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Slave descendants vow to fight on after Georgia county approves larger homes for island enclave
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoDescendants of enslaved people living on a Georgia island vowed to keep fighting Tuesday after...
Slaves' descendants seek a referendum to veto zoning changes they say threaten their Georgia island
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoTwo weeks after local officials weakened restrictions that for decades protected a tiny Georgia...
Slave descendants face local vote on whether wealthy can build large homes in their island enclave
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoDescendants of enslaved people living on a Georgia island are watching anxiously Monday evening as...
Judge dismisses suit by Georgia slave descendants over technical errors. Lawyers vow to try again
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA Georgia judge has thrown out a lawsuit accusing local officials of race discrimination when they...
Janice Burgess, ‘The Backyardigans’ Creator, Dies at 72
Variety via Yahoo News· 4 months agoJanice Burgess, creator of Nickelodeon’s “The Backyardigans,” died on Saturday in hospice care in...
Eli Noyes Dies: Oscar-Nominated Stop-Motion Animator Who Worked On MTV’s ‘Liquid Television’ Was 81
Deadline via Yahoo News· 3 months agoEli Noyes, the pioneering stop-motion animator who scored an Oscar nom for his short film Clay, or...
Janice Burgess Dies: Nickelodeon Executive Who Oversaw ‘Blues Clues’ Development, Created ‘The...
Deadline via Yahoo News· 4 months agoJanice Burgess, who as an executive, producer or creator had a hand in some of the most seminal...