2 stories · Inside The Perimeter, Atlanta
The Grammy winner joined Senator Raphael Warnock's Easter Resurrection Service at one of America's most historic Black churches, drawing a packed crowd to Auburn Avenue.
Governor Kemp and Mayor Dickens attended the ribbon-cutting for Georgia Works' new headquarters on Auburn Avenue. The nonprofit has served more than 1,200 unhoused men since 2013.
Sweet Auburn is one of the most historically significant neighborhoods in American civil rights history, home to the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park, Ebenezer Baptist Church, and the APEX Museum. Auburn Avenue was once called "the richest Negro street in the world" by Forbes magazine. Today the neighborhood is seeing new investment while working to preserve its immense cultural heritage. The Sweet Auburn Curb Market is a public market that has been operating since 1923 and remains a beloved food destination.