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‘It’s UATL’ podcast: How Spice beat death and found her ‘Soft Girl Era’
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How Spice beat death and found her ‘Soft Girl Era’

Plus, Offset, a new Gordon Parks exhibition, Angel Reese and “teen takeovers.”

Her Shot Golf Program
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Her grandfather is Augusta National’s first Black member. Now, she’s changing the game.

The latest 'It's UATL' podcast episode features an interview with Bria Janelle, whose grandfather was the first Black member at Augusta National.

FBI raids Fulton County election office seeking ballots from Trump’s 2020 loss
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‘Sistas Who Kill’ and why we’re obsessed with true crime

The hosts behind popular "Sistas Who Kill" podcast talk about their journey as Black women in the true crime podcast space.

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How PGA Tour Superstore executive Ralph Stokes brings diversity to golf

PGA Tour Superstore Vice President Ralph Stokes opens a new store in Buckhead and continues to bring diversity and inclusion to golf and business.

Meet the man of Morehouse balancing a 4.0 GPA and a pro boxing future

Meet the man of Morehouse balancing a 4.0 GPA and a pro boxing future

Chad "Candyman" Pitts is a junior economics major who's also won international and Golden Gloves championships in boxing.

How photographer Sheila Pree Bright’s found her World Cup muse

How photographer Sheila Pree Bright found her World Cup muse

The Atlanta-based photographer has been setting her lens on the city's soccer and sports culture for years. Next up, the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Our Team
Opinion and Voices
'A Different World' cast
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Guest Column: 1990s Black television reshaped America in ways policy couldn’t

Black sitcoms of the 1990s helped shape public opinion about the community, its achievements and aspirations in American society. Atlanta was at the center of the movement.

Tuesday Feature
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Nedra Rhone: Move over or speed up? Georgia lawmakers can’t get rid of slow drivers

Georgia lawmakers raced through Crossover Day, but HB 809 never made it to a vote. We need more research to improve road safety — or do we just have a need for speed?

Jessie Jackson
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Leroy Chapman: How Jesse Jackson gave me a clear sense of belonging

The Rev. Jesse Jackson made an impression on teen Leroy Chapman Jr., now AJC editor-in-chief. Over the years, they developed a professional relationship and mutual respect.

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First-ever co-campus queens causes uproar at Spelman College

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‘It’s UATL’ podcast: Talking ‘Heated Rivalry’ and queer romance novels with author Karmen Lee
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‘It’s UATL’ podcast: Talking ‘Heated Rivalry’ and queer romance novels with author Karmen Lee

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Zachary Perry, parliamentarian for NPU-V counts votes to recommend against a City of Atlanta change that would allow a data center to be built in Adair Park on Monday, April 13, 2026. (Ben Gray for the AJC)
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City Council must uphold commitment to data center ban in Atlanta

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A decade after Prince’s death, his final concert still lingers

Customers walk among the storefronts at the New Black Wall Street Market on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, in Lithonia, Georgia. The market has been in operation for over a year and gives Black business owners the opportunity to sell their products. (Christina Matacotta for the AJC)
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New Black Wall Street Market opened to fanfare. It’s soon closing.

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Whitney Houston foundation celebrates legacy with pickleball in Alpharetta

From left, Oprah Winfrey, Rihanna, Tyler Perry and Michael Jordan are four of the world’s 27 Black billionaires, according to Forbes. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times;  Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP; Nina Westervelt/The New York Times; Thibault Camus/AP)
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Forbes: These are the world’s 27 Black billionaires

"The South in Color" by Gordon Parks at Jackson Fine Art

Black culture embraces main-character energy at these spring arts events

The Alpha Kappa Alpha tree at Howard University in Washington, on Sept. 24, 2024. (Jason Andrew/New York Times)

Spring fever: Children of notable Atlantans become ‘Divine Nine’ members

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Honoring C.T. Vivian’s legacy through the power of the pen