Jim Burress
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Atlanta, GA, United States
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First-ever African-American-owned radio station could return to Atlanta
Atlanta’s WERD, the first radio station owned and programmed by African Americans, is set to make a comeback. After being closed for many years, the National Black Radio Hall of […] → Read More
Atlanta airport cleaners win minimum wage jump, from $8.50 to $12-15 per hour
For the last three Atlanta mayoral administrations, contract workers who clean Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport have been calling for higher wages. After 13 years of mostly workers of color pushing, picketing […] → Read More
Atlanta airport cleaners win minimum wage jump, from $8.50 to $12-15 per hour
For the last three Atlanta mayoral administrations, contract workers who clean Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport have been calling for higher wages. After 13 years of mostly workers of color pushing, picketing […] → Read More
Will NFTs be the new NBA norm? Fans spend thousands bidding on 'Harry the Hawk' collection
The Atlanta Hawks are soaring into the non fungible token craze. The collection of hand-drawn, digital images of “Harry the Hawk” went on the auction block March 14. Bidding started […] → Read More
APS superintendent responds to parent criticism for overnight pivot to virtual learning
Atlanta Public Schools is one of several metro districts that decided to go virtual this week as Omicron cases take over Georgia. On New Years Day, APS tweeted that students would stay home and learn on laptops. But just the day before, the district told families that classes would be in-person. The short time frame → Read More
Redistricting session continues with drastic changes in Georgia demographic to consider
Georgia lawmakers are continuing their special session under the Gold Dome — tasked with re-drawing Georgia's legislative and congressional boundaries. It's a process that follows every U.S. Census, as the U.S. Constitution requires all districts to be as equal in population as possible. Even so, politics always seem → Read More
'We Wanted To Win': McMillan Talks Hawks Road To NBA Eastern Conference Finals, Vision As New Head Coach
The Atlanta Hawks nearly soared to the NBA championship finals this season, under the lead of Nate McMillan. The team fired head coach Lloyd Pierce in March, and promoted McMillan to interim. Earlier this month, McMillan dropped that 'interim' title, earning his fourth NBA head coaching job. "It's just the beginning, → Read More
Southern Poverty Law Center Podcast Dives Into Stone Mountain Park’s Future, Confederate Imagery
Last month, the Stone Mountain Memorial Association Board voted to move Confederate flags that greet visitors to the base of the 90-foot-tall carving of Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis and Stonewall Jackson. The park's logo, which depicts the three Confederate leaders, is also set to change. Geraldine Moriba co-hosts → Read More
Gas Buddy: Thousands Of Stations Still Dealing With Gas Supply Issues, Ahead Of Memorial Day Weekend
You might have seen a constant barrage of tweets over the last few weeks from Gas Buddy, including updates on outages due to the Colonial Pipeline shutdown earlier this month. Patrick De Haan is the man behind them, the company's head of petroleum analysis. He spoke with WABE's "All Things Considered" host Jim → Read More
'It's Fractured’: Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan On Healing Republican Party
Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan announced this week that he is not seeking reelection in 2022. Duncan told WABE's "All Things Considered" host Jim Burress that in the coming months, he will focus his political energy on "healing and rebuilding" the Republican Party -- which he called damaged but not destroyed. His → Read More
'I Begged Him Not To Shoot Me’: Atlanta Spa Shootings Survivor Elcias Hernandez Ortiz Recalls Deadly Attack
A note: The following eight-minute story includes detailed descriptions of a deadly shooting and might not be appropriate for all audiences. Listener and parental discretion is advised. Elcias Hernandez Ortiz had just finished a busy day fixing cars at his auto repair shop in Cherokee County when he decided to go → Read More
Inside Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Federal Pause: What Holdup Means For Georgians
This week, federal public health officials recommended a pause in the use of Johnson & Johnson's Janssen COVID-19 vaccine. This after reports of rare, but serious, blood clots. The FDA and Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention met to review this handful of serious reactions and decided it was → Read More
'Raised By Women' Retro Air Jordan Shoe Drop Is A Tribute To Black Mothers, Activism, Devotion
The Air Jordan 3 "Raised by Women" is one of the most-anticipated sneaker releases of 2021. It's also tied to a local boutique location in Atlanta, A Ma Maniere, which is owned by entrepreneur and civil rights activist James Whitner. A passionate advocate for Black business owners, Whitner told WABE's "All Things → Read More
Celebrated Talk Show Host Diane Rehm Reflects On Husband's Death, How It Changed Her Life In PBS Special
For decades, longtime NPR host Diane Rehm had daily conversations on the public radio talk show that carried her name. Today, Rehm wants to talk to you. And she wants to talk to you about something you probably don’t want to talk about — with her or anyone: Death. And not just death, but death on one’s own terms. → Read More
Sine Die Updates: Georgia Lawmakers Take Up Billion-Dollar State Budget And More
It's the final stretch of Georgia's 2021 legislative session, and members of the state House and state Senate still have to agree to the final version of the $27 billion budget. It was finally presented to lawmakers just before 5 p.m. Wednesday. The budget set for the coming fiscal year on July 1 restores some of the → Read More
Infectious Disease Expert, WABE's Health Care Reporter Look Back On A Year Of COVID-19 In Georgia
A year ago Tuesday, Gov. Brian Kemp announced the first cases of COVID-19 in Georgia. A year later, two cases have grown to 823,000. Health systems dealt with an eruption of coronavirus cases, mounting deaths and patient beds spilling into hospital hallways. And COVID-19 has now killed more than 15,000 Georgians, → Read More
Director Shares Memories, Stories Of Making Film On Civil Rights Activist Vernon Jordan
Atlanta and the nation are remembering the life of civil rights activist Vernon Jordan. Raised in the Jim Crow South, Jordan rose to lead a successful career in law and business, headed several civil rights organizations and eventually became a close friend and adviser to former President Bill Clinton. As a young → Read More
Pastor Of Metro Atlanta Church Expelled From Southern Baptist Convention Over LGBTQ Inclusivity Speaks Out
A committee that oversees more than 50,000 Southern Baptist churches voted to oust congregations in Kentucky and Georgia this week, over policies deemed to be too inclusive of the LGBTQ community. Southern Baptist Convention leaders expelled a Louisville church and Towne View Baptist Church in Kennesaw, Georgia. → Read More
Ga. Chief Justice Harold Melton Talks About His Decision To Leave Post Early
Georgia's Chief Justice Harold Melton announced Friday that he will leave the state Supreme Court this summer. Melton's last day on July 1 will mark his 30th year working in state government, and 16 years with the court. The chief justice said that it's the best time for him to explore new opportunities, but he → Read More
Kim Jackson Reflects On Being Georgia's First Openly Gay State Senator
A lot of fanfare centered on an historic swearing-in this week in the U.S. Senate. The Rev. Raphael Warnock, a Democrat, is the first Black senator to represent Georgia. Fellow Democrat John Ossoff is the first of Jewish faith to do so. But a week prior, and absent of much attention at all, another senator made → Read More