Ernie Suggs
Race and Culture Reporter at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Author: The Many Lives of Andrew Young https://t.co/9d6vwAZCub Producer: The South Got Something To Say https://t.co/ZNQnBcXUDH @AJC @NCCU @Harvard Brooklyn Rocky
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6 days ago |
uatl.com | Ernie Suggs
rednu owt eht ehs yltnecer ni ni ,sruoh puorg stpure detelpmoc .sreehc secnuonna a nehW eilliL noskcaJ dlo-raey-97 K01Credit: Jason Getz / [email protected] Gurlz member Lillie Jackson (right) greets Sylvia Cook with a hug and a kiss on the cheek after making the halfway point of their walk along the trails at Cascade Springs Nature Preserve on April 22, 2025, in Atlanta.
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6 days ago |
ajc.com | Ernie Suggs
It is 8:55 on a beautiful, sun-dappled Tuesday morning in Southwest Atlanta. In the hush of morning light, a group of Black women — ranging from their 50s to their 80s — gather in a circle to stretch, pray and give praise reports. When 79-year-old Lillie Jackson announces she recently completed a 10K in under two hours, the group erupts in cheers.
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1 week ago |
uatl.com | Ernie Suggs
Credit: TNSThe late U.S. Congressman John Lewis, D-Ga., poses for a portrait in front of his newly unveiled art exhibit "John Lewis-Good Trouble" in the atrium of the domestic terminal at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, on April 8, 2019.
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3 weeks ago |
ajc.com | Ernie Suggs
In a moment that fused Atlanta’s past, present and future, five of the city’s mayors came together to honor the man who helped shape their path — Ambassador Andrew Young. From Bill Campbell to Andre Dickens, each of them shared the legacy of a leader whose influence extended far beyond City Hall.
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3 weeks ago |
ajc.com | Ernie Suggs
Morehouse College has named F. DuBois Bowman, a renowned public health scholar and 1992 graduate of the college, as its 13th president following a national search, the Board of Trustees announced Tuesday. Bowman, currently dean of the University of Michigan School of Public Health, will assume the presidency on July 15. He succeeds David A. Thomas, who is stepping down after seven years marked by institutional growth, renewed national visibility and moments of profound challenge.
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Morehouse College has named F. DuBois Bowman, a renowned public health scholar and 1992 graduate of the college, as its 13th president following a national search, the Board of Trustees announced Tuesday. @ajc @itsuatl @Morehouse #hbcu https://t.co/WclrhKAe3l
In a moment that fused Atlanta’s past, present and future, five of the city’s mayors came together to honor the man who helped shape their path — Ambassador Andrew Young. @ajc @itsuatl PLS RT https://t.co/34dxv8Z98Y
Each month @ajc's “Atlanta: America’s Black Mecca?” series, helmed by @writegavinwrite, has stories, photos & videos around the question: Is Atlanta truly the “Black Mecca?” This month, he goes behind the numbers. Is the A the Black Mecca? @ajc @itsuatl https://t.co/eA6f7amY5R https://t.co/A41a4q6mf4