Category: News

Removal of the Confederate Monument
Following the 2015 shooting in a Black church perpetrated by a white supremacist and the deadly 2017 “Unite the Right”…

AADM 2023 Year in Review
Written by Denise Sunta & Christina Martin 2023 was a big year for the Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement (AADM). The work…

ATHENS POLICE HARASSMENT & WRONGFUL ARREST OF ATHENS NATIVE & EX-NFL PLAYER WILLIE GREEN
Reported by the AAD Movement Willie Green, a native of Athens and ex-professional football player, is the founder of Athens…

The Importance of Black Business and 5 Ways to Support it in Athens
By Denise Sunta, AADM Contributing Writer “Buying Black” is often brought up as a way that folks can promote equity…

ACC Gov. votes on affordable housing, homelessness initiatives
Athens, GA– On Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023, the Athens-Clarke County Mayor & Commission voted on two new affordable housing and…