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For audiences in Atlanta, the Southeast and beyond, UATL is a media brand powered by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, telling stories that involve, uplift and celebrate Atlanta’s Black culture.
“It’s bigger than basketball for me.”
From Baltimore to Atlanta, Angel Reese has made an impact in every city she’s called home.
Her Angel C. Reese Foundation handed out 1,000 backpacks Saturday at the Arthur M. Blank Family Youth YMCA — the latest stop in a giveback run the Atlanta Dream star started with a single scholarship at her old high school.
She spoke with the AJC’s Daynen Orr about the mentors who shaped her, what she wants to leave behind, and what 10-year-old Angel would say if she walked through the door.
🎥: Keith Lovely Jr., Ronald R. Williams III / AJC
08/03/2026
William “Buck” Godfrey, the Southwest DeKalb football coach who won 274 games and earned induction into four sports halls of fame, died Saturday. He was 83.
Southwest DeKalb confirmed the news late Saturday on social media.
A head coach from 1983 to 2012, all at Southwest DeKalb, Godfrey won more games than any other coach in DeKalb County Schools history. He stands 16th in victories all-time in the Georgia High School Association and eighth in the highest classification. Godfrey is the winningest Black football coach in state history.
Read more at the link in our bio.
🖋️ : Todd Holcomb
📸 : Kent D. Johnson / AJC
08/03/2026
State Farm Arena is about to look like Barbie’s Dreamhouse. 💖
The Atlanta Dream will go totally pink for Barbie Game Day as they host the defending-champion Las Vegas Aces. The matchup comes just days after Mattel released a Barbie doll honoring Dream forward Angel Reese, now known as “Atlanta Barbie.”
Fans can also choose from ticket packages featuring a Barbie-inspired headband, crossbody bag or jersey. Tipoff is at 7 p.m. Watch on Peacock or Atlanta News First. Full details at the link in our comments.
🖋️: Brooke Leigh Howard / AJC
📸: Courtesy of Atlanta Dream, Mattel Inc.
What’s ATL to U?
For Jade Novah, Atlanta is magic. It’s where she met her husband Devin Johnson, found her creative tribe and grew into the artist and entertainer she is today.
🎥: Keith Lovely Jr. / AJC
08/02/2026
Jovita Moore’s smile has returned to Grant Park.
A few months ago, the original mural honoring the late Atlanta news anchor was painted over. Now, a new tribute is on display at Bellwood Coffee. Painted by artist Tommy Bronx, the mural captures the warmth and familiar smile that made Moore such a beloved presence across the city.
Bellwood Coffee said the mural came together after months of conversations with “the people who knew and loved Jovita Moore best.” The shop also added The JoMo, a drink selected by her family, to its permanent menu. Through the end of August, $2 from every JoMo sold will benefit the National Brain Tumor Society.
“We hope this mural and every JoMo we serve honors a woman who meant so much to Atlanta,” Bellwood Coffee wrote.
See more photos at the link in our bio.
📸 Arvin Temkar and Jason Getz / AJC
08/02/2026
Angel Reese is bringing more than basketball to Atlanta.
On Saturday, the Atlanta Dream star, through her Angel C. Reese Foundation, hosted her Back-to-School Bash at the Arthur M. Blank Family Youth YMCA, where 1,000 students received backpacks and school supplies.
Reese launched the foundation in 2023 to empower girls and women through sports, education and financial literacy.
At the link in bio, she spoke with the AJC’s Daynen Orr about why Atlanta already feels like home, the mentors who shaped her life and the legacy she hopes to leave long after her playing career ends.
🖋️: Daynen Orr, Ron Williams / AJC
📸: Abbey Cutrer / AJC
Formula 1 took over Hank Aaron Drive as the Red Bull Showrun brought a live motorsports showcase to Summerhill. Fans got an up-close look as drivers performed high-speed demonstrations, burnouts and donuts.
But it didn’t get there quietly.
Atlanta city officials approved permits for the event over objections from MARTA and some residents. MARTA said it would require bus detours and disrupt ongoing construction on the Rapid A Line. Full report from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution at the link in bio.
🎥: James Evans Jr. / AJC
08/01/2026
Invest Fest is returning to Atlanta for a sixth year, but its future in the city is now uncertain.
During an appearance on “The Breakfast Club,” Earn Your Leisure co-founders Rashad Bilal and Troy Millings said they are open to taking the entrepreneurship and financial literacy festival elsewhere, citing what they described as a lack of support from the city.
Mayor Andre Dickens later appeared to respond during remarks at Hank Stewart’s White Linen Affair: “If you support this city, we support you back. So put that on your podcast!”
Invest Fest returns Aug. 7-9.
Read the full story at the link in bio.
🖋️ : Mirtha Donastorg / AJC
📸 : Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC
07/31/2026
Breaking: Atlanta’s One Musicfest will not return in 2026
Atlanta’s One Musicfest will not return in 2026 Longtime Atlanta hip-hop festival One Musicfest won't return to Piedmont Park in 2026. Festival organizers said the event is taking a hiatus.
A family first for Atlanta news.
For the first time, a parent and child are working at rival Atlanta news stations at the same time. Karyn Greer is a key afternoon anchor at WSB-TV, while her son, T.J. Anthony, joined CBS Atlanta in March and recently began anchoring its noon newscast.
Anthony grew up visiting Greer’s newsroom and joining her on interviews during days off from school. After starting his career in Macon and later working in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, he returned to his hometown to join CBS Atlanta.
Greer has worked in Atlanta television since 1989 and is the longest-running Atlanta news anchor currently on air. She says working at a different station allows Anthony to be his own person and create his own legacy.
Read more about their journey at the link in bio.
🖋️: Rodney Ho / AJC
🎥: James Evans Jr. / AJC
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