Atlanta School Formerly Named After KKK Leader Will Soon Be Known As The Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy

Forrest Hill Academy, an Atlanta high school which had been named after a KKK leader, will now be known as the Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy. The Atlanta Board of Education voted unanimously on Monday to change the name in honor of the legendary late baseball player and human rights champion who died in January at […]

Hank Aaron’s Grandson To Kelly Loeffler: ‘Please Keep My Grandfather’s Name Out Of Your Mouth’

As Blavity previously reported, Loeffler lost in the Georgia Senate runoffs against Democrat Raphael Warnock earlier this year. The conservative, who previously owned the WNBA’s Atlanta Dream, received backlash from many of the players when she stated her disappointment in the league’s decision to support racial equality. Several Dream players responded by wearing “Vote Warnock” t-shirts to their games. […]