Gavin Godfrey

1 week ago | thederrick.com | Gavin Godfrey

Editor’s Note: This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the United States is available by calling or texting 988 or 1-800-273-8255. There is also an online chat at 988lifeline.org. Thank you for reading! Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading.

1 week ago | sacbee.com | Gavin Godfrey

Editor's Note: This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the United States is available by calling or texting 988 or 1-800-273-8255. There is also an online chat at 988lifeline.org. ____ATLANTA -- Savannah Elahee is sitting at one of her happy places: a picnic table near The Meadow in Atlanta's Piedmont Park.

4 weeks ago | ajc.com | Gavin Godfrey

Big Boi still thinks about the day his life changed forever. It was the early 1990s, and as a teenager, he stood inside of Lamonte‘s Beauty Supply story at Headland and Delowe drives in East Point to freestyle for Rico Wade. He and his partner-in-rhyme, André 3000, spent what felt like an eternity rapping bars over the beat from “Scenario” by A Tribe Called Quest. ExploreAtlanta’s Outkast, Black Crowes nominated for Rock & Roll Hall of FameWade, an up-and-coming producer, had heard enough.

1 month ago | ledger-enquirer.com | Gavin Godfrey

During his annual State of the City address earlier this year, Mayor Andre Dickens was boastful about Atlanta's being a place where Black residents can thrive. Citing credited (and uncredited) data points, Hizzoner reeled off a list of superlatives. It's true that Atlanta and the metro area ranks high for Black-owned business, homeownership and in-migration. Of course, like any major city with large Black populations, there are challenges.

2 months ago | ajc.com | Gavin Godfrey

Is Atlanta truly America’s Black mecca? We know that we can’t have this conversation about ATL’s status without you. Through January 2026, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Black culture franchise — UATL — will lead the charge in connecting with residents.Our new monthly series “Atlanta: America’s Black Mecca?” will explore what’s real and what’s not behind the claim. Our reporting will include the voices of locals and transplants and discuss how changes — from ITP to OTP — affect all of us.