Raise your hand if you think the first-ever World Cup final halftime show should have an Atlanta artist. ajc.com/uatl/five-atla…

Sooo the morning routine of me scolding my stubborn Pomeranian mix made the AM newsroom morning call. 🙃 Happy Friday.

"What I’ve seen, historically, is a city quick to celebrate and sell its Black culture but slow to address the needs of its everyday Black residents."- Gavin Godfrey ajc.com/uatl/is-atlant…

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Come with me on a trip to the Atlanta History Center as I explore Trump's attempt to tighten his grip on cultural and artistic institutions by attacking what he calls “improper ideology.” Here is the link to the story & video below Atlanta Journal-Constitution UATL ajc.com/uatl/trumps-sm…

The next story in our Black Mecca series is in print today. Online Tuesday. It’s beautiful.

Let’s talk Black Mecca math.

The day before I turned 40, I broke my foot (first break of my life). A month before I turn 41, I strained my neck watching Star Wars on the couch. When it comes to aging, I see the universe got jokes.

Suggs! Big up to the man behind the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Black History Month series for offering his knowledge, guidance and support on Black mecca 🙏🏾

From Big Boi: “He’s going to be with me forever. Everything he’s done for our family, Dungeon Family, the city — I got a big angel on the other side.” ajc.com/uatl/it-starte…

‘It started all right here’: Rico Wade immortalized with East Point monument via ⁦Gavin Godfrey⁩ ajc.com/uatl/it-starte…

Educator, mentor, genius. Rest well, Paul B. Thank you. roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/05/10/pau…

This man changed my life. "Take your work seriously, but don’t take yourself too seriously." ajc.com/news/atlanta-n…

Wishing a happy, well-deserved retirement to my guy, Ram Ramgopal. A legend in the newsroom and on the rec league football pitch. One of one.

My own search for a therapist led me to the latest story in the Black mecca series. Thankful that Atlanta natives Savannah Elahee and Archie Clay III were willing to share their stories with me. #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth uatl.com/news/2025/05/i…