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Rights

57 years after MLK’s Letter from Birmingham Jail, the Black church marches on

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s iconic “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” began humbly, as a few sentences...

Apr 16, 2021
Democracy

Senate newcomer Rev. Raphael Warnock an heir to MLK’s work

ATLANTA — When Senator-elect Reverend Raphael Warnock embarked on his Senate race, he did so as a continuation of...

Jan 18, 2021
Democracy

Georgia’s Brad Raffensperger: strong against Trump, weak on voting rights

ATLANTA — Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger took a call from President Donald Trump on Saturday unlike...

Jan 04, 2021
Rights

Can Georgia’s voting rights activists get out the vote one more time?

Leah Owenby, a lifelong Georgia resident, has voted in every presidential election since she turned 18. But Georgia’s...

Dec 21, 2020
Democracy

As last of Georgia ballots are counted, a look at how voter turnout hit record high

Updated at 6:45 p.m. ET on Nov. 5, 2020 ATLANTA – After just under 5 million Georgians cast...

Nov 05, 2020
Season 9 - On The Ground with Report for America

Election Episode: 2020 and Counting

The turmoil of the 2020 presidential election campaigns has raised questions about just what it means to vote....

Oct 31, 2020
Democracy

Poll workers help voters brave difficult conditions in Georgia’s early voting

At 6:45 a.m. Hannah Siegel was the second person in line at her polling location in Fulton County...

Oct 14, 2020
Rights

Q&A: Stacey Abrams’ struggle to save democracy

ATLANTA — Which path Stacey Abrams will choose as a political candidate remains a question, but she has...

Apr 25, 2019

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