Social Justice
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Holmes-Hunter Lecture to Feature Spelman College President with Charlayne Hunter-Gault
The president of Spelman College will present the Holmes-Hunter Lecture at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27, in the University of Georgia Chapel. Helene Gayle will be in conversation with journalist and author Charlayne Hunter-Gault, one of the namesakes of the annual event. The Holmes-Hunter Lecture is in honor of Hunter-Gault…
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Navigating Financial Storms: The Spiritual Resilience of Two Black Women Entrepreneurs
Listen to their stories here. Financial burdens are a challenge small businesses owners often face in sustaining their business, especially minority-owned businesses. Adrienne Chappell and Tiffany Moment, two Black women entrepreneurs in Athens, choose to lean on their faith to support them through tough times. “I have to really,…
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Local Group Works On Reparations, Linnentown and How to Move Forward
The nonprofit organization Athens Reparations Action was created in August 2022 in order to bring recognition and awareness to what they see as racist policies used to hurt African Americans at the time, such as the Linnentown incident in Athens. “We currently have $45,000 in the bank,” said Co-President Alys…
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Loopholes in Insurance Create Difficulties for Georgia Hearing Aid Coverage
Georgia does not require health insurance to cover hearing services to persons over 18 years of age, leaving many people with hearing loss without proper care or resources. This also leaves many without hearing aids. Navy veteran Thomas Micheli of Acworth, Georgia, was initially denied hearing aids by the Department…
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Pricey Phone Fees: Obstacles Facing Families of Incarcerated Georgians
Families of incarcerated individuals in Georgia have to pay big to hear the voices of their loved ones. Georgia ranks among the least affordable states in terms of jail and prison phone calls. These exorbitant fees are aggravating for people such as Ariel Lopez, a woman from Dawson, Georgia, whose…
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Legally Latina: Impact of Latina Underrepresentation in Law School
Laura Jimenez Garcia, a third-year law student at the University of Georgia, lived in her birth country of Colombia until she was 5 years old. When she and her mother immigrated to the United States, they settled in Gwinnett County, Georgia. Navigating this new world at a young age forced…
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Literacy as a Lifeline: How UGA Alum Malcolm Mitchell’s Story Links Low Literacy to Poverty
Adult education isn’t always easily accessible. Many adults with low literacy skills struggle to balance pursing education and fulfilling day to day responsibilities. Navigating life as an adult with limited literacy skills is a challenge UGA alum Malcolm Mitchell understands all too well. Growing up, Mitchell had limited access…
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Unrevolutionary Revolution: The Past, Present and Future of Denmark’s Queer Community
A group of people stand around a table pointing at different designs of fliers. The fliers are all black, each with a different configuration of a pink or yellow logo, and some have an additional rainbow or silhouette of a drag queen. A steaming coffeepot and a cake box sit…
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Period Poverty Creates Barriers, Deepens Inequality in Athens
Caroline Pruitt isn’t much of a planner, except when it comes to her periods. A senior at the University of Georgia majoring in entertainment and media studies, Pruitt budgets her money carefully on her weekly grocery trips to make sure she can purchase tampons and pads to see her through…
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Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation Impacts Athens Community
As students of Our Resilient Community prepare to put on their annual play, the sparse crowd of parents and friends talk among themselves. They celebrate the students’ creativity within the queer-centered agile learning center’s tiny classroom. The outside world doesn’t always celebrate it and especially not them. Not many people…