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‘We’re the frontliners’: How Metro Atlanta is meeting healthcare needs for Latino immigrants

Healthcare costs are a growing concern for Latino immigrants. Meet some organizations filling the gap.

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Changes at 285 South

285 South is off to a fresh start this spring. We have migrated off Substack and are here now, working with Indiegraf.

The chilling effect of a proposed immigration law

HB1105 would force local law enforcement to work with federal immigration authorities.

UPDATE: Driving program to resume after uptick in donations after 285 South story

‘Women Behind the Wheel’ program, which provides free driving classes to refugee and immigrant women, was on hold because of a lack of donations

Your 285 South News roundup

Catch up quick on immigration bills moving through the Capitol, ‘Leave it Blank,’ and popcorn with Ethiopian coffee.

South Asian voter group splits with parent PAC to form Desis For Democracy

They See Blue says they don’t want any part in painting Democrats in a negative light, but its Georgia chapter maintains accountability is essential.

Welcome to March.

What’s happening? Ramadan, Easter, the three year anniversary of the spa shootings, primary election day in GA, and the arrival of spring.

Latest in Food

Darbar Halal, a new Afghan restaurant, opens in Clarkston

It’s offering a limited selection for now, but the menu and the space will be expanding.

On Memorial Drive, Le Nouveau Maquis serves up Togolese dishes, and then some.

A family-owned Stone Mountain-based restaurant serves up dishes like spicy jollof rice, ground melon seed soup, and more.

Meet Chef Samina Sattar: The Feeding Therapist

Norcross resident Samina Sattar taps into the Bangladeshi flavors she grew up with to create recipes uniquely her own.

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