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Representative Tyrone Brooks’ Future May Rest With Governor Deal

ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) — Georgia’s governor will convene a panel to determine whether an indicted state lawmaker should be suspended. Gov. Nathan Deal’s office said Friday Attorney General Sam Olens had given the governor a certified copy of […]

WAOK-AM–2013/05/31

Representative Brooks Pleads Not Guilty To Fraud Charges

ATLANTA (WAOK)-Georgia State Rep. Tyrone Brooks Sr., appeared before U.S. Magistrate Alan Braverman and pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to fraud and tax evasion charges. Brooks was accompanied by his attorney, former Gov. Roy Barnes. […]

WAOK-AM–2013/05/22

Cobb County Family Finds Burning Cross In Front Yard

ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) – Police are investigating after a metro Atlanta family found a large cross, which had been set on fire in their front yard. The flaming cross was found Sunday night, a few steps […]

WAOK-AM–2013/05/01

King family plants Coretta Scott King rose bush. Photo by Jean Ross CBS Radio

A Rose By Any Other Name…Coretta

ATLANTA (WAOK)-Coretta Scott King, the widow of the the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has a rose that bears her name. The rose made its debut Saturday in observance of what would have been Coretta […]

WAOK-AM–2013/04/28

Macon Museum Celebrates Harriet Tubman Anniversary

MACON, Ga. (AP) — A Macon museum named for Harriet Tubman is honoring the heroine of the Underground Railroad on the 100th anniversary of her death. The Telegraph of Macon reports the Tubman African American […]

2013/03/11

Photo provided by Office of Congressman Hank Johnson

Voting Rights Argued Before U.S. Supreme Court

WASHINGTON (AP/WAOK) — The Supreme Court is wrestling with the fate of a section of a landmark civil rights law that has helped millions of Americans exercise their right to vote. In an argument at the court on Wednesday, liberal […]

WAOK-AM–2013/03/02

Ambassador Andrew Young To Be Honored

ATLANTA (AP) — The Democratic Party of Georgia is planning to honor Ambassador Andrew Young with a lifetime achievement award. Young is set to be honored with the John Lewis Lifetime Achievement Award at the party’s Jefferson-Jackson […]

WAOK-AM–2013/03/02

Emory Students To Rally After President’s Essay

ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) – Emory University students are planning a rally amid continuing controversy over an essay by the school president, who used the three-fifths compromise on slavery to make a point about finding common ground. […]

WAOK-AM–2013/02/27

Wife Of Georgia Man Claiming Self-Defense Dies

ATLANTA (AP/WAOK) – A North Carolina woman has died after years of fighting for her husband’s release from a Georgia prison because of the state’s “stand your ground” self-defense law. Tracy Dew said Sunday her […]

WAOK-AM–2013/02/04

US civil rights legend Rosa Parks attends the comm

Rosa Parks Stamp To Be Unveiled February 4th

ATLANTA (WAOK) – The Postal Service is unveiling a special commemorative stamp honoring the late civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks next month on what would have been her 100th birthday.

WAOK-AM–2013/01/23