Two more Atlanta police officers accused of using excessive force against two college students during the George Floyd protests in the city late last month have been fired, a spokesperson for the police said Wednesday.
Rioters across the United States have waved Mexican flags in various American cities to protest the death of George Floyd allegedly at the hands of a Minneapolis, Minnesota police officer.
Atlanta’s mayor has announced a curfew will be in effect from 9 p.m. Saturday to sunrise Sunday following violence that erupted in the city during demonstrations over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) told Breitbart News on Saturday that the riots in Atlanta on Friday night were “out of character” for the city and state known for its role in the Civil Rights Movement.
Movie mogul and actor Tyler Perry took to social media on Saturday to urge rioters to stop the violent protests that raged on across the country in the wake of George Floyd’s death, proclaiming, “looting is not the answer.”
Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) announced early on Saturday he would deploy the national guard after protests in Atlanta over the death of George Floyd turned violent.
Bernie Kerik said fired Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin should have been charged with first degree murder in the killing of George Floyd.
During CNN’s coverage of the rioting in Atlanta on Friday, host Chris Cuomo said that “CNN is here to tell the story” and that “CNN is not being victimized” by the attacks on the CNN Center in Atlanta. He added
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Bottoms (D) excoriated those causing violence in Georgia’s capital city as protests turned to riots, stating that rioters are “disgracing” their city and “the life of George Floyd and every other person who has been killed in this country.”
While reporting on the riots at the CNN Center in Atlanta on Friday, CNN Correspondent Nick Valencia expressed concern that his safety could be endangered, and said that he and his crew had a spot to fall back to and
Atlanta-based rapper and activist Killer Mike slammed CNN for “feeding fear and anger every day” after the network’s worldwide headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, was attacked by rioters in response to the death of George Floyd.
On Friday, CNN Correspondent Nick Valencia had to terminate a live report to take cover while covering riots at the CNN Center in Atlanta. While Valencia was reporting, an explosive device that Valencia said was a “firecracker” but host Chris
CNN’s headquarters in Atlanta were vandalized by rioters on Friday, including the smashing of windows and graffitiing of the company’s sign.
Appearing Monday on MSNBC, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) conceded that the reopening of Georgia is “not as bad as I thought it would be” after harshly criticizing Gov. Brian Kemp’s (R) decision to lift the state’s stay-at-home order.
Georgia recently ranked #1 as the best state in America for Black-owned businesses. So why is Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms encouraging residents to stay at home and ignore Gov. Brian Kemp’s effort to begin reopening the city?
Democrat Georgia State Rep. Vernon Jones joined Scott Presler and dozens of volunteers on Saturday to clean up the streets in Atlanta.
An Atlanta, Georgia, mall saw massive crowds gather on Saturday, with people lining up to buy the recently released Air Jordan sneakers after Republican Gov. Brian Kemp lifted lockdown restrictions over the weekend.
Democrat Georgia State Rep. Vernon Jones will be joining Scott Presler and volunteers on Saturday to pick up trash on the streets of Atlanta, GA, as the nation slowly begins to open up after a draconian lockdown across the country to fight the coronavirus outbreak.
Friday on MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms addressed the claim both her and her 12-year-old son received a racist text calling her the n-word and stating, “Just shut up and RE-OPEN ATLANTA!”
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — In what appears to be a case of “do as we say, but not as we do,” Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried (D) broke her state’s stay-at-home-order and traveled to Atlanta over the Easter weekend, according to reporting from Florida-based Tallahassee Reports.
Hundreds of flights from quarantined Italy, due to the rapid outbreak of the coronavirus which began in China, are continuing to the U.S.
Stunning dashcam footage showed the moment a tree fell onto a car driving on Georgia’s I-285, nearly flattening the vehicle it fell on.
Employees with Delta Airlines went above and beyond to serve one young flier who lost her beloved “daddy doll” on a flight from Hartford, Connecticut, to Atlanta, Georgia, by tracking it down and finding it.
The president is scheduled to begin speaking at 1:20 p.m. EST.
A woman pleaded guilty in December to beating a child to death after he took a cupcake from her kitchen in Atlanta, Georgia.
An Army soldier surprised his mother, a school resource officer at an Atlanta high school after he came home early from a two-year deployment and showed up at school.
An Atlanta, Georgia, woman’s dreams of going back to college are finally coming true thanks to the help of a good Samaritan passenger on an Uber ride who paid it forward.
Former Vice President Joe Biden inexplicably claimed that he was endorsed by “the only” African-American woman elected to the Senate.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) appeared to shiver on stage as she delivered her opening statement in the fifth Democrat debate in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday night.
Former Vice President Joe Biden stuttered while answering the first question posed by moderators at the Democrat debate in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday.
Julián Castro (D) did not meet the criteria to participate in the upcoming Democrat presidential debate slated for Wednesday, marking the first time the former San Antonio mayor will sit on the sidelines.
“We’re going to campaign for every last African American vote in 2020,” Trump said in a speech as the crowd cheered.
A high school teacher was taken to the hospital after he was allegedly beaten by a student in his classroom in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday.
Two high school softball teams in Atlanta, Georgia, will not be allowed to take part in the state playoffs after a fight broke out between them on Wednesday.
A Delta Air Lines flight halfway through its trip from Atlanta to Fort Lauderdale plummeted 30,000 feet after what the airline said was an incident of irregular “cabin pressurization,” causing mass panic throughout the flight.
Former President Jimmy Carter took aim at President Donald Trump during an event speech Tuesday evening, saying it would be a “disaster” if he were reelected in 2020.
Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams is helping launch a “Majority Rules” initiative that aims to equip and mobilize more than two million women for political activism, reports said.
An Atlanta attorney is accused of using his Mercedes to run over a man who hit his car with a golf ball.
ATLANTA (AP) — Six people were injured Saturday when lightning struck a 60-foot pine at the Tour Championship where they were taking cover from rain and showered them with debris, Atlanta police said.
A Georgia mother allegedly shot and killed her two children, then herself after posting about them on social media Wednesday evening, reports said.
