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Thu., March 15, 2012 2:57pm
If you’re an African American living in Georgia, your chances of surviving cancer decrease, a study finds. Researchers from the University of Georgia focused the study on mortality-to-incidence ratios, or MIR’s, across the state.
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Mon., December 26, 2011 5:44pm
Georgia's Attorney General, he's ready to go to court over Georgia's redistricting maps. Democrats promise to fight the maps pre-approved Friday by the Obama administration. Black and Latino lawmakers say, the new boundaries dilute their voting strength. Olens says, he can prove the opposite in court.
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Fri., September 30, 2011 4:30pm
African-American groups and some education advocates want Georgia school officials to collect better data on what they call a "pipeline" from schools to prison. One Texas study tracked over a million kids and determined that -- even accounting for poverty and other factors -- black students were much more likely than whites to receive harsher punishment for similar non-violent and non-drug-related offenses like truancy, improper dress and using cell phones.
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Tue., September 8, 2009 5:45pm
Some African-Americans say their sons are being unfairly targeted for schoo
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Wed., August 12, 2009 2:22pm
Congressman David Scott of Georgia says racism has taken over the debate su
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Wed., June 17, 2009 2:27pm
Some African American parents say their kids are suspended for behavior sch
