“Will they cast a ballot? We will say that votes must be earned.”
As DNC in Chicago kicks off, many Democrat and independent voters in Georgia are still undecided, citing Gaza as a chief concern
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An afternoon at a matcha-themed café on Buford Highway
285 South ventures out to Matcha Café Maiko.
“They’re lost. They’re lost.”
A new community health worker program is filling in the gaps of a broken system, but funding for it isn’t guaranteed.
“I couldn’t pass. It’s just a new language.” Afghan Women Seek Permit Tests in Pashto
Local group advocates for language support at Georgia’s Department of Driver Services.
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“For many people, phone calls are their lifeline”
Immigrant support group launches campaign to help people call families, after reports that ICE cut off free phone access for people detained at the Stewart Detention Center.
“I feel like there is a little bit more hope in my life right now”
285 South speaks to a mixed status married couple in Dekalb County about Biden’s latest executive order on immigration.
“I want to learn how to swim and how to be comfortable in water.”
Clarkston pool hosts “World’s Largest Swimming Lesson.”