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The Lithonia lynching marker before it's disappearance

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Historical markers memorialize forgotten Black history. Why are they being destroyed?

Vandalism and violence against markers to Black history are fairly widespread, and Georgia is no exception. In February, a historical marker memorializing Black victims of lynching in DeKalb County was stolen. Organizers who worked to install the marker feel the disappearance is about more than just a missing piece of metal. GPB’s Pamela Kirkland explains.

April 19, 2024
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  • Pamela Kirkland
Kevin Tanner, commissioner of the state Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, speaks at Addiction Recovery Awareness Day in 2024.

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GPB evening headlines for April 19, 2024

Georgia’s DBHDD is moving forward with recommendations from a long-awaited state-wide salary study it completed last year. 

Two Georgia incumbents in the US House are dominating the race for campaign dollars as this year's election cycle heats up.

The US House this weekend is expected to consider a bi-partisan bill to require TikTok parent company Byte Dance to sell the app.

April 19, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
A keyboard is placed in front of a displayed TikTok logo in this illustration taken February 21, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

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Georgia Today: TikTok ban; Orange Crush festival; Rico Wade remembered

On the Friday, April 19 edition of Georgia Today: How the federal legislation on TikTok could affect Georgia content creators; a look at how organizers of Tybee Island's Orange Crush festival could be on the hook for costs to taxpayers; and we remember Atlanta rap pioneer Rico Wade.

April 19, 2024
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By:
  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
Welcome sign to Tybee Island, with a sea turtle sculpture above.

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‘This bill is not designed to stop Orange Crush’: Lawmaker shares outlook on Tybee Island gathering

Senate Bill 443 empowers local governments to seek financial damages from unpermitted event organizers.

April 19, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
A splitscreen image of Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff.

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Taxpayer dollars at work: What your U.S. senators from Georgia are up to

The senator round-ups are back! For the past few weeks, Ossoff and Warnock have been helping Georgians across the state with issues, including addressing USPS mail delays; investing in clean drinking water; pushing for student loan debt relief; ensuring veterans' support in maternal health care; and planning to meet with the pope.

April 19, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton
Fletcher Henderson Home

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Two Cuthbert residents want to save the home of a jazz legend

Two Cuthbert residents want to restore the childhood home of a legendary figure in jazz.

April 19, 2024
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  • Orlando Montoya
This is a rendering of what a portion of Golden Park is projected to look like after the renovation and upgrades. Courtesy of Diamond Baseball Holdings.

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Braves minor league baseball updates on Columbus move. What will new Golden Park look like?

The $50 million project to upgrade Golden Park into the new home of the Atlanta Braves’ Class AA minor league baseball affiliate took a major step forward.

April 19, 2024
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  • Mark Rice
Governor Brian Kemp signs several tax cut bills into law.

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GPB Morning Headlines for April 19, 2024

Gov. Brian Kemp signed five bills that cut taxes into law on Thursday that will save Georgia taxpayers money. Organizers of a cannabis-themed art and music festival this weekend in Macon hope to establish it among the city’s regular rotation of spring and summer events.

April 19, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
Emily Saliers (left) and Amy Ray (right) of Indigo Girls.

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Emily Saliers on Fox benefit concert and Indigo Girls renaissance

From playing shows to seeing artists like Janelle Monáe and Greta Van Fleet, Emily Saliers — one-half of the Atlanta-based duo Indigo Girls, along with Amy Ray — has a plethora of memories that she could share about the historic Fox Theatre. And she’s about to be able to add one more.

April 18, 2024
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  • Sammie Purcell
Guitarist Dickey Betts, founding member of The Allman Brothers Band, attends Gregg Allman's burial at Rose Hill Cemetery, Saturday, June 3, 2017, in Macon, Ga.

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GPB evening headlines for April 18, 2024

Guitar legend Dickey Betts, who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and wrote their biggest hit, "Ramblin' Man," has died.

Grady Health System announced plans to build a $38 million free-standing emergency facility in Fulton County, south of Atlanta.

Governor Brian Kemp signed five tax-cutting bills into law today, including one that lowers the income tax from 5.49% to 5.39%

April 18, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
the mayor and a group of artists stand shoulder to shoulder in the grass in front of a large metal monument. It has an arch with a flat top where music objects, a globe, and the face of Martin Luther King are visible on top.

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Residents celebrate a new public art corridor in Southeast Atlanta

Leaders and artists gathered at an aquatic and recreation center in Southeast Atlanta to celebrate new public art via the C.T. Martin Natatorium.

April 18, 2024
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  • Amanda Andrews
Guitarist Dickey Betts, founding member of The Allman Brothers Band, attends Gregg Allman's burial at Rose Hill Cemetery, Saturday, June 3, 2017, in Macon, Ga.

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Dickey Betts, legendary guitarist and founding Allman Brothers Band member, dies at 80

Dickey Betts, who formed a legendary lead guitar duo with Duane Allman in the Allman Brothers Band and was widely considered one of the greatest guitarists of all time, died Thursday morning. He was 80. 

April 18, 2024
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  • Caleb Slinkard
Dickey Betts performing in 2009.

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Chuck Leavell on death of Allman Brothers bandmate Dickey Betts: 'He left an enduring legacy'

Dickey Betts, a founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, died April 18 at his home in Florida. He was 80 years old. Former bandmate Chuck Leavell played keyboards for the Macon, Ga.-based band and collaborated with Betts on multiple projects and performances over the years.  

April 18, 2024
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  • Orlando Montoya
Governor Kemp

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Governor Kemp signs tax cut bills

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed five bills into law Thursday that will save Georgia taxpayers money. 

April 18, 2024
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  • Sarah Kallis
Guitarist Dickey Betts, founding member of The Allman Brothers Band, attends Gregg Allman's burial at Rose Hill Cemetery, Saturday, June 3, 2017, in Macon, Ga.

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Georgia Today: Kemp signs tax-cutting bills; Georgia stalled in Pre-K enrollment; RIP Dickey Betts

On the Thursday, April 18 edition of Georgia Today: Gov. Brian Kemp signs tax-cutting bills into law; a new report shows Georgia stalled in its efforts to boost pre-K enrollment; and we remember Dickey Betts of the Allman Brothers, who died today at the age of 80.

 

April 18, 2024
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  • Peter Biello and
  • Jake Cook
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