Doris Sims Johnson leads a news conference on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, asking the city of Decatur to grant a historic designation to the vacant land on Electric Avenue where the school district is proposing to build an early learning center. The open area was part of the historically Black neighborhood of Beacon Hill. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

Activists request historic status for Decatur land to stop new school

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Chamblee shooting

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Ina Chambers

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Waterworks Village

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Kemp taps first Black chairman of Stone Mountain Memorial Association

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Buddhist Monks

PHOTOS: Buddhist monks travel through Atlanta on ‘Walk for Peace’

Buddhist Monks

Buddhist monks spread awareness as ‘Walk for Peace’ travels through Atlanta