ATLANTA (AP) — Stacey Abrams‘ Democratic campaign filed a federal lawsuit Sunday asking a judge to delay vote certifications in Georgia unsettled governor’s race by one day and to make officials count any votes that were wrongly rejected. If successful, the suit would prevent officials from certifying county vote totals until Wednesday and could restore […]
A Georgia woman allegedly shot at her parents after her father wouldn’t change the channel from the University of Georgia football game, the Macon Telegraph reported. Tambria Chaprii Palmer, 28, was arrested at her family’s home. Her father, Darrell Palmer, was watching the UGA Bulldogs play the Kentucky Wildcats when Tambria grabbed the remote control and […]
ATLANTA (AP) — An African-American gun control advocate making her first run for public office has flipped a long-red House seat that Georgia Republicans held onto just last year in what was then the nation’s most expensive congressional race. “We’ve sent a strong message to the entire country,” Lucy McBath tweeted on Thursday after Rep. […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Brian Kemp resigned Thursday as Georgia’s secretary of state, a day after his campaign said he’s captured enough votes to become governor despite his rival’s refusal to concede. As the state’s top election official, Kemp oversaw the race, a marquee contest in the nation’s midterms. His resignation Thursday morning came as […]
A Georgia man is facing DUI charges after he allegedly crashed into three cars in an apartment complex, pushing one into an 8-year-old boy. Channel 2 Action News reports that the boy, who was on his way to a bus stop, was not badly injured. Police say the suspect, Israel Alexander, was high on drugs […]
I want to check in for just a few minutes to give us all an update on two races that were near and dear to our hearts on Election Day. First I’ll give us a full update on the Governor’s race in Georgia, then we’ll talk about the race in Florida, and I’ll conclude this […]
Stacey Abrams is running for Governor of Georgia and she tells the TJMS crew that she feels good! Abrams says that when she decided to run she knew it would be an uphill battle. While campaigning she and her team worked to reach voters who had never been touched before. She says she never expected […]
The halftime show at a Nov. 2 Georgia high school football game caught spectators by surprise when one of the schools bands spelled out the word “coon.” According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, some Brookwood High band members assembled themselves to spell out the racial term using instrument covers that are normally used to spell “broncos,” the […]
Authorities say the armed robbery seemed to be going according to plan. 26-year-old Donte Grayer had pulled out his gun and was led by the manager to the safe in the back office, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. But things went left when Grayer accidentally shot himself in the leg. He was taken to the hospital and […]
Georgia voters received a racist robocall targeting the state’s Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, according to a report by CNN. The call features a voice impersonating Oprah Winfrey, who appeared on the campaign trail Thursday (Nov. 1) in support of Abrams. In about a 60-second pre-recorded message, racist and anti-Semitic rhetoric is used to mock the […]
Early voting has started and Angela Rye tells the Tom Joyner Morning Show crew, normally Black and Brown people don’t show up in large numbers during early voting. But, this year the turnout has been much better, which is a good sign. The bombs that have been sent people who openly disagree with Donald Trumps […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Charges of voter suppression and counterclaims of encouraging illegal voting dominated the first debate between Democrat Stacey Abrams and Republican Brian Kemp in the race for Georgia governor. Disputes over voting access took center stage at Tuesday evening’s debate, highlighting Abrams’ historic bid to become the first black female governor in American […]
