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Your Juneteenth guide: 19 ways to celebrate across metro Atlanta

From Piedmont Park to Stone Mountain, here are the top Juneteenth events, concerts and community celebrations.

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Peabo Bryson funeral service set for next week in Atlanta, BeBe Winans to perform

The singer, known for Disney songs “A Whole New World” and “Beauty and the Beast,” died on June 2.

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Review: Quartet of female ‘Revolutionists’ funny in a modern way at Outfit

Theatrical Outfit stages a winning comedy by Lauren Gunderson imagining a French Revolution gathering of four women, including Marie Antoinette.

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Georgia must stop risky medicine before more patients are harmed

The AJC's "Risky Medicine" investigation exposed how Georgia is a major hub for alternative medicine, attracting sometimes unlicensed professionals who have harmed patients.

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America at 250: My immigrant clients believe in U.S. system. We should too.

As challenging as the U.S. legal environment has become, immigrants still want to live, work and prosper in the United States of America.

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Sickle cell patients come seeking care. Doctors treat them as drug-seekers.

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Georgia flinched on gerrymandering, but redistricting shouldn’t be rushed

The Peach State bucked the trend of other Southern states to hastily redraw congressional maps and dilute Black political power.

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PHOTOS: Czechia faces South Africa in the second Atlanta game of the World Cup

Czechia faces South Africa in the second Atlanta game of the World Cup with an all-female crew of referees.

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PHOTOS: A little rain can't stop Atlanta World Cup fans

Rain was in the forecast, but World Cup fans brought their own sunshine to the second game at Atlanta Stadium (Mercedes-Benz Stadium) where Czechia faced South Africa.

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PHOTOS: Rallies, protests, and a march against redistricting in Georgia

Faith leaders, voting and civil rights activists, and community and political leaders turned out Wednesday at various events that culminated in a large presence at the Georgia...