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“The New Georgia Project has been working to add more Black and brown Georgians to the voter rolls for the last decade. ‘We want to raise awareness for anyone to vote here in the state of Georgia,’ said Elijah Grace, [...]

““We’re looking at real, serious hurdles and obstacles that are being very intentionally put in the way of Black, brown and young voters,” said Roslyn Satchel, CEO for the New Georgia Project, a liberal voter mobilization organization and one of [...]

“Stephanie Jackson Ali, policy director for the New Georgia Project, expressed similar concerns: “This was all predicable because we had just been through it in 2018 with Hurricane Michael. None of this is a surprise. We know when hurricane season [...]

“For example, Kierra Stanford, with the New Georgia Project, hoped to see a hospital reopen. ‘Entire families are now seeking healthcare services farther away,’ she said. ‘We know Grady's wait times in their emergency rooms are exacerbated...’” 

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly reports from the swing state of Georgia on efforts to rally Republican and Democratic voters.

“Two groups, the Black Man Lab and New Georgia Project, announced the tour on Thursday in Decatur against the backdrop of a new statue of the late congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis.” 

“Several groups, including...New Georgia Project...have already taken steps to increase voter engagement by tailoring campaigns to the specific needs and concerns of Black voters.” 

“Ranada Robinson, research director for the New George Project, summed up the study: ‘Black voters are not a monolith and this research proves that. And that’s key for how we implement the findings.’” 

Dr. Satchel is featured at the 11:28 mark