A.L. Lee

Georgia

Contributing Writer at Atlanta Black Star

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Defense Tries to Shift Focus from White Man Accused of Dismembering Black Teen Sade Robinson By Suggesting She Sold Drugs

6 days ago | atlantablackstar.com | A.L. Lee

Defense attorneys in a closely watched Wisconsin murder trial are pushing to introduce new evidence they argue could point to other potential suspects in the brutal slaying of a young Black woman who vanished after going on a first date with a white man last spring.
Masked White Nationalists, Patriot Front Took Over Kansas City, Claim They Are Under Attack, Oppressed In America and Need to Reclaim Their Nation

1 week ago | atlantablackstar.com | A.L. Lee

More than 150 masked white nationalists marched through Kansas City, Missouri, on Saturday, flooding downtown with Confederate flags, upside-down American banners, and chants of “life, liberty, victory” and “reclaim America,” in a brazen pop-up rally that alarmed residents and drew fierce condemnation from city officials and civil rights advocates.
Black First-Grader Called the N-Word and Mobbed By White Students Yelling ‘Attack!’ - Outraged Parents Say Georgia School Responded By Forcing Them Off Campus

1 week ago | atlantablackstar.com | A.L. Lee

The parents of a 6-year-old Black girl in the Atlanta area have filed a federal lawsuit against the DeKalb County School District, claiming their daughter endured racial harassment and physical assaults at Ashford Park Elementary School.
California Cop Caught on Video Body Slamming Handcuffed Teen Like a 'Rag Doll,' Prompting Outrage and Calls for Investigation

1 week ago | atlantablackstar.com | A.L. Lee

A viral social media video showing a San Bernardino police officer viciously body-slamming a 17-year-old girl last week has sparked outrage and calls for an independent investigation. The brutal arrest occurred the afternoon of May 21 outside a grocery store in the 500 block of West Second Street. Police responded to a report of a person trespassing at the San Bernardino Food4Less and trying to start a fight.
Weeks After Daring a White Guest to Say the N-Word, Piers Morgan Slams Right-Winger for Using Slur on His Show

2 weeks ago | atlantablackstar.com | A.L. Lee

Piers Morgan keeps insisting his show is called “Uncensored,” but the N-word keeps putting that claim to the test. Just two weeks after trying to provoke a white guest into speaking the slur on-air, prompting a live, furious rebuke from Marc Lamont Hill, the British host found himself back in a firestorm over the same racist insult.
'The Nasty Things Bad People Say': George Floyd’s Daughter Endures Cruel Taunts From Classmates—Five Years After His Death, the Hate Lives On

2 weeks ago | atlantablackstar.com | A.L. Lee

The name that rallied millions to unite in a global call for racial justice is now being turned against the little girl who believed her father’s death at the hands of a cold-blooded cop had changed the world for good. George Floyd—whose brutal murder in 2020 became a powerful symbol of the Black Lives Matter movement and sparked a global reckoning over racism and police violence—is now the subject of a bullying campaign aimed at his 11-year-old daughter, Gianna.
‘It's a Pain In the Behind’: A Philadelphia Woman Nearly Lost Everything After She Was Declared Dead By Mistake. Social Security Administration Calls a Statistical Fluke - But It's Ruining Lives

2 weeks ago | atlantablackstar.com | A.L. Lee

For several months, whenever Renee Williams walked into a store to make a purchase or answered a phone call about her bank account, she half-joked: “Let me check if I’m still alive today.” But behind her dry wit and slight grin is an ordeal that’s no laughing matter. For more than six months, the West Philadelphia woman has been fighting to reverse the fallout from a Social Security Administration error that mistakenly declared her dead.
‘Lucky to Be Alive’: Family of 5-Year-Old Girl Who Was Shot By Georgia Deputy In Pursuit of Unarmed Suspect Sues, Citing Pattern of Misconduct and Reckless Use of Force

2 weeks ago | atlantablackstar.com | A.L. Lee

The family of a 5-year-old girl shot and wounded during a police chase at a Fulton County gas station in metro Atlanta has filed a sweeping federal lawsuit against the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and a former deputy, alleging recklessness and a history of misconduct.
Outraged Atlanta-Area Mom Wants School Bus Driver Charged After Forcing 6-Year-Old Off Bus In Violent Rainstorm Alone

2 weeks ago | atlantablackstar.com | A.L. Lee

An Atlanta-area school bus driver has been placed on administrative leave and is facing criminal investigation after allegedly forcing a hapless 6-year-old girl off the bus during a violent rainstorm and leaving her alone nearly a mile from home. Kaylani Davis, a first-grade student at Flat Rock Elementary School in DeKalb County, had to cross a busy road on May 12 in the early morning downpour before a neighbor found her screaming for help, according to 11Alive News.
White North Carolina Woman Boards School Bus and Unleashes Racist Tirade on Black Student, Ends Up In Handcuffs

2 weeks ago | atlantablackstar.com | A.L. Lee

A white North Carolina mother who boarded a Currituck County school bus and unleashed a profanity-laced tirade that included a racial slur directed at a Black student has been arrested and faces multiple charges. The May 15 incident involving Samantha Danielle Spoor, 35, of Moyock, has prompted widespread outrage and a review of school safety procedures. Samantha Danielle Spoor is facing charges after boarding a school bus and verbally abusing children.

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