Posts Tagged ‘Georgia’
Unapologetic: Art Beyond Borders
“Unapologetic: Art Beyond Borders” brings together five dynamic artists—, Larry “Poncho” Brown, David Wilson, Najee Dorsey, Marlon Hitchcock, and Akinola Taoheed—whose mixed media collages and photomontages celebrate the depth, beauty, and resilience of our global diasporic culture. With their bold use of materials and innovative techniques, these artists push the boundaries of the collage and…
Read MoreDirector of new SPLC Georgia state office ‘there to listen,’ forge bonds
An office in Atlanta’s westside is part of the SPLC’s new strategy to work with community groups on issues that impact them.
Read MoreHow Racial Bias Warps the Narrative of School Shootings
A journalist who covered the recent school shooting in Georgia explains how racism tragically impacted victims afterward.
Read MoreThe HIV/AIDS Crisis Is NOT Over!
A lack of Medicaid coverage in some states has both contributed to and exacerbated the AIDS crisis in those areas.
Read MoreA Georgia county that once expelled all Black residents now wants to be a model of love
A scholarship for descendants of a racial cleansing in Forsyth County in 1912 aims to right a multigenerational wrong.
Read MoreIn a reversal, Georgia now says districts can use state funding to teach AP Black studies classes
Georgia schools can continue to teach a newer Advanced Placement class about Black history thanks to state funds that they can now use.
Read More40 Acres and a Lie
Reporters found descendants of freed slaves who were given land, revealing a long history of racism and anti-racist activism
Read MoreFulton County DA Fani Willis Says ‘The Train is Coming’ for Trump and His Co-Defendants
Fulton County, GA district attorney, Fani Willis, says “the train is coming” in regard to her case against Donald Trump and 14 co-defendants. Willis avoided being disqualified from the racketeering case over her former romantic relationship with now-resigned lead prosecutor, Nathan Wade. She does not feel embarrassed by the relationship.
Read More‘Southern/Modern’: Rediscovering the Radical Art Below the Mason-Dixon Line
An art exhibit in an Atlanta Museum brings together works by Southern artists from the mid-1900s to examine changing styles.
Read MoreBlack Man Wrongfully Imprisoned For 16 Years Shot, Killed By Georgia Police
Leonard Allen Cure, who spent more than 16 years behind bars after a wrongful conviction, was shot and killed during a traffic stop by Georgia police just three years after his vacated sentence.
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