Atlanta native and award-winning author Tayari Jones breaks down her new novel “Kin.” Jones tells the hosts how the story came to her by accident and what she hopes readers can learn when it comes to family, friendship, and the south. 

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To celebrate 100 years of Black History Month, the hosts dive into sharing untold stories with senior reporter Ernie Suggs. Suggs has been leading the AJC’s Black History Month series for over a decade. The conversation shifts to a discussion about what unpublished AJC photos tell us about Black history in Atlanta. 

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What does Black Atlanta's past, present, and future look like? Our hosts and reporter Brooke Leigh Howard discuss UATL's interview with Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens. Going into his second term, the Adamsville native opened up about ATL's "Black Mecca" status, challenges for its residents, and the 2026 FIFA World Cup's impact.

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Your weekly guide to Black culture in ATL is back!
From Black mayors to "murderesses," join award-winning journalists Nedra Rhone, Najja Parker, DeAsia Paige, and their guests as they explore what’s shaping Black life across the South.
Season 2 digs deeper into headlines and features the hosts unapologetically sharing their Black culture obsessions.
New episodes drop every Wednesday.

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It’s UATL hosts discuss their personal resolutions and top Black culture moments of 2025. 

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The AJC will be ending its print newspaper and become solely a digital publication. How does this change the job of a reporter? What does this mean for media literacy in today’s age? Content creator Kelsey Russell has some answers. 

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With a new fitness trend popping up every second and beauty standards evolving just as quickly, do we try to keep up or accept where we’re at? 

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How can women learn to center themselves more in romantic relationships in the bedroom and beyond? Mandii B, co-host of the hit podcast “Decisions Decisions,” talks all things sex, romance, and empowerment.  

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As the one Black dancer on “Dance Moms,” Nia Sioux knows all about microaggressions on a national level. In her new memoir, “Bottom of the Pyramid: A Memoir of Persevering, Dancing for Myself, and Starring in My Own Life,” Nia spills all the tea on the behind-the-scenes drama on the immensely successful reality TV show.   

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A’Lelia Walker, an heiress to one of the first Black millionaires, was known for being a prolific partier during the Harlem Renaissance, but there was much more than partying going on behind the very public scene that was A’Lelia’s life. 

As the only surviving daughter of Madame C.J. Walker, there was a lot of pressure on young A’Lelia to keep the family business of hair care products alive. A lesser told story about A’Lelia is what happened when she tried to continue the legacy her mother started. As A’Lelia tried to follow in her mother's footsteps, she ended up deciding to make her own path instead.  

A’Lelia’s great-granddaughter and namesake, A’Lelia Bundles, writes all about it in her book Joy Goddess A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance. 

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