Ernie Suggs
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta, GA, United States
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Joe Biden says Jimmy Carter asked him to deliver eulogy
President Joe Biden confirmed said Monday night that he has been asked by former President Jimmy Carter asked him to deliver his eulogy. → Read More
Genteel game of bridge a quiet act of rebellion for Black players
It is easy to forget how restrictive Jim Crow laws were and how they forced Black people to navigate the American system. So Black bridge players created their own communities and built their own organizations, including the American Bridge Association (ABA), devoted to the ancient and courtly game. → Read More
AKA, oldest Black sorority, launches digital credit union
Alpha Kappa Alpha, the country's oldest Black sorority, is launching a digital credit union. → Read More
Thomas Dortch, Atlanta civic leader, dead at 72
Thomas W. Dortch Jr., prominent Atlanta civic leader and former chairman of 100 Black Men of America, dead at 72. → Read More
Black History Month: Why we resist
Editor’s Note: This story is one in a series of Black History Month stories that explores the role of resistance to oppression in the Black community. → Read More
Biden evokes MLK’s legacy in sermon at Ebenezer Baptist Church
President Joe Biden delivered the Sunday sermon at the spiritual home of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on what would have been the slain civil rights leader’s 94th birthday and implored a crowd of churchgoers to continue to pursue his vision. → Read More
Confess Project uses barbershops to cut stigma of Black mental health
Samuel Glickman was worried when one of his clients stopped coming in for his regular haircuts last year. → Read More
Spelman expands adult online learning program
Atlanta's Spelman College, a historically Black college for women dating back to the 19th century, is more aggressively courting working adults through online courses sponsored by employers. → Read More
Spelman honors Spike Lee’s mother, grandmother
Filmmaker Spike Lee and Morehouse alumnus on Monday visited Spelman College, which renamed a century-old hall for his mother and grandmother. Lee's family ties to the Atlanta HBCUs go back nearly a century. → Read More
Atlanta’s Black colleges celebrate the communal spirit of homecoming
Thousands come, from near and far, to Atlanta's HBCUs for the first fully in-person homecoming celebration since the COVID-19 pandemic began. → Read More
Carter Center to observe November elections in Fulton County
The Carter Center will observe the November midterm elections in metro Atlanta's Fulton County. After decades of monitoring elections in foreign countries, the nonprofit founded by former President Jimmy Carter is becoming more active on U.S. soil. → Read More
Spelman students, parents raise concerns about campus dining
Spelman officials say they're trying to address many of the concerns about food safety and dining. → Read More
National Center for Civil and Human Rights planning $48 million expansion
The National Center for Civil and Human Rights is planning to mark its 10th anniversary in 2024 with a major expansion, with the help of one of its original supporters. → Read More
She joined Carter Center 40 years ago
Bernstine W. Hollis has worked at the Carter Center in Atlanta since it opened four decades ago. But her relationship with Jimmy Carter goes back much further. → Read More
Historical marker in East Point remembers man lynched amid 1906 massacre
On Saturday, dozens of people gathered at a spot in East Point to mark a tragic moment in metro Atlanta history. → Read More
Carters attend Plains Peanut Festival in style with ‘46 RAG
Former President Jimmy Carter, 97, and former first lady Rosalynn Carter, 95, made a surprise visit to the annual Plains Peanut Festival near their Georgia home Saturday. Riding in the back of a red 1946 Ford convertiblethe couple was the toast of the festival’s parade as they made their way through Plains. → Read More
Celebrities visit Spelman to discuss financial literacy, social justice
Alicia Keys, Brandi Carlile and Kevin Hart among stars to visit Spelman College as part of HBCU Week. → Read More
Vandals stop Morris Brown College’s clock
Just days after recently accredited Morris Brown College celebrated students returning to campus, vandals broke into historic Fountain Hall and destroyed the refurbished clocks that top the building. → Read More
Rosalynn Carter, wife of Jimmy, turns 95 on Thursday
Rosalynn Carter turns 95 on Thursday. The former first lady’s birthday is marked this year with a new butterfly sculpture near her home in Plains, Ga. → Read More
Morris Brown College’s hard reset has started
Morris Brown College begins a new semester fully accredited for the first time in two decades. → Read More