{"id":105505,"date":"2026-02-04T11:50:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T11:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/how-the-ai-data-center-boom-impacts-black-communities\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T11:50:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T11:50:23","slug":"how-the-ai-data-center-boom-impacts-black-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/how-the-ai-data-center-boom-impacts-black-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"How the AI Data Center Boom Impacts Black Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"#episode-transcript\"><i>View the full episode transcript.<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Picture this\u2026 You move to a cozy home in an idyllic neighborhood: fresh air and birdsong in the morning and gorgeous sunsets at night. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One day, you wake up to find an AI data center is being built right across the street. Your view of trees turns into piles of dirt, the songbird\u2019s trill replaced by the hum of machinery. That\u2019s the reality for many Atlanta metro area residents right now, facing an explosion of AI data center construction.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In this episode, Morgan is joined by <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">reporters DorMiya Vance and Marlon Hyde from WABE in Atlanta<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Vance and Hyde recently looked into why so many companies are targeting the Atlanta suburbs for their builds. They\u2019ll break down what this means for the infrastructure of local energy companies,\u00a0 how to contextualize this trend within the historical strain placed on predominately Black communities, and what can be done to prepare for \u201cstranded assets\u201d if the bubble bursts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ --><br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=KQINC1658905284\" width=\"100%\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Guests:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Further Reading\/Listening:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Want to give us feedback on the show? 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