“I had never seen so many ambulances.”
Metro Atlanta resident describes being in Beirut during attacks, worries for her family and friends in Lebanon.
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The Third Country: watch the full film here.
A 15-minute short documentary about the lives of young Burmese Americans in Georgia.
WATCH NOW: Trailer for “The Third Country”
Here's a sneak peek at a new documentary about Burmese refugees in Atlanta, brought to you by Tomorrow Pictures, in collaboration with 285 South.
At Aki Mart in Lilburn, Ethiopian food meets Ethiopian fashion
Zelalum Alemayehu dreamed of having a clothing boutique, but also wanted to open a grocery store. She decided: Why not both?
From sesame covered dates to online appeals: one Palestinian woman’s mission to get her family out of Gaza
“It's the hardest thing that you can do. But I will ask money or leave them to die,” she told 285 South.
Video Atlanta Police and Georgia State Patrol make arrests, fire pepper balls, breaking up Gaza encampment at Emory University, hours after it sets up
285 South witnessed multiple protesters being arrested and aggressive crowd dispersement on Thursday morning.
From Atlanta to the West Bank and back
Reverend Leo Seyij Allen of Park Avenue Baptist Church in Atlanta joined a national delegation to Palestine. 285 South spoke to him about what he saw.
Haitian-Americans respond to crisis in Haiti: “We really have to intensify how we provide help”
Watson Escarment, with the Good Samaritan Haitian Alliance Church in Lawrenceville, speaks to 285 South about the unfolding crisis in Haiti, and its impact on Metro Atlanta.
“We’re here, and we stand behind something.”
Organizers in Georgia channel frustration over Gaza to the ballot box
At a megachurch Christmas Eve service in Stonecrest, a call for a ceasefire.
"That’s what we want for Christmas” says senior pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church to hundreds of congregants.
The Third Country: watch the full film here.
A 15-minute short documentary about the lives of young Burmese Americans in Georgia.
WATCH NOW: Trailer for “The Third Country”
Here's a sneak peek at a new documentary about Burmese refugees in Atlanta, brought to you by Tomorrow Pictures, in collaboration with 285 South.
At Aki Mart in Lilburn, Ethiopian food meets Ethiopian fashion
Zelalum Alemayehu dreamed of having a clothing boutique, but also wanted to open a grocery store. She decided: Why not both?
From sesame covered dates to online appeals: one Palestinian woman’s mission to get her family out of Gaza
“It's the hardest thing that you can do. But I will ask money or leave them to die,” she told 285 South.
Video Atlanta Police and Georgia State Patrol make arrests, fire pepper balls, breaking up Gaza encampment at Emory University, hours after it sets up
285 South witnessed multiple protesters being arrested and aggressive crowd dispersement on Thursday morning.
From Atlanta to the West Bank and back
Reverend Leo Seyij Allen of Park Avenue Baptist Church in Atlanta joined a national delegation to Palestine. 285 South spoke to him about what he saw.
Haitian-Americans respond to crisis in Haiti: “We really have to intensify how we provide help”
Watson Escarment, with the Good Samaritan Haitian Alliance Church in Lawrenceville, speaks to 285 South about the unfolding crisis in Haiti, and its impact on Metro Atlanta.
“We’re here, and we stand behind something.”
Organizers in Georgia channel frustration over Gaza to the ballot box
At a megachurch Christmas Eve service in Stonecrest, a call for a ceasefire.
"That’s what we want for Christmas” says senior pastor of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church to hundreds of congregants.