Nedra Rhone

Atlanta

Lifestyle Columnist at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Lifestyle Columnist for @ajc. Chicago native. Lover of deep house music, deep dish pizza and deep storytelling.

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Articles

Facing a tight job market, Gen Z relies on fiction to get ahead

1 week ago | macon.com | Nedra Rhone

Members of Gen Z, born between 1997 and 2012, currently make up about 15% of the workforce. According to several recent studies, almost half them are also making up qualifications on their job applications and resumes. Some of the people surveyed admitted to telling big lies - listing fake jobs at fake companies - while others confessed to exaggerating details like the length of time employed or special skills they possess, such as technology and language.
A refresher on road rules could help Atlanta drivers

2 weeks ago | ajc.com | Nedra Rhone

One morning, while I was driving north on Moreland Avenue near I-20, a sedan swerved in front of me, causing me to slam on the brakes. As I laid on the horn and shot a dirty look through the windshield, I saw the distinctive license plate indicating the car belonged to a certain state senator. It was a reminder that Atlanta’s horrible traffic affects everyone, even someone with the power to do something about it.
Gen Z relies on fiction to get ahead amid tight job market

2 weeks ago | ajc.com | Nedra Rhone

Members of Gen Z, born between 1997 and 2012, currently make up about 15% of the workforce. According to several recent studies, almost half them are also making up qualifications on their job applications and resumes. Some of the people surveyed admitted to telling big lies — listing fake jobs at fake companies — while others confessed to exaggerating details like the length of time employed or special skills they possess, such as technology and language.
First Black Romance Book Fest held in Atlanta

3 weeks ago | ajc.com | Nedra Rhone

A loud cheer erupted in the hallway of the JW Marriott in Buckhead where hundreds of women lined up for entry into the Phoenix Ballroom. I couldn’t see through the throngs of people, but I would later learn that the high-pitched screams, the kind which are generally reserved for musicians or movie stars, were instead offered to a writer of women’s fiction.
RHONE: Atlanta ‘trophy wife’ empowers abuse survivors with tell-all book

1 month ago | macon.com | Nedra Rhone

Women dressed in black and white swarmed the entrance of Brasserie Margot at the Four Seasons last Wednesday. Lisa Kaye Rayner, a journalist and public relations professional, wound her way through the crowd of women - a sea of fascinators, sequins and high heels - who had gathered to celebrate her birthday and the release of her memoir, "Shelf Life of a Trophy Wife."Rayner said the book had been brewing for years.
Atlanta ‘trophy wife’ empowers abuse survivors with tell-all book

1 month ago | ajc.com | Nedra Rhone

Women dressed in black and white swarmed the entrance of Brasserie Margot at the Four Seasons last Wednesday. Lisa Kaye Rayner, a journalist and public relations professional, wound her way through the crowd of women — a sea of fascinators, sequins and high heels — who had gathered to celebrate her birthday and the release of her memoir, “Shelf Life of a Trophy Wife.”Rayner said the book had been brewing for years.
Pregnant, on life support and left with no choice

1 month ago | ajc.com | Nedra Rhone

Last week, I got a text message from my sister asking if I had seen the story about a pregnant woman in Atlanta who was being kept on life support until her baby was born. “WHAT? No, let me go look for it now. Jesus,” I replied. “This can’t be real,” I thought as I typed keywords into my computer. But of course, this is real. And I should have known it was real because it has happened before. Then, as now, it has led us smack into a convoluted debate about law, medical ethics, and abortion.
Opinion: Why is this slur worth $750K and counting?

1 month ago | timesfreepress.com | Nedra Rhone

For the past week, Kiandria Demone, an Atlanta-based mom and entrepreneur, has been locked in a battle with payment processor Stripe. Her goal? To prevent a woman in Rochester, Minnesota, from financially benefiting after calling a 5-year-old an overused racial slur. In late April, a woman at a public park in Minnesota was observed hurling the n-word at a child with autism.
Why is this slur worth $750K and counting?

1 month ago | ajc.com | Nedra Rhone

For the past week, Kiandria Demone, an Atlanta-based mom and entrepreneur, has been locked in a battle with payment processor Stripe. Her goal? To prevent a woman in Rochester, Minnesota, from financially benefiting after calling a 5-year-old an overused racial slur. In late April, a woman at a public park in Minnesota was observed hurling the n-word at a child with autism.
RHONE: The pope is Black, maybe?

1 month ago | macon.com | Nedra Rhone

"We got a Black Pope."This is the headline of a story posted Friday by the Washington Informer, a Black newspaper that has served the Washington area since 1964. It was a decidedly different headline from the ones in mainstream news outlets last week when Robert Francis Prevost became Pope Leo XIV. The selection of the first U.S.-born pontiff caught some people off guard. And, if that surprised the world, it was even more surprising the pope, at least by the historical definition, is also Black.