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This week on Athens News Matters, hear:CCSD Interim Superintendent Xernona Thomas on the district's reopening plansState Rep. Houston Gaines on a proposed…
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It’s been several weeks since protesters turned out in Athens for the first weekend of demonstrations against racism and police brutality. WUGA's Jeanne…
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Former mayor Gwen O'Looney rejoins the panel to discuss the Georgia primary elections and the continuing protests in downtown Athens.
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It's been a tumultuous past couple of weeks, but an unfortunate constant has been the coronavirus pandemic. We check in with UGA College of Public Health…
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On Saturday June 6th, the Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement hosted a rally downtown. This rally drew upwards of 3000 demonstrators, and featured…
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This week on Athens News Matters, hear:A timeline of the May 31 Athens protest against police brutalityAn analysis of the language surrounding civil…
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Jim Cobb, Athens News Matters' resident historian, joins Alexia Ridley to give us some historical perspective on the protests of the last 10 days, and…
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Commissioner Mariah Parker, Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement co-founder Mokah Jasmine Johnson and former mayor Gwen O'Looney join Alexia Ridley to talk…
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Athens-Clarke County Mayor Kelly Girtz joins Chris Shupe to talk about the police response to protests in Athens, and his decsision to take down a…
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What causes a peaceful protest to turn violent, and does non-peaceful protest serve any useful purpose? The language we use in describing civil unrest –…