UATL Senior editor Mike Jordan will join Wednesday’s edition of “Politically Georgia” for a special discussion of the complicated nature of the Juneteenth Holiday.

Jordan and radio host Bill Nigut first talk with preservationist Ann Hill Bond about the history of slavery in Georgia.

Then, freelance journalist King Williams highlights the power of the Black electorate and Atlanta’s role as a Black Mecca.

Finally, Tiffany Williams Roberts, Director of the Public Policy Unit at Southern Center for Human Rights, talks about the strides for social justice for Georgia.

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Hear an excerpt from UATL’s Mike Jordan talking about Juneteenth:

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231130 ATLANTA, GA — AJC senior editor Mike Jordan participates in a panel discussion following a screening of the AJC's hip-hop documentary "The South Got Something to Say" at the Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. 
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