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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
World
Jan van der Made

US midterms J-3: 100 black men are combatting racism in an Atlanta school

Bishara Abdul-Hamid, technology director with software company Hexagon-Stem volunteers as teacher for underprivileged kids on a Saturday morning in the B.E.S.T. Academy in one of Atlanta's worst neighbourhoods, explaining them how to make wifi-controlled mini-drones fly through complex coding. Picture taken 5 November 2022. © RFI/Cécile Pompeani

In Georgia, one of the states in the US where the legacy of segregation is still heavily felt, African Americans are hopeful that the state will get its first ever black governor - Stacey Abrams. But will that help the daily lives of the many who live in poorer areas surrounding the large cities? A private initiative didn't wait for the outcome of the elections and tries to achieve where politicians failed until now.

A group of young African-American kids are standing around computer screens, frenetically tapping away on the keyboards.

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