WEEK IN PHOTOS: The beginning of SGA campaigning, AADM poetry gathering and more
The week of Feb. 14-20 in Athens, Georgia saw an AADM Black poet gathering, the beginning of SGA campaigning and a lynching remembrance memorial. Here are some of our favorite photos from the week.
A small live audience listens to poets perform while streaming online on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021 in Athens, Georgia. The Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement hosted a showcase of Black authors and poets at their new Justice Center as part of their weekly events celebrating Black history month. (Photo/Taylor Gerlach; taylormckenziephotography.com)
A local poet known as Free Spirit performs on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021 in Athens, Georgia. The Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement hosted a showcase of Black authors and poets at their new Justice Center as part of their weekly events celebrating Black history month. (Photo/Taylor Gerlach; taylormckenziephotography.com)
Athens community organizer, activist, teacher and poet Lemuel LaRoche or "Life" performs poetry and speaks to a mostly virtual audience on Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021 in Athens, Georgia. The Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement hosted a showcase of Black authors and poets at their new Justice Center as part of their weekly events celebrating Black history month. (Photo/Taylor Gerlach; taylormckenziephotography.com)
UGA students campaign in Tate Plaza on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 ahead of SGA elections in Athens, Georgia. Bridge, Belong and Voice are the three tickets running, and voting begins Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. (Photo/Taylor Gerlach; taylormckenzieg@gmail.com)
Voice ticket candidate Casey Smith holds a pin in UGA's Tate Plaza on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. Voting for UGA student government association begins on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. (Photo/Taylor Gerlach; taylormckenziephotography.com)
UGA students campaign in Tate Plaza on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 ahead of SGA elections in Athens, Georgia. Bridge, Belong and Voice are the three tickets running, and voting begins Monday, Feb. 22, 2021. (Photo/Taylor Gerlach; taylormckenzieg@gmail.com)
Athens community members gathered at the Athens-Clarke County courthouse on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, for a remembrance vigil for John Lee Eberhart, an African American man lynched by a mob of over 3,000 white people on Feb. 16, 1921. The vigil was led by prisoner's rights advocate John Cole Vodicka. (Photo/Zachary Tate, ztate@randb.com)
Athens community members gathered at the Athens-Clarke County courthouse on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, for a remembrance vigil for John Lee Eberhart, an African American man lynched by a mob of over 3,000 white people on Feb. 16, 1921. The vigil was led by prisoner's rights advocate John Cole Vodicka. (Photo/Zachary Tate, ztate@randb.com)
