Georgia Voting: New Law Reduces Ballot Box Access
Millions of Georgia voters were affected by sweeping changes to state election laws enacted by lawmakers last year. Prior to these...
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- Jul 21
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Employment Law in Georgia: What You Need to Know
Earlier this summer, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed House Bill 389 (Act 809) into law, altering the scope of many employer-employee...
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- Jul 7
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Breathe and Balance: July is BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month
History: BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month was first formally recognized in June 2008 and was originally known as Bebe Moore Campbell...
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- Jun 23
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Pro Se Pitfalls: Avoid the Traps of Being Your Own Attorney
If you find yourself confronted with a legal matter, whether it be unethical housing practices, a wrongful eviction, or discrimination,...
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- Jun 9
- 3 min
School Safety in Georgia: Governor’s Updates on Policing and Protection
Following the horrific and heartbreaking events in Uvalde, Texas two weeks ago, many states are looking within their educational...
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- May 26
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Who Are We Protecting? Georgia Supreme Court Hears Confederate Monument Case
The case at hand stems from several lawsuits filed by the Sons of Confederate Veterans in 2020. These lawsuits were in response to Henry...
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- May 13
- 2 min
A World Without Roe v. Wade: State’s Rights and Disparate Impact
Last week, Politico published a draft opinion by the U.S. Supreme Court in the Mississippi case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health. This...
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- Sep 22, 2021
- 3 min
The Impact of Climate Change on Racial Minorities
With climate-related disasters and temperatures on the rise, addressing the climate crisis has never been more pressing. The United...
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- Sep 15, 2021
- 3 min
Overview of the New Anti-Abortion Law in Texas
The state of Texas recently put Senate Bill 8 into law, banning most abortions after approximately six weeks of pregnancy. The law also...
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- Sep 3, 2021
- 3 min
Q&A: The End of the Eviction Moratorium & the Upcoming Eviction Crisis
Late last month, the U.S. Supreme Court moved to block the temporary ban placed on evictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to this,...
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- Aug 26, 2021
- 3 min
Back to School: Mask Mandates, Civil Rights, and Racial Disparities in Education
As COVID-19 cases have surged in recent weeks, governors of several states have been enacting policies that aim to disallow schools from...
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- Aug 18, 2021
- 3 min
Q&A: How the Census Impacts Voting Rights
The United States Census Bureau released demographic-level results from last year’s national survey on Thursday, August 12, 2021. These...
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- Aug 11, 2021
- 4 min
Recent Developments in LGBTQIA+ Rights: A Discussion of Where We Are, and How Far We Have to Go
2021 has been an incredibly challenging year for the LGBTQIA+ community so far for a multitude of reasons, ranging from the rise in...
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- Aug 2, 2021
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Protecting Workers that File Discrimination Complaints
Workplace discrimination based on factors such as gender, race, sexual orientation, nationality, religion, and disability happen in...
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- Jul 23, 2021
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Q&A: What the Police Reform Bill Could Mean for Qualified Immunity
Over the past several months since the House passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021 in March, members of Congress have...
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- Jul 16, 2021
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Return to Office: Why Corporate America Must Redesign the Workplace
With many companies beginning their transition back to in-office work, business leaders are faced with the question of how to best...
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- Jul 2, 2021
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Impact of Georgia Voting Laws on Black Voters
This week, several of the most heavily scrutinized new voting laws from the voter suppression bill passed in Georgia went into effect....
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- Jun 25, 2021
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Racial Disparities Among Evicted Americans
A recent report found that a corporate landlord in the Atlanta area has been evicting Black renters at significantly higher rates than...
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- Jun 17, 2021
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Black Wall Street, Economic Development, and Entrepreneurship in the Black Community
On Juneteenth, we celebrate progress while simultaneously acknowledging how much work remains to be done in this country. This Juneteenth...
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- Jun 10, 2021
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Georgia Board of Education Adopts Resolution to Limit Classroom Discussions of Race
Last week, the Georgia Board of Education voted to censor American history and limit classroom discussions of race.
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