Adina Solomon

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Adina Solomon is a freelance journalist based in Atlanta who writes about city planning and its effect on communities. She also specializes in covering business and death. Adina's work has been published in outlets including the Washington Post, the Guardian, Next City, and the Bitter Southerner.

 

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A look at the first official act of reparations in Georgia

By Adina Solomon
June 29, 2021 - In the 1960s, Athens's urban renewal program evicted a Black neighborhood through eminent domain to build dorms for University of Georgia students. In response to displaced families' demands, Athens-Clarke County has set aside money dedicated to public projects of their choosing, a form of reparations for the community that was lost.