Posted inArts & Entertainment, Economy

‘Work Evaporated Overnight’: Georgia’s Film Industry Weathers a Brutal Downturn

Atlanta has long been the scene where Black creatives could thrive both behind and in front of the camera. Since the 1970s, when then-Gov. Jimmy Carter launched the Georgia Film Office, the opening of Tyler Perry studios and other large-scale production facilities over the past twenty years, and a favorable film tax credit, the state […]

Posted inMaternal Health, Reproductive Health

Her Daughter Died After a Fatal Delay in Reproductive Care. Now, She’s Fighting for Justice.

When Shanette Williams speaks publicly, she holds the obituary of her 28-year-old daughter, Amber Nicole Thurman, in her hands. She says it gives her comfort and the strength to continue to tell the story of how a Georgia hospital allowed her daughter to die unnecessarily.  Williams is a woman who rarely bows her head, unless […]

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