedom Riders left on a bus from Washington, D.C., to New Orleans.
Among the first 13 riders was young civil rights leader John Lewis
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In a Friday press release announcing the ceremony, the historical commission’s chairman, Eddie Griffith, said, “As we celebrate the arrival of the restored Greyhound Bus and its symbolic representation of the courage of the Freedom Riders, we also commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Rides and their impact on equal rights for all Americans.”
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Here is a look at some of the statements. Author: Donesha Aldridge (11Alive) Updated: 8:08 PM EDT April 20, 2021
ATLANTA The nation watched closely as a guilty verdict was read for all three charges in the Derek Chauvin trial for the murder of George Floyd.
The jurors seated for the Chauvin trial deliberated for less than 12 hours before reaching their verdict on Tuesday. They delivered a verdict of guilty on the charges of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
Shortly after, groups from around Georgia, metro Atlanta notable figures, and Georgia lawmakers released statements.
These are some of the statements.
The ACLU of Georgia: