Jill Sieder

Atlanta

News and Investigative Reporter at Freelance

Atlanta-based writer, reporter, editor. Futbol fan. Casual paddler. Past: @StateAffairsGA. Send notes & tips to [email protected]

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Atlanta Public Schools Admit Teacher Made ‘a Poor Choice’ to Segregate Elementary School Classrooms By Race and Will Pay $500K to Settle with Black Parent Who Filed Lawsuit

1 week ago | atlantablackstar.com | Jill Sieder

A Black woman who sued Atlanta Public Schools after she learned her daughter’s elementary school separated students by race has reached a $500,000 settlement with the district that was approved by its board on Monday, AJC.com reported. In 2020, Kila Posey, a career school teacher and administrator, was running an after-school program called The Club at several Atlanta elementary schools, including Mary Lin Elementary, where her daughter was about to start second grade.
Called 'Thug,' 'Sleepy,' 'Ni--er' and Unfairly Denied Promotions, Two Black Seattle Police Officers Were Punished for Complaining, Lawsuit Says

1 week ago | atlantablackstar.com | Jill Sieder

Two Black Seattle police officers are suing the city of Seattle, alleging they were harassed and discriminated against for years in a hostile work environment the city fostered and perpetuated. In two separate civil lawsuits filed on April 16 in King County Superior Court, Officers Michael Griffin and Corey Foy say they faced racial discrimination on a daily basis, including numerous incidents that embarrassed and humiliated them.
‘Obey the White’: White Connecticut DOT Supervisor Told Black Worker He Runs the 'Place Like a Prison' So He Would be Comfortable, Called Him a ‘Worthless Ni-er,’ Lawsuit Says

2 weeks ago | atlantablackstar.com | Jill Sieder

A Black worker with the Connecticut Department of Transportation has settled a lawsuit with the state that accused four DOT supervisors of using racial slurs and denying him opportunities for training and promotion. Tyquon Williams first sued the DOT in state court in 2022, alleging that he and other Black employees at the agency’s Milford garage were subjected to racial harassment and denied opportunities to advance.
Nevada City Manager Joins Unemployment Line After His Secretly Recorded Racist 'Humor' Goes Public

2 weeks ago | atlantablackstar.com | Jill Sieder

The city manager of Mesquite, Nevada, a small town north of Las Vegas, was fired by the city council after being caught on tape making racist remarks secretly recorded by the former police chief he fired in January. City Manager Edward “Owen” Dickie had been in political hot water since early April when comments he made in private conversations with former Mesquite police chief MaQuade Chesley and others surfaced in the Nevada Current.
'This Child Was Kidnapped': Black Parents Whose Newborn Was Put In Foster Care for Nearly a Month Because Doctor Called Police After They Chose Treatment with Midwife Files Lawsuit

2 weeks ago | atlantablackstar.com | Jill Sieder

A Black couple in metro Dallas whose newborn baby was taken away by the state in 2023 after they elected to have their midwife treat the child for jaundice instead of taking her to an emergency room has filed a lawsuit against the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS).
White Tenant Spat on Black Woman, Tried to Run Over Another, and Called Them Racial Slurs, But Management Did Nothing, Lawsuit Says

2 weeks ago | atlantablackstar.com | Jill Sieder

The owner of an apartment building in Washington, D.C. that allegedly failed to intervene when two of its Black female tenants were repeatedly subjected to racist and sexist harassment, threats and physical violence from a white male tenant now has to pay for its inaction.
Black Man Tased at Dallas Airport Vows to Sue Police Who He Says First Accused Him of Carrying Drugs, Then Arrested Him for an Old Speeding Ticket

3 weeks ago | atlantablackstar.com | Jill Sieder

A Black man who says he was falsely accused by Dallas Police of carrying cocaine onto a Southwest Airlines flight and then tased while several officers detained him at the gate now plans to sue the police department.
‘Why Does It Always Have to Be Us?’: Court Revives Lawsuit Accusing Louisiana Parish of Sacrificing Black Neighborhoods to Toxic Industry While Shielding White Communities for 46 Years

3 weeks ago | atlantablackstar.com | Jill Sieder

A federal appeals court in Louisiana ruled that three organizations representing Black residents can continue with their civil rights lawsuit against St. James Parish that seeks to stop the construction and expansion of polluting petrochemical plants in majority Black neighborhoods.
‘Like Cowboys’: Mississippi Capitol Police Indicted for Manslaughter for Shooting Unarmed Black Man In the Head During Traffic Stop

3 weeks ago | atlantablackstar.com | Jill Sieder

A grand jury indicted two Mississippi Capitol Police officers for manslaughter in the still-murky shooting death of a Black motorist in 2022. Officers Steven Randolph Frederick Jr. and Michael Rhinewalt acted “willfully, unlawfully, and feloniously, without malice, without authority of law and not in necessary self-defense,” when they shot 25-year-old Jaylen Lewis during a traffic stop, the true bill, obtained by Mississippi Today, alleges.
Atlanta-area Police Oddly Arrest Paraplegic Atlanta Man for 'Kicking In' Woman’s Door and Assaulting Her Then Stand By After He Falls From Wheelchair

4 weeks ago | atlantablackstar.com | Jill Sieder

A metro Atlanta police department arrested a paraplegic man confined to a wheelchair after a woman with a history of lying to police accused him of kicking down her door and assaulting her. Charles Read, who has been paralyzed for 25 years from a bullet that damaged his spine, showed up at the College Park Police Department last month hoping to clear up the false charges against him.

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12 May 25

Atlanta Public Schools admit principal made ‘a poor choice’ to segregate elementary school classrooms by race and will pay $500K to settle with Black parent who filed lawsuit #gapol #education #equity https://t.co/NEQiQ0Jl8d

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23 Apr 25

Appellate court revives lawsuit accusing St. James Parish in Louisiana of pushing polluting industries to Black neighborhoods while shielding white communities. #canceralley #environmentaljustice https://t.co/1jtUgGoLkW

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Articles

Atlanta Public Schools Admit Teacher Made ‘a Poor Choice’ to Segregate Elementary School Classrooms By Race and Will Pay $500K to Settle with Black Parent Who Filed Lawsuit

Called 'Thug,' 'Sleepy,' 'Ni--er' and Unfairly Denied Promotions, Two Black Seattle Police Officers Were Punished for Complaining, Lawsuit Says

‘Obey the White’: White Connecticut DOT Supervisor Told Black Worker He Runs the 'Place Like a Prison' So He Would be Comfortable, Called Him a ‘Worthless Ni-er,’ Lawsuit Says

Nevada City Manager Joins Unemployment Line After His Secretly Recorded Racist 'Humor' Goes Public

'This Child Was Kidnapped': Black Parents Whose Newborn Was Put In Foster Care for Nearly a Month Because Doctor Called Police After They Chose Treatment with Midwife Files Lawsuit

White Tenant Spat on Black Woman, Tried to Run Over Another, and Called Them Racial Slurs, But Management Did Nothing, Lawsuit Says

Black Man Tased at Dallas Airport Vows to Sue Police Who He Says First Accused Him of Carrying Drugs, Then Arrested Him for an Old Speeding Ticket

‘Why Does It Always Have to Be Us?’: Court Revives Lawsuit Accusing Louisiana Parish of Sacrificing Black Neighborhoods to Toxic Industry While Shielding White Communities for 46 Years

‘Like Cowboys’: Mississippi Capitol Police Indicted for Manslaughter for Shooting Unarmed Black Man In the Head During Traffic Stop

Atlanta-area Police Oddly Arrest Paraplegic Atlanta Man for 'Kicking In' Woman’s Door and Assaulting Her Then Stand By After He Falls From Wheelchair

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