Political Rewind: Sentencing in murder of Ahmaud Arbery; A look at social justice in Georgia

Published: Jan. 7, 2022, 4:49 p.m.

Friday on Political Rewind: The three men found guilty of murdering Ahmaud Arbery were set to be sentenced today in a Brunswick courtroom. All three face a mandatory 30 years in prison, but we asked: will any of them be given a chance of parole? The tragic deaths last year of Arbery, Rayshard Brooks, George Floyd, and other African Americans accelerated demands for racial and social justice \u2026 and gave new legitimacy to the Black Lives Matter movement. In Glynn County, a new organization came to life to push for change in a county long seen as hostile to its Black residents. But how much progress has been made in achieving these goals? We asked our panel.\nThe Panel:\n\nElijah Bobby Henderson \u2014 Co-founder, A Better Glynn \nMargaret Coker \u2014 Editor-in-Chief, The Current\nPatricia Murphy \u2014 Columnist, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution\nTiffany Williams Roberts \u2014 Public Policy Director, Southern Center for Human Rights