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LA Easter Rock & GA Gullah Geechee Ring Shout
On June 26th at 2:00 PM, African American elders and young culture-keepers will represent Louisiana’s Easter Rock and Georgia’s Gullah Geechee Ring Shout traditions coming together for the first time inside the historic church at the Whitney Plantation. They will share with the public Black spiritual practices that date back to our nation’s antebellum era. For more information, visit https://www.nps.gov/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?id=C4177243-C243-249D-D40789EEB0A2C24A.
Georgia prisons will soon have a new healthcare provider after contract was brought into question
A Fulton County Judge dismissed a case against the state of Georgia this week that put into question the legality of a contract for a new health care provider in the state’s prisons. The Georgia Department of Corrections' new contract with Centurion Health will go into effect July 1....
Judge's quarter-million dollar gig ended by 'systemic incompetence'
(The Center Square) – Removal of a Georgia probate judge from the bench by the state Supreme Court ends a lucrative though short tenure for a 38-year-old, and doesn’t even include reasoning in a pending case with viral video of her arrest last week. Justices in the state’s high court agreed with a Judicial Qualifications Commission investigation that found two-term Democrat Christina Peterson guilty on 28 of 30 counts. The court, citing “systemic incompetence,” said the embattled judge had “flagrant disregard for the law, court...
Rural communities in Georgia are losing access to maternity care — can training more doulas help?
When Bristeria Clark went into labor with her son in 2015, her contractions were steady at first. Then, they stalled. Her cervix stopped dilating. After a few hours, doctors at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in Albany, Georgia, prepped Clark for an emergency cesarean. Phoebe Putney Health System operates the only hospital in the area.
Missing in Georgia: Authorities searching for teen girl not seen in a month
RICHMOND COUNTY, Ga. — Above video: Your Wednesday headlines. Authorities in Georgia need your help finding a missing teenage girl. Enaishea McClain, 16, was last seen May 24 on Old Waynesboro Road. She is described as 5 feet 3 inches and 150 pounds. According to the Richmond County Sheriff's...
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