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"The Return" by Fahamu Pecou

Spirituality And Reclamation Shown In Atlanta Artist's "Do or Die" Exhibit

Images are powerful. It was cell phone video and stills of unarmed black men and women being killed over the past several years that launched inquiries...

April 18, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott and
  • La'Raven Taylor
JJ Warren of New York embraces Julie Arms Meeks of Atlanta during protests outside the United Methodist Church's 2019 Special Session of the General Conference in St. Louis, Mo., Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019.

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Divided Methodists: Church Upholds Ban On Same-Sex Marriage, Openly Gay Clergy

Last week, the governing body of the United Methodist Church voted to uphold a ban on same-sex marriage and openly gay clergy. The “Traditional Plan”...

March 05, 2019
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Atlanta actor Tim McDonough performs "A Bunch of Different Ways I'd Like to Die."

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Atlanta Actor Writes Dead Serious Comedy About Mortality

It's hard to tell when, but the "what" is clear: everyone and everything that lives will someday die. Many of us banish thoughts of the inevitable from...

February 26, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott and
  • La'Raven Taylor
The New England Patriots enter Super Bowl 48 at Lucas Oil Stadium.

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Emory University Study Ranks Patriots Fans No. 2 In NFL, Rams Fans No. 31

According to an Emory University study, second-best will meet second-worst at the Super Bowl in Atlanta. For years, Emory Marketing professor Mike Lewis...

January 30, 2019
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  • Leighton Rowell and
  • Virginia Prescott

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The 'I' In Team: How Sports Fandom Shapes Identity

Barring a blizzard, Atlanta is ready for Super Bowl LIII. But, still sore from the Falcons' 2017 defeat, how ready are Atlanta fans to welcome the New...

January 29, 2019
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  • Leighton Rowell and
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'On Second Thought' For Monday, Jan. 28, 2019

Today's show explored the mysteries of the human brain, how workers 55 and older are navigating the job market and opioid misuse among construction...

January 28, 2019
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  • Amy Kiley ,
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Jaye Watson is the host of GPB's new TV show, "Your Fantastic Mind."

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Jaye Watson Gets Inside 'Your Fantastic Mind' For New GPB TV Show

Emory University's Brain Health Center studies the mysteries of the brain: everything from sleep disorders to degenerative brain diseases. The...

January 28, 2019
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  • Elena Rivera and
  • Virginia Prescott
Carol Anderson is the Charles Howard Candler Professor of African American Studies at Emory University and a New York Times Bestselling Author.

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Political Rewind: Conversation with Author, Historian Dr. Carol Anderson

On this edition of Political Rewind, a conversation with acclaimed author and Charles Howard Candler Professor of African American Studies at Emory...

January 21, 2019
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  • Bill Nigut
 In this 1962 file photo originally released by Universal, actor Gregory Peck is shown as attorney Atticus Finch, a small-town Southern lawyer who defends a black man accused of rape, in a scene from "To Kill a Mockingbird."

The Search For Atticus Finch's Origin Story

Who is Atticus Finch really—an arch-segregationist or a champion of justice? And how do we go about answering that question when going straight to the...

June 07, 2018
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  • Bill Nigut
Emory University professor George Yancy published "Backlash" in April.

Emory Professor George Yancy Talks Honestly About Racism In 'Backlash'

After writing his New York Times op-ed, “Dear White America," George Yancy received hundreds of hateful messages. Yancy, an Emory University professor...

May 23, 2018
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  • Adam Ragusea

On Second Thought For Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Last month, investigators in Atlanta recovered about 500 pounds of methamphetamine hidden inside Disney figurines. That's worth about $2 million. Drug...

May 02, 2018
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On Second Thought For Monday, April 23, 2018

What does it mean to have an awakening? For Christopher Paul Curtis , it meant finding his calling in his 40s. After working for more than a decade in...

April 23, 2018
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  • Adam Ragusea ,
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This week, Kendrick Lamar's "DAMN." became the first non-jazz, non-classical winner of the Pulitzer Prize for music.

The Breakroom: Kendrick Lamar's Pulitzer Prize, Starbucks Arrests And #Beychella

This week we talked about mandatory gun owernship laws, Vidalia onions and the Pulitzer Prize — and that doesn't even include the week's news. On Second...

April 20, 2018
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  • Fenly Foxen and
  • Tony Harris
According to the CDC, Georgia's stroke death rate was 14 percent higher than the national rate in 2013.

Why Do Southerners Face Greater Stroke Risk?

The South has a lot of nicknames. "The Bible Belt." "Dixieland." And when it comes to health, we're known as the Stroke Belt. Studies say stroke risk in...

April 16, 2018
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  • Maura Currie and
  • Adam Ragusea

On Second Thought For Wednesday, April 11, 2018

In the year since President Trump took office, a new wave of social movements has rippled across the country. March for Science Atlanta brings together...

April 11, 2018
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