Atlanta’s The Paradox is driving a Black pop-punk revolution
Forget everything you thought pop-punk looked like. Over the past five years, pop-punk and emo streams have surged, driven by TikTok trends and a new wave of artists reshaping the genre. Leading that charge is Atlanta’s The Paradox — a Black pop-punk band breaking stereotypes and sharing stages with legends like Green Day and Jack White. Their rise proves pop-punk has no boundaries, as similar artists bring Black roots back to the forefront of rock. Join the AJC’s Jordan Pettiford as she explores her own passion for the music and the movement redefining what the genre means today. Credits: AJC | Spotify | The Paradox, Pierce The Veil/YouTube | theparadoxband, 2anith, 4m4ris, sagepxyy/TikTok | the paradoxband, magnoliapark, mmataband/Instagram | NBC
Metro Atlanta high school students lead walkouts against ICE
High school students across metro Atlanta walked out of class as part of a coordinated protest. Credits: AJC|Party for Socialism and Liberation Atlanta|Telegram
McBath invokes son while grilling Bondi over Minnesota ICE shootings
Rep. Lucy McBath pressed U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi in an emotional exchange over the ICE shootings in Minnesota. Credit: House Judiciary Committee/YouTube
The verdict is in: Is Atlanta really the Black mecca?
Credits: AJC | NFL Films | Ben Gray, Miguel Martinez, Bita Honarvar, Steve Schaefer, Arvin Temkar / AJC | Southern Fried Queer Pride
'I want my vote back': GOP Georgia town pushes back at proposed ICE detention center
A possible ICE detention site puts Social Circle, Ga., at the center of a national immigration fight as residents push back.