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Tue., October 2, 2012 6:08pm
The City of Macon honored a long-time resident and community leader Tuesday who was among the first African Americans to serve in the U.S. Marine Corps.
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Thu., April 5, 2012 3:40pm
The Southern Poverty Law Center says federal authorities are investigating claims of discrimination against students with disabilities in Georgia public schools. The center said Thursday the investigation comes after it filed a complaint with the Department of Justice in November claiming that the Georgia Department of Education used a funding formula that encourages districts to segregate students with disabilities to receive more funding.
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Thu., May 5, 2011 5:08pm
Forty college students, including two from Georgia, are retracing a seminal Civil Rights-era journey. Fifty years divides the two trips, but the students will depart from Washington, D.C., just as the original Freedom Riders did in 1961. As the students prepare for the bus trip, they are learning how much the Freedom Rides changed life in America.
