Nedra Rhone
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Nedra Rhone is a lifestyle columnist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution where she has been a reporter since 2006. A graduate of Columbia University School of Journalism, she enjoys writing about the people, places and events that define metro Atlanta. She has written about style, entertainment, personal finance and the environment for the AJC. Previously, Rhone was a staff writer at Newsday where her first assignment was covering the devastating impact of 9/11 on the families and communities of Long Island. She later covered K-12 education for Long Island's 125 school districts and is a Pulitzer Prize finalist for her reporting on women in hip-hop. Sign up to have her column sent to your inbox: ajc.com/newsletters/nedra-rhone-columnist.
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Moore's Ford Bridge mass lynching, July 25, 1946. Graves of the victims; family and community members at graveside, Georgia, July 28, 1946. (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archives. Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.)

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Stockbridge Mayor Jayden Williams sits at a side table during a special City Council meeting Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026, prior to an upcoming investigative hearing. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

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