Christine Wallen

Potholes on Middle Country Road in Selden. Elected officials gathered on Friday urging the state to address conditions on the roadway. Credit: Rick Kopstein The only thing worse than hitting a pothole is finding a way to get it repaired. First, you must ask yourself, is this a town road? A county road? A state highway? This determines who is responsible for the repair and to whom the complaint needs to be directed.

In February, Adriana Smith, a 30-year-old Black woman, started to complain about intense headaches. She went to Northside Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, and was only given medication before being released. According to her mother, the hospital didn’t do any tests or scans. The next morning, her boyfriend woke up to her gasping for air and gargling in her sleep. Upon arriving at Emory University Hospital, where she worked as a nurse, a CT scan revealed multiple blood clots in her brain.