Diversity
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Out and Proud: LGBTQ+ Community Makes Voice Heard in Drag Shows, Athens PRIDE
“Everyone has an origin story. Be thankful for it.” That’s what Tommy Anderson said about his experience within the drag scene in Athens. For decades, Athens has seen drag queens from all over come and go, awing crowds with their dramatic performances. Many drag queens in the Classic City perform…
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UGA Exhibit Breaks Down South’s Past Involvement with Convict Labor
An exhibit at University of Georgia Special Collection’s Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library is now displaying the lesser-known history of convict labor in the South. The New South and New Slavery: Convict Labor in Georgia exhibit houses pictures, documents, artifacts and a video explaining the region’s chain gang…
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UGA to Name College of Education After First African-American Graduate
The University of Georgia’s College of Education will be named after the first black graduate from the university, Mary Frances Early. As part of the university’s Black History Month celebration, the naming ceremony will take place in February 2020. Early attended the university as a graduate student and earned a…
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Dachau: Gates Hiding Secret Corner of Nazi World Now Used to ‘Honor the Dead, Warn the Living’
Black iron gates mark the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Grounds with the promise “Arbeit Macht Frei”—“Work will set you free.” For the more than 200,000 prisoners who walked through these gates, their stolen properties, names, and dignities would never be reclaimed. Dachau’s History The Dachau Concentration Camp, located in…
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Hair Cuts and Community: Drawing Parallels Between American, German Black Barbershop Cultures
The barbershop and the hair salon are places we go to get our hair cut, trimmed, extended, colored and pressed. For those of us in the American black community, it’s also a safe space. After visiting Germany for about three weeks, I fell in love with the diversity of…
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24 Years After Death of Edward Wright, What Does Public Think of Police Now?
Nearly a quarter century ago, Edward Wright, a 20-year-old unarmed black man, was shot and killed by police in Athens-Clarke County. His crime? Indecent exposure. Police officials were called after Wright was seen nude around Martin Circle in East Athens, which then led to a brawl and ultimately six shots…
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Rising Girlbosses in Athens: Number of Local, Female Entrepreneurs Growing
Around her sixth birthday, Jasmyn Reddicks had her life all figured out. Reddicks grew up in a small rural town where those who attended college experienced an extra dash of social expectations. But instead of becoming a lawyer, doctor or veterinarian, Reddicks opted for an occupation a little bit sweeter.…
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Documentation Centre Reimagines Munich Without Jews Through New Exhibit
The Holocaust and World War II made the possibility of a nation without Jews easily imaginable. A new exhibit that opens this Thursday at the Munich Documentation Centre for the History of National Socialism will show how the city would look without its Jewish and foreign communities. Munich Reimagined The…
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Women in Golf Search for Equality on Both National, Local Courses
On a stormy Sunday morning, the world sat silently and in awe by their televisions, phones and laptops. Families skipped church for this. Fathers educated their sons through this. Kids planned their lives all according to this single moment. On April 14, 2019, Tiger Woods won the Masters for fifth…
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Students Discuss Diversity on UGA’s Campus After Racist Video Surfaces
University of Georgia students Amber Smith and Annmarie Nwokoro sat down to discuss what diversity on campus looks like after a video came out on social media showing members of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity using racist language and referencing slavery. Having a diverse campus not only helps minorities feel…