In a field where Black women are few and far between, metro Atlanta has had four Black women leading fire departments. While the boys’ club that has dominated firefighting certainly isn’t going anywhere, Black women are making their mark in the fire service. From East Point appointing the country’s first ever Black woman fire chief […]
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We’re Talking to Black Voters at the Polls. Here’s What They’re Telling Us.
This story has been updated. It’s no secret the Black vote will have huge implications for the 2022 election cycle in Georgia. Despite new election laws that create more challenges for casting ballots, early voting numbers so far have show Black turnout has been triple what it was in 2018. On this Primary Day, we […]