Atlanta Forward: Leadership

It’s often hard for us to have a frank and honest conversation about race in America, even in a city like Atlanta that’s thought to be the cradle of the civil rights movement. Today’s guest writers — one a white female, the other a self-described black conservative — issue a challenge to us all.

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Rick Badie

Donor leaves WABE $3 million, largest individual gift in station’s history

An Atlanta resident has bequeathed WABE a $3 million donation, the largest one-time individual donation in the nonprofit media operation’s 76-year history.

Usher sues business partners over failed Buckhead restaurant plan

Atlanta singer Usher wants his money back after loaning $1.7 million to music producer Bryan-Michael Cox and others to buy a Buckhead restaurant property for $6.3 million.

Braves’ original ‘Freeze’ is retired. But you probably still can’t catch him.

As the Atlanta Braves prepare to find their next sprinting mascot, Nigel Talton is enjoying his new career coaching high school athletes at McEachern High.