Today is the final day Georgia residents can register to vote in this year’s Nov. 5 presidential election. The Georgia Secretary of State’s Office says eligible residents have until close of business on Oct. 7 to submit their voter registration application online or via U.S. mail. Folks who don’t have internet access can register to […]
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I’ve Lived Through Three BioLab Fires in 20 Years. I Fear the Impact.
In the midst of an environmental PR disaster, BioLab is quickly becoming a household name in America for all the wrong reasons, but I and other Conyers residents have long been familiar with the environmental hazards at the company. I’ve lived in Conyers for nearly 20 years, and for the past eight I’ve known of […]
Posted inCOVID-19, Health, Partner Content
Uninsured in Atlanta and Need a COVID Shot? You May Need to Call Around.
This story was originally published by Healthbeat. Sign up for their public health newsletters at healthbeat.org/newsletters It’s been over a month since the FDA approved new COVID vaccines, but for uninsured and underinsured Atlantans who rely on the public health system to get the shots at low cost, the process is fraught with conflicting information […]
Posted inPolitics & Policy
How Two Black Women’s ‘Preventable’ Deaths Put Abortion on the Ballot in Georgia
Amber Nicole Thurman and Candi Miller, two Black women who died after trying home abortions, aren’t the only ones who have suffered due to Georgia’s abortion restriction law, according to Monica Simpson, executive director of SisterSong, an Atlanta-based reproductive justice group. “There are so many other people … that have come up to me directly, […]
Posted inCapital B Atlanta, Voting, What Black Voters Are Saying
Throngs of Black Students Move to Atlanta for College. What if They All Registered As Georgia Voters?
Morehouse College student Marchellos Scott performed some political calculus this summer when he registered to vote in Georgia’s Fulton County for this year’s presidential election instead of casting a ballot in his native state. “I understand that Georgia is a swing state and I want to ensure that I’m giving a lot to keep Georgia […]
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Afraid to Seek Care Amid Georgia’s Abortion Ban, She Stayed at Home and Died
This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Candi Miller’s health was so fragile, doctors warned having another baby could kill her. “They said it was going to be more painful and her […]
Posted inPartner Content, Rural Issues
How Rural Doulas Are Addressing Georgia’s Maternity Care Crisis
This article was published by KFF Health News. When Bristeria Clark went into labor with her son in 2015, her contractions were steady at first. Then, they stalled. Her cervix stopped dilating. After a few hours, doctors at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia, prepped Clark for an emergency cesarean section. It wasn’t the […]
Posted inEducation, Politics & Policy
Project 2025: What Could It Mean for Education in Georgia?
Georgians with school-age children and who attended college with the help of federal student loans routinely interact with the U.S. Department of Education without realizing it. That’s because it’s among the many federal bureaucracies that, unless there’s a major hiccup, does most of its work in the background. With Republicans taking control of Congress and […]
Posted inCriminal Justice, Politics & Policy
Project 2025: How a Conservative Justice Department Could Affect Georgia
Former President Donald Trump doesn’t hide his desire for revenge against prosecutors he considers his political enemies for bringing criminal charges against him. But how could a reelected Trump use the legal system against those perceived enemies? Project 2025, the conservative Heritage Foundation’s policy agenda for the next Republican presidency, provides a road map — […]
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Can Kamala Harris Win Young Voters’ Support In Georgia?
Kamala Harris’ ascent to the top of the Democratic presidential ticket was felt almost immediately among young Black voters at the Atlanta University Center like Marchellos Scott. Scott, 21, is a Morehouse College senior and an organizer of AUC for Harris, an effort to bolster the Democratic ticket that formed last weekend on the same […]
