Sue Bickham dances with SALSAtlanta during the Atlanta Dogwood Festival at Piedmont Park on Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

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Georgia opts into summer meals program after sitting out for 2 years

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Teen charged in fatal shooting of 12-year-old boy at southeast Atlanta home

2 charged in toddler’s fatal shooting at Atlanta apartment

2 charged in toddler’s fatal shooting at Atlanta apartment

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Olu Brown answers a question during a forum for Democratic candidates for governor hosted by The Center for Strong Public Schools Action Fund at Morehouse College in Atlanta on Wed., April 8, 2026. Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is on the left. Former Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan is on the right. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

Georgia’s Democratic candidates for governor debate school issues

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Easter weekend shootings put pressure on Atlanta’s youth violence strategy