Reimagining Democracy for a Good Life
Jul 1, 2026 · 7 min · 8 segments
This season, we head south for insights and hope. We’re asking, "What can Atlanta teach us about democracy? What insights does it offer in terms of building a more perfect union? And what lessons from…
Angela Glover BlackwellHostWe explore how Atlanta, a vibrant city with a history of activism and civic participation, is a center for higher education, business, film and TV production, a thriving hip-hop industry, and where the metro area is home to a growing multiracial population.
I do think there's a narrative of multiracial democracy that is more complete than many other places in the country.
In Chapter One, A More Perfect Union, we meet people on the ground in Atlanta challenging injustice and promoting inclusion.
We
take our farm workers to Waffle House to talk about why is it that you make $2.85 an hour.
And then you come to the farm so that we understand our struggles and they are interconnected.
We look at Atlanta's long legacy of Black mayors going back generations and the influence of the vibrant hip-hop scene.
Mayor Jackson is the first Black mayor here, and he just pressures people to be inclusive.
And they got used to Black power.
I think what hip-hop has done for the city of Atlanta is expanded people.
folks' imaginations of just what is possible.
We explore how Atlanta, a vibrant city with a history of activism and civic participation, is a center for higher education, business, film and TV production, a thriving hip-hop industry, and where the metro area is home to a growing multiracial population.
I do think there's a narrative of multiracial democracy that is more complete than many other places in the country.
In Chapter One, A More Perfect Union, we meet people on the ground in Atlanta challenging injustice and promoting inclusion.
We
take our farm workers to Waffle House to talk about why is it that you make $2.85 an hour.
And then you come to the farm so that we understand our struggles and they are interconnected.
We look at Atlanta's long legacy of Black mayors going back generations and the influence of the vibrant hip-hop scene.
Mayor Jackson is the first Black mayor here, and he just pressures people to be inclusive.
And they got used to Black power.
I think what hip-hop has done for the city of Atlanta is expanded people.
folks' imaginations of just what is possible.
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