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Georgia June 9, 2023

Ruling against Alabama congressional maps could send Georgia lawmakers back to drawing board

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 8, 2023 This story was updated at 11 a.m. Friday, June 9, 2023. …

Stacey Abrams at an Atlanta restaurant kicking off of her statewide bus tour on the second day of early voting. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder

2022 Elections October 25, 2022

Abrams rejects GOP claim that Georgia’s record early voting means new election rules don’t suppress votes

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]October 24, 2022 Georgia’s record-breaking midterm turnout is encouraging, but should not be seen as…

From left, Rev. John Foster of Big Bethel AME Church, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congresswoman Nikema Williams. Pelosi came to Atlanta to promote a Democratic measure aimed at restoring communities divided by unjust laws. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder.

Urban Design September 2, 2022

Pelosi in Georgia to plug funding to reunite Black communities split by 1950s highway projects

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]September 2, 2022 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi paid a visit to Atlanta’s Sweet Auburn neighborhood…

education icon with silhouette of teach in front of class, holding a baton to a board.

Education May 16, 2022

Georgia school teachers creating new lesson plans to comply with culture war laws

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 16, 2022 Georgia students will soon be trading their pencils and books for sunglasses…

Atlanta Diversity, Atlanta History, Opinion December 25, 2016

Atlanta history, race relations, and tolerance — A Christmas Editorial Comment

Leave it to me to be the Grinch. This morning I rolled out of bed and decided to publish a quick feel-good Christmas message. Since Atlanta history is a life-long…

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Elections November 2, 2024

With Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk and Donald Trump, Republicans’ ‘strict father’ has become the creepy uncle

by Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When Tucker Carlson, the reactionary pundit fired in 2023 from Fox News, preceded…

International November 2, 2024

Foreign countries are helping autocracies repress exiled dissidents in return for economic gain

by Rebecca Cordell, University of Pittsburgh and Kashmiri Medhi, University of Texas at Dallas, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Governments, even democratic ones, are willing…

Elections November 2, 2024

Rust Belt voters aren’t all white, but election coverage of the region often ignores the concerns of people of color there

by Christabel Devadoss, Middle Tennessee State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Every four years, national media turn their attention to the Rust Belt, a…

Elections November 2, 2024

U.S. Justice Department stresses protection of voters’ rights

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 30, 2024 WASHINGTON — With less than a week before the polls close…

Health Care November 2, 2024

‘A Pressure Campaign’: Beverly Hills Settles After Allegedly Blocking Abortion Clinic

This article by Christine Mai-Duc first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Christine Mai-Duc Updated October 31, 2024 Originally Published October 31, 2024 The city of Beverly Hills…

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Ruling against Alabama congressional maps could send Georgia lawmakers back to drawing board

Abrams rejects GOP claim that Georgia’s record early voting means new election rules don’t suppress votes

Pelosi in Georgia to plug funding to reunite Black communities split by 1950s highway projects

Georgia school teachers creating new lesson plans to comply with culture war laws

Atlanta history, race relations, and tolerance — A Christmas Editorial Comment