Lucille Commadore was born in Tylertown, Miss., on Aug. 12, 1934. Her parents, Curtis and Amy Commadore, were sharecroppers, and her mother worked as a housekeeper. Lucille stopped attending school after the eighth grade so she could help them in the fields. In 1953, Lucille married Abon Bridges, a mechanic. She gave birth to Ruby […]
Read MoreCovid deaths are surging. We see the numbers increasing on the news. Yet the realities of these numbers remain abstract until one has to deal with the loss of life of a loved one or severe illness themselves. The details surrounding death are not familiar to most people outside the health profession. We don’t have […]
Read MoreAre you one of the many women across the country who is delaying health screenings due to the threat of COVID-19? Bone density screening may be one of those tests that seems insignificant during this challenging time. Osteoporosis is a condition that does not manifest symptoms until a fracture occurs. The testing to diagnose this […]
Read MoreYou may not have been aware that October 20th is World Osteoporosis Day. What does this have to do with you? You might be one of the 10 million Americans who have osteoporosis or one of another 44 million individuals with low bone density. Both conditions increase the risk of a sustaining a broken bone […]
Read More“There’s someone here! Oh my God! They got Amanda!” It is every parent’s nightmare—their child snatched by kidnappers while they are powerless to stop them. It was also the plot of 2008’s Hollywood thriller, Taken. Brian Mills, played by Liam Neeson, listened helplessly over the phone as an international sex trafficking ring abducted his daughter […]
Read MoreFree and fair elections are the cornerstone of our democracy whose power is in the voices of its people at the ballot box. Citizens in many Georgia communities have faced prohibitively long lines, some several hours long, at polling places throughout the state in recent elections, particularly in the Atlanta area. Myriad explanations have been […]
Read MoreWe watched in sadness and horror as a young unarmed black man was gunned down while jogging in a local neighborhood in Brunswick. Our hearts are broken for Ahmaud Arbery’s mother, his family, and friends, and we are angered that he was targeted, harassed, and murdered. We are angered that justice was slow in coming. […]
Read MoreBy Commissioner Tena Blakey, Nick’s Sister On one cold rainy night at Hartsfield International Airport, I met my mom, stepfather and baby brother as they were coming out of the International Terminal. I was 25 years old and was/is very excited to be a big sister. You see, they had been in Russia for two […]
Read MoreIn her book, They’re Your Parents, Too! How Siblings Can Survive Their Parents’ Aging Without Driving Each Other Crazy, Francine Russo calls it “the last transition of our first family.” It’s the time when families reconvene decades after the children left the nest to help aging parents navigate their senior years. If we are lucky, […]
Read MoreThe following are the prepared remarks for a speech GCW Chair Karla Jacobs gave to the Creative Arts Study Club in Gainesville, Georgia on November 8, 2018. Thank you so much for inviting me to speak to your study club today. It’s always a pleasure to be back in Gainesville and to see dear […]
Read MoreIt’s no secret that Atlanta is a center for sex trafficking activity. A busy international airport, the convergence of three major interstate highways, and a booming convention and sports industry create a ripe environment for the practice to flourish. And flourish it does as Atlanta repeatedly finds itself on many lists of top cities […]
Read MoreI do realize that January is almost over, so I’m a little late on the New Year’s Day greetings. The month has passed by in a blur of snow and ice and busyness, and it doesn’t look like things are going to slow down any time soon. The Commission had a productive 2016. We welcomed […]
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