In 2017, Georgia was fifth in the nation for children drowning, according to The Consumer Product Safety Commission. In terms of child drownings in Georgia, it's second only to Florida which is at an oceanfront. Cullen Jones, a retired USA Olympic swimmer, says Black children are not learning to swim at the same rates as white children, which needs to change.
In 2021, Morehouse College announced a journalism major focused on sports, culture and social justice. Recent graduate Jalen Brown and his professor, award-winning journalist Nicole Carr, talk to GPB about the impact of the school's journalism program.
Music has the power to bring people together and break down tribes. That's what the Black Legacy Project is banking on. Recently, its creators brought together Black and white artists in the Atlanta area to record present-day interpretations of songs central to the Black American experience.
The Only Doctor is a documentary that takes a look at the experience of Dr. Karen Kinsell. She is the only doctor in a rural part of Georgia where 40% of the population lives below the poverty level.