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MSNBC host Rachel Maddow (left) and NBC News White House correspondent Kristen Welker (right) are two of the four women who will moderate the Democratic debate in Atlanta on Wednesday.

Panel Of Four Women Moderators Set To Take The Stage In Atlanta's Democratic Debate

Ten Democratic presidential candidates will take to the debate stage at Tyler Perry studios in Atlanta Wednesday night. The candidates will answer...

November 20, 2019
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By:
  • Leah Fleming ,
  • La'Raven Taylor ,
  • and 1 more
A student in the audience waves during first lady Michelle Obama's remarks for the Tuskegee University Commencement ceremony in Tuskegee, Ala., May 9, 2015

Are Mergers A Solution For Struggling HBCUs In Georgia?

Historically Black Colleges and Universities are struggling right now. Five have been shuttered since 1989, while others are just barely holding on....

November 20, 2019
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By:
  • Leah Fleming and
  • Taylor Gantt
Trailblazing journalist Dorothy Butler Gilliam pictured with "Morning Edition" host Leah Fleming.

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'Trailblazer' Journalist Dorothy Butler Gilliam Works To Diversify Newsrooms

Dorothy Butler Gilliam was the first African American woman reporter hired at The Washington Post in 1961. She was only 23 years old and her work was...

November 18, 2019
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By:
  • Leah Fleming ,
  • La'Raven Taylor ,
  • and 1 more
Composer and sound designer Jesse Nighswonger works as an audio engineer for GPB's Political Rewind and On Second Thought.

Music Minute: Jesse Nighswonger

In this edition of GPB's Morning Edition Music Minute, we're featuring one of the many faces behind the scenes at Georgia Public Broadcasting: audio...

October 30, 2019
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By:
  • Leah Fleming and
  • Taylor Gantt
Dr. Paul Dale, who is the Chief of Surgical Oncology at Navicent Health in Macon, speaks with GPB's Morning Edition about male breast cancer.

Macon Surgeon On Raising Breast Cancer Awareness Among Men

From special cleats worn by football players to tutus on runners in 5Ks, pink is definitely the color that reminds us that October is Breast Cancer...

October 25, 2019
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  • Leah Fleming and
  • Taylor Gantt
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