Chessboxing enters the ring of the eccentric sports world
What happens when you combine the strategy of chess with the intensity of boxing? In the rising sport of chessboxing, competitors face each other in alternating rounds of the two until the match ends in checkmate or knockout. As Team USA prepares for the 2025 World Chessboxing Championship, AJC’s Jason Armesto visits the Decatur Boxing Club to watch matches and learn about the sport’s history. Credits: AJC | Chessboxing/YouTube | FirstSaturday.hu | Harlem Globetrotters | Froid Équateur by Enki Bilal
Ossoff confronts Gabbard in tense exchange over Iran threat level
Sen. Jon Ossoff questioned Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard over whether Iran posed an imminent nuclear threat. Credits: U.S. Senate
The story behind Curtis Mayfield’s iconic movie soundtracks
The Oscars may be over, but Curtis Mayfield’s film soundtracks still hit. UATL breaks down his ’70s run and lasting impact from Atlanta.
Former Magic City dancer speaks out on Atlanta Hawks controversy
Credits: AJC|MC: An Am. Fant./Starz|jdndmgmt;power1051;theivylee/TT|Getz;Martinez;Miller;Paige/AJC|Getty|atlhawks;hoodanchorye;jackharlow/IG|TMCK|Northstartv1/X
Atlanta's bricks could be worth $13 billion. The Black men who made them didn't earn a cent.
Credits: AJC|Libr. of Cong.|Varnado/AJC|Atl. Hist. Cen.|Nat. Mus. of Af. Am. Hist.|UGA Map & Gov. Info. Libr.|Fulton Co. Reparations Task Force|Archive Atlanta