Ty Tagami
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta, GA, United States
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Gender identity schools bill stalls in Georgia Senate
Some supporters of the legislation worried it could have “dramatic unintended consequences.” → Read More
Ron Martin, former AJC editor and a top USA Today editor, dies at 84
Ron Martin, a former longtime editor of the Atlanta Journal and Atlanta Constitution who oversaw the merger of those newspapers after he edited USA Today, died Saturday, according to his family. → Read More
Georgia Senate approves bill to limit classroom race discussions
The bill's sponsor says it's about "building unity," but teachers and students have protested against it. → Read More
CDC eases guidelines for mask wearing
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a new strategy on mask-wearing Friday that will allow most people to ditch masks in most indoor settings, including classrooms. → Read More
Put your kids in masks, Fauci and other medical experts urge
With the number of COVID-19 cases rising and children returning to school, Dr. Anthony Fauci had a simple message Tuesday. → Read More
Federal grant to pay for tech training in high-poverty part of Atlanta
A west Atlanta nonprofit has been awarded $5.4 million from the U.S. Department of Labor to train 280 people in web development and cybersecurity over four years. → Read More
How to watch the Georgia state board of education meeting on race today
The state education board will hold a special meeting at 1 p.m. Thursday to consider a resolution that sets guardrails around classroom discussions of race. → Read More
Hundreds join rally to denounce hate in wake of deadly spa shootings
Hundreds marched through downtown Atlanta on Saturday to denounce hate and violence in the wake of this past week’s spa shootings that left eight dead, six of them women of Asian ancestry. → Read More
Metro Atlanta school nurse, 70, with COVID-19 dies
A Paulding County elementary school nurse and her husband died after being hospitalized with COVID-19. → Read More
Atlanta rally to push vote counting turns into Biden celebration
An Atlanta rally intended to demand the counting of all votes in Georgia turned into a party Saturday, as people trickled in after the announcement before noon that Joe Biden had won the presidential election. → Read More
Decatur teachers, parents again protest school reopening plan
Teachers and parents held a second protest in Decatur Friday against school district plans to invite students back into classrooms in coming weeks. → Read More
Removal of capsized Golden Ray ship delayed again
The hulking red hull of a capsized cargo ship will mar the view from St. Simons for a while longer after an anchor that is part of the planned removal operation failed to perform as expected. → Read More
Weekly COVID-19 count nearly triples in Cherokee County schools
The number of students and teachers under quarantine for COVID-19 this week in the Cherokee County School District has doubled from last week, with the number of infections nearly tripling. → Read More
9 cases of COVID-19 reported at North Paulding High School
“At this time, we know there were six students and three staff members who were in school for at least some time last week who have since reported to us that they have tested positive,” says a letter from North Paulding High School Principal Gabe Carmona to parents Saturday. A spokesman for the Paulding County School District gave a copy of the letter to the AJC. North Paulding High and its… → Read More
Paulding mom says school lifted daughter’s suspension over photo of crowded school hallway
Georgia student who posted photo of crowded school hallway challenges her suspension → Read More
Georgia updates school COVID-19 guidance
Community spread of coronavirus no longer a factor in the decision tree → Read More
Netflix CEO, wife gift $120M for HBCU scholarships
Patty Quillin and her husband Reed Hastings, the CEO of Netflix, give $120 million to Spelman, Morehouse and the United Negro College Fund → Read More
At site of Atlanta protest, burned-out Wendy’s, people helpful but frustrated
For a second day, they protested the death of Rayshard Brooks, a black man killed by a white Atlanta cop, and some suggested a way forward → Read More
Atlanta protests: Peaceful demonstrations grow downtown, decrying police brutality
Live updates from AJC reporters and photographers covering protests and demonstrations against racism and police brutality in metro Atlanta. → Read More
Decatur rights group cancels anti-racism rally, fearing violence
The Beacon Hill Black Alliance for Human Rights is concerned violence could break out due to pent-up rage and 'agent provocateurs' after Atlanta protest against George Floyd death in Minneapolis became riot → Read More