State officials host commemoration event for Georgia’s first 33 Black legislators.Fulton’s Reparations Task Force produces 615-page report on harm done to Black residents.Leveling the playing field: How a transgender basketball league is creating space for trans people in Atlanta.Greene County’s first African American historical marker honors one of Georgia’s first Black legislators.Queering the Mic: Lack of representation in hip-hop creates challenges for LGBTQ Atlanta rappers.Late Atlanta music producer Rico Wade to get a commemorative monument in East Point.Jermaine Dupri welcomes Emory students to new internship program So So Def University.Rap lyrics have long been used as evidence in court. A Georgia bill aims to give artists more protections.City of Jonesboro renames street that segregated Black and white communities during Jim Crow.Ghosts of East Point’s past: How the city’s racial history contributes to its lack of public swimming pools.EMMy-winner: black women in power: Perspectives from metro Atlanta mayors on the 2024 presidential election.honorable mentions…
“Tax incentives are drawing data centers to Atlanta’s south suburbs, worrying residents,” National Public Radio.
“Krog Street Tunnel hosts its first public event featuring the Spelman Glee Club,” wabe atlanta – atlanta press club award winner.
“Fairburn mentorship program hosts hair braiding camp, creates a safe space for tween girls,” wabe atlanta.
“How AI Data Centers Are Transforming Atlanta’s Black Communities,” close all tabs podcast (kqed).