Derrick Johnson, President and CEO of the NAACP
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NAACP asks Black recruits to avoid UGA as state lawmakers seek to attack voting rights

The NAACP is right about what it calls the “contradiction” of college sports. Many of the same people who cheer for revenue-producing Black athletes at universities also suppo...

Interstate 285

I-285 will close dozens of times for construction. Round 2 is this weekend.

GDOT plans to shut down a busy westside section of the interstate from 7 p.m. Friday, June 5 through 5 a.m. Monday, June 8.

After Spirit shutdown, Delta jumps on hiring pilots

After Spirit exit, other airlines flood into its former Atlanta routes

The airline’s Atlanta leased spaces like gates remain tied up in bankruptcy proceedings.

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Mike Luckovich: Demanding rat

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Ban partisan gerrymandering in Georgia through a constitutional amendment

There is no need to redraw congressional and legislative maps in a special session of lawmakers. It’s all about political control.

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HIV used to be a death sentence. Federal funds that helped me are now at risk.

‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ is doing away with healthcare investments that kept Americans alive and well.

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With degrees in doubt, Dr. Cheyenne Bryant’s credentials need more clarity

Inconsistencies and unanswered questions have raised red flags and fueled calls for greater transparency.

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PHOTOS: Georgia Tech loses pivotal game to Oklahoma in baseball regionals

The Yellow Jackets, a No. 2 overall seed fielding their most acclaimed team in program history, didn’t make it past the Atlanta Regional.

Keisha Lance Bottoms and Jon Ossoff campaign rally

PHOTOS: Jon Ossoff and Keisha Lance Bottoms hit campaign trail

Sen. Jon Ossoff and gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms joined forces in a rally for each other's election bids.

Alpharetta, Ga: "Weird Al" Yankovic playing "Canadian Idiot" at Ameris Bank Ampitheatre. Yankovic played a stunningly wide array of his humorous songs Sunday night along with matching costume changes and video montages. Photo taken Sunday May 31, 2026 at Ameris Bank Amphitheatre. 060126 weird al (RYAN FLEISHER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION)

Weird Al Yankovic

"Weird Al" Yankovic graced his largest Atlanta stage ever in his lengthy career, drawing more than 10,000 fans to Ameris Bank Amphitheatre in Alpharetta May 31, 2026.