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Baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron prepares to receive his COVID-19 vaccination on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta. Aaron and others received their vaccinations in an effort to highlight the importance of getting vaccinated for Black Americans who might be hesitant to do so. (AP Photo/Ron Harris)
Hank Aaron, civil rights leaders get vaccinated in Georgia

By Michael Warren And Ron Harris Jan. 05, 2021 03:56 PM EST

Breed Love holds signs to show her respects outside Providence Missionary Baptist Church during the funeral service of C.T. Vivian in Atlanta on Thursday, July 23, 2020. C.T. Vivian's private funeral was held at Providence Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta. Biden and Winfrey, were joined by Hank and Billye Aaron, Bernard Lafayette, Andrew Young and Henrietta Antoine, in delivering their remarks via pre-recorded video. Before the services started, the Rev. Damon P. Williams, pastor of Providence Missionary Baptist Church, reminded family members to socially distance and keep their masks on throughout the services. Family members were spread out throughout the large church. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
Vivian remembered as courageous, humble Civil Rights warrior

By Jeff Martin Jul. 23, 2020 06:50 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2013 file photo, former United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young speaks at the Let Freedom Ring ceremony at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Young, a lieutenant of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the 1960s civil rights movement, marvels at both the sizes and the spontaneity of the today's protests against racial injustice. The former Democratic congressman, Atlanta mayor and United Nations ambassador recalled activists spending three months to organize for a 1963 Birmingham, Alabama, campaign in which King and other protesters were jailed. He said only a fraction of the 500 demonstrators sought showed up. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Icons of 1960s civil rights movement voice cautious optimism

By Dan Sewell And Russell Contreras Jun. 24, 2020 01:19 AM EDT

People wait in a line to vote in the Georgia's primary election at Park Tavern on Tuesday, June 9, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Georgia's Democratic Senate race is too close to call

By Ben Nadler Jun. 09, 2020 01:42 AM EDT

FILE - In this July 17, 2019 file photo shows Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms speaks during a Senate Democrats' Special Committee on the Climate Crisis on Capitol Hill in Washington. Georgia officials are investigating a racist text received by the Atlanta mayor. Attorney General Chris Carr directed his office’s prosecution division to investigate who sent the text, spokeswoman Katie Byrd said Friday, April 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Georgia officials investigate racist text to Atlanta mayor

By Jeff Amy Apr. 24, 2020 06:06 PM EDT