Nurses, veterans, and community members waved signs outside the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Decatur on Tuesday protesting pending layoffs and union busting efforts at the VA that they say will detrimentally impact care that local Black veterans need. In 2023, around 34% of all veterans in Georgia were Black, according to data from […]
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Posted inTransportation
MARTA Seeks Community Feedback at Next Round of Public Meetings
If you missed last week’s open house events, MARTA still has an opportunity for riders to learn about the Clifton Corridor Transit Initiative. This week, the transit authority is hosting two virtual public meetings for residents to learn about and offer feedback on the proposed expansion project. The expansion, which is a part of its […]
Posted inNews Roundup
Decatur Just Ended Its Mask Mandate
Top of the morning! Here is Your AM Rundown with news updates in 400 words or less. Get caught up on headlines and other developments you might’ve missed. Here’s what to know for today: ICYMI: Congratulations are in order to Maynard Jackson High School student Courtney Smith, who was recently crowned Miss Georgia Teen USA. […]
Posted inNews Roundup, State Politics
GOP Targeting ‘Divisive Concepts’ in Schools
Top of the morning! TGIF! Here is Your AM Rundown with news updates in 400 words or less. Get caught up on headlines and other developments you might’ve missed. Here’s what to know for today: ICYMI: Day 1 of our launch event, The Power of Black Stories, is in the books! Today, there’s more programming. […]
Posted inCOVID-19, Health
How This Decatur Nurse Brings Rapid Covid Tests to Black Communities
Paula Richardson was concerned. The ICU nurse at Emory Medical Center saw first-hand the disparities in access to COVID-19 testing, and worried that new variants would further impact Black and low-income residents. So, in February 2021, she took matters into her own hands. First, she started working out of the only space she had available: her […]