Get ready for a nice glass of Sweet Tea. But hold on, we’re not talking about the drink. It’s a new newsletter hosted by Emmy Award-winning journalist and the new voice behind The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s (AJC) morning newsletter; A.M. ATL. – AJ Willingham.

Welcome to Sweet Tea by the AJC, which highlights positive, fascinating, diverse stories from around the South.

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Sweet Tea highlights some of the best and most inspiring stories from voices around the South. Taking the Saturday timeslot of Inspire Atlanta, Sweet Tea serves as a gateway to the AJC’s slogan, “The Substance and Soul of the South.”

This is the type of content you can look forward to on Sweet Tea:

  • communities working together
  • ordinary people doing extraordinary things
  • people providing relief and comfort to their neighbors
  • incredible achievements
  • positive environmental news
  • amazing art
  • inspiring quotes
  • engaging facts

Sweet Tea will explore and celebrate Southern identity, not define it. It’s space for real, positive news that refreshes the spirit and the reader’s media routine.

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