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“We really have to intensify how we provide help”
Watson Escarment, with the Good Samaritan Haitian Alliance Church in Lawrenceville, speaks to 285 South about the unfolding crisis in Haiti, and its…
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For Ivan Solis, it’s about more than just great coffee
Recuerdos owner speaks to 285 South about coffee beans, Abuelita chocolate tablets, and bringing people together.
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Eid and other religious holidays don’t make it into Gwinnett County school calendar
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As fighting in Burma escalates, Burmese in GA brace themselves
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At a megachurch Christmas Eve service in Stonecrest, a call for a ceasefire.
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Live translation option at Georgia Department of Driver Services removes barrier to driving
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"I'm very proud of him." As Brookhaven swears in Georgia’s first Asian American Mayor, his proud parents look on.
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The chilling effect of a proposed immigration law
HB1105 would force local law enforcement to work with federal immigration authorities.
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UPDATE: Driving program to resume after uptick in donations after 285 South story
‘Women Behind the Wheel’ program, which provides free driving classes to refugee and immigrant women, was on hold because of a lack of donations
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The spa shootings were a turning point for second generation Korean Americans, prompting the search for a new kind of church
Atlanta-area Korean American pastors and church members talk to 285 South about bridging generational divides and healing from trauma
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South Asian voter group splits with parent PAC to form Desis For Democracy
They See Blue says they don’t want any part in painting Democrats in a negative light, but its Georgia chapter maintains accountability is essential.
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“Disinformation is like pouring rain, and you’re trying to catch it with a bucket”
Atlanta-based fact-checker Rafael Olavarría talks about his work with “Factchequeado,” one of only four projects in U.S. fact-checking information in…
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“We’re here, and we stand behind something.”
Organizers in Georgia channel frustration over Gaza to the ballot box
Welcome to March.
What's happening? Ramadan, Easter, the three year anniversary of the spa shootings, primary election day in GA, and the arrival of spring.
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