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Sharon Miller is a native of Birmingham, Alabama and a pastor in Athens. She’s also one of five candidates to enter the race for mayor of Athens-Clarke County.
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The first Black football players to join the University of Georgia team in 1971 recently screened a new documentary about their historic experiences.
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The month of February is Black History Month, dedicated to defining and celebrating the achievements of African Americans in the U.S.
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Georgia State Rep. Ruwa Romman, a Democrat from Forsyth County, confirmed via social media that she is ending her run for governor.
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Testimony Thursday in the trial of Colin Gray detailed hundreds of dollars in firearm and tactical accessory purchases made for his son in the months leading up to the deadly Apalachee High School shooting.
NPR News
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Fighting intensified in the Middle East during the Olympic truce, in effect through March 15. Flights are being disrupted as athletes and families converge on Italy for the Winter Paralympics.
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She was thrilled to become the first teacher from a government-sponsored school in India to get a Fulbright exchange award to learn from U.S. schools. People asked two questions that clouded her joy.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WXXI listener Jonathan Black and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
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The deaths of three U.S. servicemen mark the first American casualties since the start of operation "Epic Fury" on Saturday.
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