Next week, we’ll look into the racial divide in a small Georgia town, revisit the golden age of tennis and much more. Take a look at what’s coming up!
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Unspoken reveals a nuanced and complex understanding of the historical factors that have contributed to the racial divide in America through the experiences of one small Georgia town. Resident filmmaker Stephanie Calabrese offers is an intimate journey that digs deep into the roots of this divide, entrenched by the 1946 Moores Ford Lynching and the impact of racial injustice on the community.
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Olympic Pride, American Prejudice explores the experiences of 18 African American Olympians who defied Jim Crow and Adolf Hitler to win hearts and medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. Set against the strained and turbulent atmosphere of a racially divided America, which was torn between boycotting Hitler’s Olympics or participating in the Third Reich’s grandest affair, the film follows 16 men and two women before, during and after their heroic turn at the Summer Olympic Games in Berlin.
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Framed through the world-famous Wimbledon tournament, revisit the golden age of tennis in this three-part fascinating series. Meet the heroes who changed the sport forever and drove significant change away from the tennis courts.
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Filmed over 34 years, two families struggle to survive in a changing American economy. Through hard times, falling wages, and loss of manufacturing jobs, the continuation of Bill Moyers’ chronicle of perseverance as the American dream slips away.
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Explore a body of water that is warming 97 percent faster than the global ocean, and what that means for the Gulf of Maine - for the animals, for the jobs dependent upon it, and the millions of people along its shores.
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In this epic novel, New York Times bestselling author Denene Millner explores the lives of three generations of women tied together by love, hope, dreams, ambition - and family secrets. Potent, poetic, powerful, told with deep love and spanning from the Great Migration to the civil unrest of the 1960s to the quest for women’s equality in the early 2000s, Denene Millner’s beautifully wrought novel explores three women’s intimate and often complicated struggle with what it truly means to be family.
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Kobanova, a dynamic alternative southern rock band that started in Athens, shares their musical journey from sneaking into bars as underage performers to becoming a staple in the Atlanta music scene. Discover how business degrees from UGA and some classical training shaped their approach to music. Plus, what exactly does "Kobanova" mean?
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Late last month, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that cities can ban people from sleeping and camping in public spaces, even if the city doesn’t have enough shelter beds. With more people living unhoused than ever in America, and governments struggling to help, providing a little help often falls to people who are willing to do the work themselves. Salvation South editor Chuck Reece has some thoughts about such good samaritans.
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This week on the Georgia Today podcast, Delta is the only major U.S. airline where most workers are not in a union, but some are hoping to change that, an iconic Atlanta church may soon be a UNESCO World Heritage site; and best-selling author, former GPB host, Denene Milner joins the podcast to talk about her latest book and more. Listen and subscribe.
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Two new head coaches face new challenges in South Georgia: David Shores at Brantley County and John Mohring at Wayne County. Both coaches, coming from assistant positions at other schools, are excited about their new teams. Shores, looking to build on Brantley County's tradition, emphasizes explosive offense and physical defense. Mohring, stepping up to a larger program at Wayne County from Savannah Country Day, welcomes the opportunity to develop players within a strong football culture, acknowledging the pressure of higher expectations.
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