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A new historical marker on Macon's Poplar Street describes the slave market on the site of the brick building in the left background of the image which at one time recently was a yoga studio.

‘A long time coming’: How Macon is preserving Black history in bronze and QR codes, one by one

Grant Blankenship, Georgia Public Broadcasting
April 23, 2024
U.S. Rep. Jefferson Long (left), the first Black congressman of Georgia, and pioneering educator of Black children Lucy Craft Laney (right) are depicted in a mural by artist Kevin Lewis in Macon's Pleasant Hill neighborhood which both at one time called home.

Why Supreme Court debate recalls prophetic words spoken by Maconite Jefferson Long in 1871

Grant Blankenship, Georgia Public Broadcasting
February 8, 2024
Benches in downtown Macon at the intersection of Poplar Street and Third Street. In downtown, mature trees line some streets while trees are absent from others altogether.

Macon’s inequitable tree growth highlights historical discrepancies

Gabriel Kopp
December 22, 2023
The State of Black Georgia report tells a tale of two states

The State of Black Georgia report tells a tale of two states

By Leah Fleming, GPB News
March 20, 2023

The Dark Necessities of Jim Crow Macon: Green Book Sites Visualized

Taleen Hanna, Eliza Moore, Kendall Webb, Caris Weinberg and Al Wooten, Center for Collaborative Journalism
December 16, 2022
The Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center was established in 2018 by Georgia lawmakers to address “the complex health care challenges and wellness disparities facing rural communities,” according to the Center’s website. Maternal morality is one area of their work across the state, with initiatives underway to make holistic maternal healthcare more accessible to Georgia’s rural communities.

Georgia’s maternal mortality rates are growing– how are local organizations responding?

McKenna Kaufman, Center for Collaborative Journalism
December 12, 2022
Confederate statue of an anonymous soldier on display in Macon, Georgia at the Rose Hill Cemetery. The statue was moved from downtown Macon a month before the ban on critical race theory went into effect in the state.

The Teaching of Critical Race Theory was Banned in Georgia. What Does This Mean in Practice?

Kai Shotwell, Center for Collaborative Journalism
December 11, 2022
Juneteenth Celebration Featured Unique Spelling Bee

Juneteenth Celebration Featured Unique Spelling Bee

Micah Johnston, Emma Quintal
June 25, 2021
Mercer's Conversation on Race Features Best-selling Author

Mercer’s Conversation on Race Features Best-selling Author

Nicole Bailey-Covin, Engagement Coordinator/Reporter
February 12, 2021
Mercer Students on Living King's Dream

Mercer Students on Living King’s Dream

Nicole Bailey-Covin, Engagement Coordinator/Reporter
January 12, 2021
Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum's book has been called a classic look at the psychology of racism.

Noted Attorney To Share Message with Mercer Students

Nicole Bailey-Covin, Engagement Coordinator/Reporter
September 23, 2020
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