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Spelman grad trades jokes with Tracy Morgan on Paramount+ comedy ‘Crutch’
Adrianna Mitchell, who grew up in metro Atlanta and graduated from Spelman College, is a co-star on the new Paramount+ sitcom "Crutch" starring Tracy Morgan.
Atlanta’s globetrotting fashion photographers are in high demand
Atlanta photographers Ahmad Barber and Donté Maurice, known as AB+DM, shot Viktor&Rolf for the High Museum’s fashion exhibit and are in high demand globally.
The Dogwood Festival will happen in 2026, but it won’t be free anymore
The annual Dogwood Festival at Piedmont Park will be back in 2026 but will no longer be free for attendees.
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A last request: He asked for water but ended up in a deadly arrest.
Three white former deputies in Central Georgia face a retrial on murder charges after shocking Black pedestrian Eurie Martin with a Taser in 2017.
How two obscure races became a referendum on Georgia Power bills
Georgia Power customers have seen bills rise. Now they get to vote for two members on the state regulatory commission for the first time since 2020.
Spelman College, CAU get $38 million donations from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
Since the 2019 announcement of her divorce from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Scott has made significant investments in HBCUs across the country.

