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Health Care May 23, 2023

A Striking Gap Between Deaths of Black and White Babies Plagues the South

This article by Lauren Sausser first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Lauren Sausser May 22, 2023 [UPDATED at 4 p.m. ET] BAMBERG, S.C. — Years before the…

Health Care May 17, 2023

Study Reveals Staggering Toll of Being Black in America: 1.6M Excess Deaths Over 22 Years

This article by Liz Szabo first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Liz Szabo, KFF Health News May 16, 2023 Research has long shown that Black people live…

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Race and Racism November 4, 2022

Georgia being sued over the ‘divisive concepts’ law

By Rebecca Gaunt The Southern Poverty Law Center, National Education Association, and the Georgia Association of Educators informed the state of Georgia Friday that they are filing a lawsuit over…

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Letters to the Editor October 31, 2022

Letter to the Editor: Future may be Dim for Minority Students

Increasing educational challenges disproportionately affect minority students. A new report shows the devastating impact school closures had on students during the pandemic. Test scores fell to levels not seen in…

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Business February 17, 2022

GDOT to conduct a webinar on how disadvantaged business enterprises can qualify for state road projects

There was a Wizard of Id comic strip decades ago that depicted the king standing on a balcony shouting to the assembled crowd, “Remember the Golden Rule!” One of the…

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Education February 8, 2022

Students are suspended less when their teacher has the same race or ethnicity

By Matthew Shirrell, George Washington University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, used with permission] The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea…

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Opinion September 29, 2023