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News Articles: Justice

1000 empty chairs outside the Georgia state Capitol

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  • Health

Empty Chairs Outside Georgia Capitol Represent Nearly 10,000 COVID-19 Deaths

A group of COVID-19 survivors remembered those who have died with 1,000 empty chairs set up in front of the Georgia Capitol Wednesday.

Each chair represented nearly 10 Georgians who have died from COVID-19 this year as well as those who suffered lingering symptoms for months after clearing the virus. 

December 16, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
The names of the four victims of the Moore's Ford Bridge lynching, enscribed at National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Ala.

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  • History

Supreme Court Will Not Take Up Moore's Ford Lynching Case

The U.S. Supreme Court has said it will not hear arguments about unsealing more than 70-year-old grand jury documents tied to a notorious Georgia lynching at Moore’s Ford Bridge in Walton County.

October 21, 2020
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
A person holds a toddler up on a beach

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  • Law

Georgia Supreme Court Rules Sperm Donor Case Falls In Line With 'Consumer Fraud'

The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday decided claims that a sperm donor lied about his mental and criminal history led to damages in line with consumer fraud, but that "life itself can never be an injury."

September 28, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Langston Kinlaw, held by mother Breanna Kinlaw, and Brandy Gillis (right)

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  • Investigations

Longtime Patients Fiercely Defend Doc Accused In ICE Hysterectomy Complaint

Several women from South Georgia say Dr. Mahendra Amin is a trusted OB-GYN and friend.

September 23, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
On the left, a grainy black and white image of women suffragettes marching and holding up banners from a 1917 march; in the middle, a black and white photo of female marchers holding up a "women strike for peace and equality" banner from a 1970 women's liberation march in New York City, where a woman pushes a stroller with a child in the foreground; on the right, an image from the 2020 women's march in Washington D.C. with a group holding up a yellow, pink and blue banner reading "rise up"

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  • History

The Evolving Power Of The Women’s Vote — And How Intersectional Storytelling Can Continue To Grow It

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, GPB hosted a panel discussion with storytellers, activists and scholars on the meaning and power behind the women's vote — and the importance of intersectional storytelling. 

September 03, 2020
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Pria Mahadevan
Atlanta United

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  • Sports

Georgia Today: From The Pandemic To Activism, Unexpected Season Redefines Atlanta United

For Atlanta United players and fans, this has been a season unlike any other in the franchise’s short history. Felipe Cardenas, a staff writer for The Athletic, walks us through a season that's been beset with injuries, a coach’s firing, a pandemic, and the team's decision not to play on Wednesday in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.

August 28, 2020
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By:
  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Sean Powers
Two doctors with blue hairnets, blue medical scrubs, and masks stand in front of an orange medical tent surrounded by orange traffic cones.

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  • Health

As Vulnerable Populations Confront COVID-19 Realities, Doctors Go 'Beyond The Exam Room' To Help

A frontline doctor and advocate for Georgia's immigrant and refugee populations on supporting and encouraging some of the people most vulnerable to COVID-19.

August 27, 2020
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By:
  • Pria Mahadevan and
  • Virginia Prescott
On the right, a photo of Julian Zelizer wearing glasses, a dark suit jacket, a white shirt and a tie looking slightly towards the left; on the right, a book cover for Zelizer's new book, "Burning Down The House" with a photo of the Capitol building at the bottom.

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  • Politics

Julian Zelizer On How Newt Gingrich's Political Tactics Laid The Groundwork For Modern Partisanship

Partisan and ideological divisions have hobbled the nation’s response to the pandemic and our sinking economy. For one theory on how American politics became so toxic, Princeton professor and best-selling author Julian Zelizer turns to former Georgia Congressman and Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich.

August 20, 2020
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Jake Troyer
On the left, the cover of Natasha Trethewey's new memoir, "Memorial Drive," is a sepia-toned photo of her young mother holding a baby; on the right, a black-and-white photo of Natasha Trethewey.

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  • Author Interviews

Poet Natasha Trethewey On Trauma, Fragmentation, And Finding New Meaning In 'Memorial Drive'

Former U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey swore she'd never return to Atlanta after her mother was murdered there. 35 years later, she faces those demons in her searing new memoir, Memorial Drive.

August 14, 2020
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Emilia Brock
Cloth signs that read "No Job No Rent" hang from the windows of an brown brick apartment building. In front of them, a man wearing jeans and a red shirt and a face mask walks on the sidewalk.

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  • Economy

With Protections Expiring, An Eviction Crisis Could Have Long-Term Effects For Georgia Residents

Writs of eviction have been backlogged in Georgia since federal unemployment checks, CARES Act protections and stalled courts kept sheriffs at bay. Now, hundreds of thousands of Georgians are at risk of being removed from their homes. On Second Thought discusses projections, protections, and consequences of a looming eviction crisis on the horizon.

August 14, 2020
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By:
  • Pria Mahadevan ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
"On Second Thought" pink and blue logo

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  • News

OST Full Show: Looming Eviction Crisis; Poet Natasha Trethewey's New Memoir 'Memorial Drive'

With experts concerned about a surge in evictions amid the ongoing pandemic, we explore implications and potential mitigating factors of the coming eviction crisis; former U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey on her new memoir, "Memorial Drive"

August 13, 2020
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 2 more
Two young students sit with laptops on a floral couch, doing schoolwork.

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  • Education

Supporting Youth Mental Health: Are Georgia Schools Ready?

"On Second Thought" hosted a panel discussion on youth mental health during this particularly fraught back-to-school season, produced in collaboration with American Public Media's "Call to Mind" initiative and public media station WETA's Well Beings tour.

July 30, 2020
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 2 more
John Lewis during an interview for The Bitter Southerner Podcast in late 2019.

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  • News

John Lewis On The Redemption Of The South

Since the death of John Lewis on July 17, tributes, photographs and stories of the beloved civil rights leader — who became known as the “Conscience of the Congress” — have proliferated across media. On Second Thought takes a moment to remember John Lewis, and airs a clip from the congressman’s interview with Chuck Reece of The Bitter Southerner podcast.

July 24, 2020
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By:
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • Pria Mahadevan ,
  • and 1 more
Claudia and Pierre Lacy from the film "Always in Season."

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  • Movie Interviews

'Always In Season' Examines Generational Trauma Of Lynchings, Sparks Discussion Across Racial Lines

The 2019 documentary Always In Season looks at the history of racism and lynching in the U.S. and connects it to the racial climate and justice today. As part of this narrative, the film follows the annual reenactment of the killing of four people by a mob in Monroe, Georgia in 1946 — known as the Moore’s Ford lynchings. To mark the annual reenactment, On Second Thought revisits our February discussion with Jacqueline Olive, director of Always in Season.

July 23, 2020
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Emilia Brock
Ahmaud Arbery's mother

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  • News

Ahmaud Arbery's Mom Implores Court Not To Release Man Who Filmed Killing: 'He’s Unapologetic'

The mother of Ahmaud Arbery on Friday implored a judge not to release the man who filmed the killing of her son, saying he remains unrepentant, dangerous and unapologetic six months after her son was killed. “What is to stop him from doing this again?” Wanda Cooper-Jones said.

 

July 16, 2020
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By:
  • Emily Jones
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