Results
#1. According to a news survey commissioned by the national nonpartisan group Research!America and Emory University, _________ women are more than twice as likely as other women in Georgia to die during and after pregnancy.
It’s Black women.
Zogby Analytics conducted the online survey on behalf of Research!America in October 2023, among 803 adults in Georgia plus 606 additional adults for minority oversampling. Research showed, among other factors, that the state has some of the worst overall maternal mortality rates in the country.
#2. On Thursday, California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis met in a nationally televised event in which Georgia city?
It’s Alpharetta.
The city was specifically chosen for its key swing-state implications. The 90-minute event — billed by Fox News Channel as “The Great Red vs. Blue State Debate” — occurred without an audience, and the moderator was Fox host Sean Hannity, who has sparred with Newsom during past television appearances.
#3. Former U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler was recently presented as a guest speaker at a Gwinnett County town hall meeting for this controversial education advocacy group.
It’s Moms for Liberty.
The parents’ rights organization was founded by women in Florida who were upset about COVID-19 safety measures. The Southern Poverty Law Center labeled Moms for Liberty an extremist group in its annual Year in Hate & Extremism report for 2022.
#4. This week, “Closer Look” with Rose Scott welcomed Dr. Kathryn McClymond, the first woman and 18th president to lead which metro Atlanta university?
It’s Oglethorpe University.
The veteran educator told host Rose Scott that the Brookhaven liberal arts college is committed to teaching excellence and providing an inclusive learning environment.
McClymond also discussed her top priorities, including assisting first-year college students through a DEI program.
#5. A prominent conservation group has decided to change its name to Birds Georgia following a reckoning over the legacy of the man the group was named for. Which of the following naturalists initially was the group’s namesake?
It’s Audubon.
Audubon was a 19th-century wildlife artist most known for his seminal work, “The Birds of America,” a collection of more than 400 colorful paintings.
Despite his many achievements, Audubon held racist views, bought and sold enslaved people, opposed emancipation and stole human remains, according to the National Audubon Society, which led to discussions by Georgia, as well as other state chapters, on changing the name.
