'Make America Skilled Again': Trump's anti-DEI posters reflect a bygone era
The U.S. Labor Department’s new posters are not subtle — they seemingly evoke both Norman Rockwell nostalgia and Stalinist propaganda says AJC columnist Bill Torpy. The retro-styled images are being used to promote Project Firewall, a Trump administration initiative that aims to "safeguard the rights, wages, and job opportunities of highly skilled American workers by ensuring employers prioritize qualified Americans" over foreign workers, according to a press release from the U.S. Labor Department. Critics say the posters erase the diversity that already exists in the U.S workforce. Torpy gives his take why these images are more fantasy than fact and what the campaign represents about Trump's vision for the American workforce. Credits: AJC | Prelinger Archives | U.S. Labor Department | White House/YouTube | Bill Torpy/AJC | Labor Department | The White House
Ronnie gave his life to carpets. Now he’s facing PFAS in his water.
Former Shaw Industries worker Ronnie Anderson shares how decades of carpet manufacturing may have contaminated entire communities. Credits: AJC
How Dalton became the 'Carpet Capital of the World'
How a small Georgia city became the 'Carpet Capital of the World' and built a global empire that once made half the world’s carpet.
Rare mutant sea turtle returns home off Georgia's coast
The moment this rare loggerhead-Kemp’s ridley hybrid hit the shore at Jekyll Island, he charged straight for open water. Credits: Jekyll Island Authority
Atlanta’s Quality Lenz captures Black culture one frame at a time
Atlanta’s Quality Lenz documents Black culture through photography, capturing community, creativity and everyday moments.