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AJC: An inside look at how Supreme Court’s student loan ruling affects Georgians
“Fear about mounting debt prompted Kairos Richardson to drop out of Kennesaw State University after the pandemic hit… He doesn’t have a diploma, and it’s been bittersweet watching his friends graduate. ‘I want to be up there so bad,’ Richardson [...]
The 19th: Voting organizers are breathing ‘a deep sigh of relief’ over Supreme Court rulings on elections — for now
“Kendra Cotton, CEO of the New Georgia Project, a voting rights organization, said she is encouraged by the recent court rulings… She feels frustration at the persistent efforts to disenfranchise communities of color. ‘It just simply doesn’t have to be [...]
AJC: Many Georgians criticize student loan ruling, while others celebrate it
“’With repayments resuming, my goals are not as tangible and as realistic,’ said Maggie Bell, lead organizer for a New Georgia Project campaign that’s been pushing for full loan forgiveness. ‘My short-term goals … it feels like it will be [...]
Statement by New Georgia Project Following Supreme Court’s Decision to Harm Black Futures by Halting President Biden’s Student Loan Debt Forgiveness Plan
For Immediate Release June 30th, 2023 Statement by New Georgia Project Following Supreme Court’s Decision to Harm Black Futures by Halting President Biden’s Student Loan Debt Forgiveness Plan (Atlanta, GA) - New Georgia Project (NGP) released the following statement [...]
Augusta Chronicle: Public, professionals comment on AU Health and Wellstar merger at Attorney General hearing
“Kierra Stanford, an organizer with the New Georgia Project, came in from Atlanta to share how the hospital closure had impacted her community. ‘Augusta, my love letter to you would to please be cautious in trusting Wellstar," she said.
The Guardian: ‘Democracy is on life support’: the organizers fighting voter suppression in the US south
“’We’ve had to build out a whole sophisticated voter protection apparatus in response’, said Billy Honor, Organizing director at the New Georgia Project.”
The Hill: Black and Latino voters are being erased from databases: Here’s how to fix it
“One organization, the New Georgia Project, rejects the industry term ‘low propensity voter’ and embraces ‘high opportunity voters’ instead. In their experience, these voters will become civically active if people invest in them.”
New Georgia Project Applauds Democracy Defenders and Condemns Attempts by the State of Georgia and the City of Atlanta to Criminalize the Right to Protest and Civil Dissent
For Immediate Release June 7th, 2023 New Georgia Project Applauds Democracy Defenders and Condemns Attempts by the State of Georgia and the City of Atlanta to Criminalize the Right to Protest and Civil Dissent (Atlanta, GA) - New Georgia [...]
The Atlanta Voice: Why did Georgia lead the South in voter turnout during the 2022 Midterms?
“We’ve already helped close to 30,000 people fill out voter registration cards, and we have a goal of getting to 40,000 and we’re going to hit that again in 2024,” said Keron Blair, the Chief Organizing and Field Officer of [...]
NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt: NGP's C.L.E.A.R. Campaign Fights for Student Debt Cancellation at U.S. Supreme Court
"Debt is difficult. It's depressing, it's stressful," says Maggie Bell, Lead Organizer for NGP's C.L.E.A.R. Campaign and the first in her family to graduate from college.
