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The lot for Dundee Village sits adjacent to the Tiny Houses complex in Savannah's 3rd district.

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Upcoming ‘Dundee Village’ To Offer Safe And Sanitary Sanctuary For Savannah’s ‘Roofless’

When COVID-19 hit Savannah, city leaders were particularly concerned about the homeless population — or “roofless people,” as 3 rd District Alderwoman...

June 26, 2020
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  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Pria Mahadevan

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OST Full Show: Spotlight On Savannah — Weathering Worldwide Crises On The Georgia Coast

America’s mayors have taken center stage in 2020. Big city mayors feuded with state and federal officials over COVID-19 protections and resources, and...

June 26, 2020
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
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Hip-hop artist Ludacris performs at halftime during an NFL football game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Seattle Seahawks, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017, in Atlanta.

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Roll Call For Rollout: GSU Course Teaches Law Students About The 'Legal Life Of Ludacris'

This fall, Georgia State College of Law University is offering "The Legal Life of Ludacris" — a course examining the strategic legal decisions and...

June 24, 2020
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Virginia Prescott
Artist Melissa Alexander says she is inspired by photographer Kwame Brathwaite, who was a pioneer of the "Black is Beautiful" movement. Her work will be on display alongside 18 other artists as part of the "Juneteenth Takeover" art exhibition in Atlanta.

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Amid Movement For Racial Justice, The Need For Rebellious Art — And Uncomfortable Conversations

Today, in celebration of Juneteenth, Power Haus Creative has organized what they’re calling the “ Juneteenth Takeover ” – in which 19 Atlanta artists...

June 20, 2020
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 2 more
The words Black Lives Matter are painted on boarded up windows of the Hay Adams Hotel, a site of protests, near the White House in Washington.

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Walking The Talk: What Does It Mean When Companies Say #BlackLivesMatter?

While the deaths of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and Sandra Bland galvanized the #BlackLivesMatter movement, the killings of Rayshard...

June 19, 2020
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  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Pria Mahadevan

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OST Full Show: Corporations On #BlackLivesMatter; Art As Rebellion Amid Movement For Racial Justice

While the deaths of Travon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and Sandra Bland galvanized the #BlackLivesMatter movement, the killings of Rayshard...

June 19, 2020
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 4 more
Protestors march in New York on June 6, 2020. Since George Floyd's killing, police departments have banned chokeholds, Confederate monuments have fallen and officers have been arrested and charged following a nationwide outcry against violence by police.+

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Reform, Defund, Abolish: Understanding Calls To Re-Imagine The Police

In the weeks since protests against police brutality began in Minneapolis, calls to reform, defund or abolish the police have been escalating. Demands...

June 12, 2020
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Pria Mahadevan ,
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Reporter Seth Freed Wessler spoke with people detained in Irwin County's ICE Detention Center about the pandemic, including Nilson Barahona-Marriaga (pictured here), a 39-year-old father who has diabetes and hypertension, two risk factors for COVID-19.

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With Lack of Pandemic Protections, Fears - And Coronavirus - Spread Among Georgia ICE Detainees

While protests set off by the killing of George Floyd show no signs of letting up, another quieter protest has been stirring at an Immigration and...

June 12, 2020
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  • Emilia Brock ,
  • Pria Mahadevan ,
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OST Full Show: Re-Imagining The Police; ICE Detention During COVID; George Floyd's Neighborhood

In the weeks since protests against police brutality began in Minneapolis, calls to reform, defund or abolish the police have been escalating. These...

June 12, 2020
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 4 more

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OST Full Show: Digital Dangers In A Pandemic, Georgians Respond To Coronavirus, And 'Quarantainment'

While online scams are always a danger, malware attacks and phishing schemes have found a new opportunity with coronavirus. Millions of Americans are...

June 08, 2020
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 4 more
Love Beyond Walls volunteers help set up handwashing stations around Atlanta to help people experiencing homelessness protect themselves against the spread of coronavirus.

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Love Beyond Walls Provides Handwashing Stations For Homeless Atlantans During Coronavirus Outbreak

As the coronavirus pandemic has hit Georgia, many nonprofits and community organizations have had to reevaluate how to best support vulnerable...

June 08, 2020
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  • Pria Mahadevan ,
  • Jesse Nighswonger ,
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From The OST Archives: Stories To Revisit While You’re At Home — Week Of March 30

Last week, the On Second Thought team pulled together a list of some of our favorite interviews from our archives. And as COVID-19 headlines continue to...

June 08, 2020
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  • Pria Mahadevan
People carry signs as they march Monday, June 1, 2020, in Atlanta during a demonstration over the death of George Floyd who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25.

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Georgians Demand Justice: The Messages And Momentum Behind The George Floyd Protests

Since George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer on May 25, rage that had accumulated over centuries of racial violence spilled into the...

June 05, 2020
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 2 more
The Rising Daughter Baptist Church in Spring Bluff, Georgia was the site of a double murder in 1985. New details on the case, thanks in part to reporting done by AJC reporter Joshua Sharpe, led to the GBI reopening the case earlier this month.

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'Atlanta Journal-Constitution' Reporter Reveals An 'Imperfect Alibi' In Georgia Murder Case

On Mar. 11, 1985, Harold and Thelma Swain were shot in the vestibule of a Baptist church in rural southeast Georgia during evening Bible study....

May 29, 2020
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Pria Mahadevan ,
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Author Mary Beth Keane joined Virginia Prescott for a virtual author talk series presented by the Atlanta History Center. They discussed her latest book, the New York Times best-seller "Ask Again, Yes."

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Author Mary Beth Keane's 'Ask Again, Yes' Explores Addiction, Mental Illness And Forgiveness

Mary Beth Keane’s 2019 novel Ask Again, Yes was an instant New York Times bestseller, and is now out on paperback. The book follows the families of two...

May 29, 2020
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