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Georgia Teen Kayla Willis Got Into 31 Colleges Without Ever Paying an Application Fee
"If you are proactive and persevere, you can achieve any goal."
By Lucy Diavolo
A Georgia State Senator Was Arrested During a Protest About Uncounted Governor's Race Votes
"I stood peacefully next to my constituents because they wanted their voices to be heard, and now I’m being arrested.”
By Jameelah Nasheed
A Closer Look at Allegations of Voter Suppression in Georgia
“Once I got to around the two-and-a-half-hour mark, we heard a commotion."
By Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Stacey Abrams Hasn't Conceded and Pledged that Every Vote Will Be Counted
"We believe our chance for a stronger Georgia is within reach."
By Jameelah Nasheed
Hope and Fear Faced Off as Obama and Trump Hit the Campaign Trail
"We have seen repeated attempts to divide us with rhetoric designed to make us angry and make us fearful."
By Christianna Silva
Early Voting Is Spiking in Texas and Georgia — Possibly Thanks to the Youth Vote
It could be a sign the 2018 midterms will be a record year for youth turnout.
By Christianna Silva
Oprah Believes in Stacey Abrams for Georgia Governor
"Georgia, you've been on my mind."
By Jameelah Nasheed
Georgia Police Are Looking for Someone Who Put Googly Eyes on a Park Statue
"Who did this?!"
By Lauren Rearick
A 17-Year-Old Was Killed in a Road-Rage Shooting in Georgia
JaNae Owens was in the car with her mother and twin sister.
By Kaylen Ralph
Atlanta's Mayor Says the City Won't Hold New ICE Detainees
The move has raised concerns that the detainees will end up in private prisons instead.
By Jewel Wicker
Mariah Parker Was Sworn Into Office on a Copy of Malcolm X's Autobiography
"If you see injustice and you see a need for someone to take action, it has to be you."
By Jewel Wicker
Three Atlanta Women Had a Cop Called on Them While Using a Bathroom
Peeing while black.
By Eve Hartley
Stacey Abrams's Political Opponent Is the Man Who Pointed a Gun at a Teen in an Ad
Brian Kemp won Tuesday's Republican runoff in the Georgia governor's race.
By Linley Sanders
1 Dead, 1 Injured in Shooting Across the Street from Georgia High School Graduation Ceremony
Officials say one woman is dead and another was injured.
By Lucy Diavolo
A Republican Candidate Points a Gun at a Teen in a Campaign Ad
Please stop with the "dad with a shotgun" routine.
By Beatrice Dupuy
A Teen Killed a Passenger While Snapchatting Her 106 MPH Drive
In court, her attorney asked if she can still go on a cruise.
By Beatrice Dupuy
Georgia's Homophobic Adoption Bill Would Have Prevented Me From Being Adopted by My Dads
"I found my forever family with my two fathers."
By David Rivera
A Georgia Teacher Was Arrested for Firing a Gun in His Empty Classroom
The incident came after Trump's remarks on arming educators.
By Ella Cerón
A Georgia Representative Said People With HIV Should Be Quarantined to Be "Provocative"
She said her comments were taken "completely out of context."
By Sammy Nickalls
Why Everyone Wants to Know What Really Happened to This Man Found Hanging in an Atlanta Park
The police say it's suicide, but many aren't convinced.
By Lincoln Anthony Blades