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Education August 14, 2023

Cobb teacher grilled over book illustrating gender roles in test of ‘divisive concepts’ law

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 11, 2023 A Cobb County teacher under fire for reading a picture book…

Justice July 31, 2023

Banned Bookmobile stops by Georgia during tour to protest laws restricting school reading material

by Aaleah McConnell, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 27, 2023 As self-affirming titles representing marginalized students are getting swept up in…

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Opinion July 25, 2023

Cobb County Finds Itself At Ground Zero In The Methodist Disaffiliation Battle

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College As the biggest schism in the Methodism since perhaps the pre-Civil War battle over slavery ensues, Cobb County finds itself…

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National July 24, 2023

Male anti-abortion religious leaders mull murder charges for pregnant people at national event

by Kelcie Moseley-Morris, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 22, 2023 An all-male panel of anti-abortion religious leaders from around the country…

Health Care July 23, 2023

National abortion ban eyed as group marks ‘Siege of Atlanta’ protests 35 years ago

by Kelcie Moseley-Morris, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 21, 2023 Members of a national anti-abortion religious organization called Operation Save America…

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Education July 21, 2023

Protestors tell board they want more inclusivity in Cobb County School District

By Rebecca Gaunt Community members in purple shirts that read “Ban Bias Not Books” showed up to push back against the “divisive concepts” law that has a Cobb teacher fighting…

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Cobb County June 25, 2023

Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Lisa Cupid issues statement about recent antisemitic incidents in Cobb County

This afternoon Cobb County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Lisa Cupid issued the following statement about the recent antisemitic incidents in Cobb County: “Recently two Cobb County communities have been subjected…

Health Care June 24, 2023

NARAL Pro-Choice Georgia issues statement marking the one-year anniversary of the overturning of Roe v. Wade

NARAL Pro-Choice Georgia, a prominent reproductive rights organization in the state, issued the following statement marking the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturn of Roe v. Wade. Atlanta,…

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Georgia June 19, 2023

With eye on 2024, Georgia GOP gears up to recruit minority voters to bigger tent

by Aaleah McConnell, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 16, 2023 COLUMBUS – As the 2024 election approaches, Georgia conservatives are concerned…

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Extremism June 8, 2023

Hate groups’ political influence growing, watchdog says

by Ashley Murray, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 7, 2023 WASHINGTON — More than 1,200 hate and anti-government extremist groups were…

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