Brooke Leigh Howard
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Brooke Leigh Howard is a reporter who thrives on the intersection of Black culture and social politics. New to the Atlanta scene, she has spent much of her journalistic career in Harlem, New York, covering national issues, breaking news, and arts and culture. A child of Appalachian Kentucky by way of Cincinnati, she is a graduate of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. Brooke, who admits she dances on the fence with her love for Barbie, is an avid reader of racial-political nonfiction and historical novels. Her sarcasm is unmatched.
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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office after ordering the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America, on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. (Demetrius Freeman/The New York Times)

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Part of a Halloween display at a Target in Florida is shown in this 2018 photo. A Halloween costume from Target's Hyde and Eek! line was removed from the retailer’s website this week after social media users said its imagery evoked racist minstrel shows. (Brynn Anderson/AP)

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Steve Allen celebrates 30 years of Olympic art

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At left, first-year Morehouse student Evan Parker (center) poses with mother Keilani Parker (left) and father Sarquis Parker (right) at Evan’s graduation party outside of their Atlanta home on Sunday, Aug. 2, 2026. At right, first-year Spelman Brooke Spiva (center) poses with aunt Tenaya Watson (left) and mother Yolanda Watson Spiva (right) on Spiva’s move-in day at Spelman College on Aug. 11, 2026. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC; Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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Whitney Houston Barbie

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