Weekend Reads

Issue - Abortion

Where they stand: Bottoms, Jackson on abortion

Georgia’s abortion law took effect in 2022 after Roe v. Wade was overturned. Here’s where the candidates for governor stand on the issue.

Moore's Ford Bridge mass lynching, July 25, 1946. Graves of the victims; family and community members at graveside, Georgia, July 28, 1946. (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.)
NEDRA RHONE

80 years after Moore’s Ford lynchings, grand jury transcripts must be released

Grand jury transcripts from one of Georgia’s most notorious lynchings remain sealed as residents of Monroe continue their search for truth and healing.

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AJC HER+STORY

She turned a side hustle fixing cars into a nearly million-dollar business

Desiree White taught herself how to repair autos and now wants to help young people enter the skilled trades.

AJC Podcasts
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‘It’s UATL’ podcast: Inside Dr. Ayanna Howard’s vision for Spelman’s next chapter

"I felt like my strength was going into rooms where no one looked like me and making sure that there were others that looked like me when I left."

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POLITICALLY GEORGIA

Trump tells midterm voters to ‘pretend I’m on the ballot’

The president's comment effectively invited voters to treat the midterms as a referendum on himself. Democrats are only too happy to oblige.

Coastal birds of Georgia

Flagship: Here's why Savannah keeps reinventing itself

Plus, Georgianomics and one man's fight for maternal health.

Arts and Entertainment
Big Tigger

Big Tigger to return to V-103 after Fulton County DA drops charges

The morning host will return to the air on Monday.

HBO's "The Gilded Age"

Emory professor has her ‘biggest classroom’ with Emmy-nominated ‘Gilded Age’

‘I hope that people walk away entertained but maybe feeling a little bit smarter,’ co-executive producer Erica Armstrong Dunbar says of HBO’s Best Drama nominee.

Atlanta actor Dayo Okeniyi talks about Apple TV’s ‘Dark Matter’

Atlanta actor Dayo Okeniyi lands dream job with Apple TV’s ‘Dark Matter’

‘This is the best job ever,’ he says. ‘You can never get bored.’

GUEST COLUMN

Atlanta hosts GSX conference where leaders will shape future of security

Security isn’t just about reacting to danger; it’s about assessing risk, building prevention and responding with resolve.

8 hours ago
PATRICIA MURPHY

The Democratic Socialists of America believe what??

The big ideas on the far left that leave even some Democrats saying, ‘Wait, what?’

Sept 11, 2026
THE STEERING COLUMN

What 1,700 miles taught me about choosing a family car

The features that sell a vehicle aren’t always the ones that make it good to live with.

Sept 11, 2026
AJC REPORTER COLUMN

I was teaching on 9/11. No lesson plan could’ve prepared me.

The world changed when the first plane hit the twin towers. How do you explain that to a classroom of fourth graders?

Sept 10, 2026

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Georgia Tech vs. Tennessee

PHOTOS: Georgia Tech loses home game against Tennessee

The Yellow Jackets hosted No. 18 Tennessee a week after Georgia Tech lost to Colorado in the season opener at home.

Georgia hosts Western Kentucky in an NCAA football game in Athens

PHOTOS: Georgia debuts all-white uniforms for the first time in school history

No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs take on Western Kentucky in a Week 2 college football game.

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PHOTOS: Commerce shuts out Greene County

The Commerce football team shut out Greene County 51-0 on Sept. 11, 2026.