Public health improvements stall amid Trump’s DEI crackdown

By: Briah Lumpkins

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: July 19, 2026

Words: 1,336

Last Updated: 2 hours, 49 minutes ago

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THOMASVILLE, Ga. — As Earl Williams drove through a historic Black neighborhood known as Dewey City in his hometown, he hardly recognized what he saw.

Homes that once belonged to friends, family, and neighbors had siding covered in mold. Some were boarded up. Others had holes in their roofs.

Black churches once used Oquina Creek, which runs along the border of the neighborhood, to baptize their congregants. Today, fecal bacteria and other contaminants have …

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