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Senior Editor: UATL
Book: The Many Lives of Andrew Young
Film: The South Got Something to Say
Brooklyn→Rocky Mount→NCCU→Harvard→ATL
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Beyond the headlines, lies a decade-long battle between one man, his property, and the machinery of local government.

@brannuhorse has weathered the slings and arrows of public scrutiny and government overreach, persevering against the tide to become a more resolute conservationist, rancher, animal trainer, and steward of his community. What was once a fight for his own livelihood has grown into something far greater: a legal battle that could reverberate through the halls of American jurisprudence and redefine the boundaries of property rights in this country.

One man. His horses. More than a decade of resistance. And a ruling that could change the law for generations to come. #JusticeForBrannu #CaseLaw #TakingsClause #Constitution #Rights

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UPDATE: Atlanta’s self-described “Urban Cowboy” rode to federal court Tuesday, and his case could have implications for property owners across the country.

Brandon Fulton, known for riding his horses through Atlanta, arrived at a downtown courthouse Tuesday with his 2-year-old Friesian, B-NYC, as his yearslong legal battle with Fulton County continued.

The case centers on seven horses seized by the county during an animal cruelty investigation. Fulton says the county never returned his horses or compensated him for their value, even after the associated charges were dismissed in 2018.

Fulton sued the county in 2020. Now, federal appeals court judges must decide whether he can amend his previously dismissed lawsuit to pursue a claim directly under the Fifth Amendment, which protects private property from being taken for public use without just compensation.

Fulton argues he should be allowed to bring that claim. The county disagrees, arguing that authorities had the legal right to seize the horses during the investigation.

A ruling in Fulton’s favor could make it easier for property owners to seek compensation from governments. The decision will set a legal precedent in Georgia, Florida and Alabama, with potential implications nationwide.

“I would say keep (the horses) if I was found guilty. But my (criminal) case was dismissed. Just return the property,” Fulton told the AJC after Tuesday’s hearing.

In this earlier video, UATL senior editor Ernie Suggs explores Fulton’s journey from touring DJ to Atlanta horseman, including his plans to build Believe Kingdom, a community trail ride ranch.

Read @rosie_shahin’s latest on his legal fight at the link in bio.

Story by Rosie Manins
Video by AJC | Fox 5 | WSB-TV | Warner Bros.

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Sitting down with @theflourishsocietyinc for a great interview.

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❤️🖤💚 THANK YOU.

Yesterday was so beautiful. ✨💫🌟🤩🥰😍

I’m still basking in the energy, the love and the gratitude from this Soul Cinema Sundays.

To Big Gipp, Alex Woodruff and the entire Pineapple Cut Pictures crew, Christopher Daniel, Abyss Graham, everyone at the Plaza Theatre, Adrian Z., Kyle for capturing the day through his lens, Plewto Smith for making the video promo, Deidre McDonald for suggesting Christopher as a host, Bottom Theory TV for recording the after film discussion, our sponsors Zagga, I Love Being Black, and JaZzLine INSTITUTE, and our partners, and every single person who showed up and shared the afternoon in community….

Thank you.

There was so much love, talent, generosity and excellence in that room. 🙌🏾

Two weeks ago, I was looking at a completely different October screening. Then everything shifted, and somehow They Cloned Tyrone, Thomasville, Big Gipp, Atlanta Hip-Hop history and this incredible group of people all divinely lined up.

And I’m grateful for the way it unfolded.

I’m grateful for the artists who continue to create.

I’m grateful for the people who continue to show up.

I’m grateful to be able to create spaces where film, music, history, culture and community can meet. ❤️🖤💚

And I’m grateful that all of us got to experience it together. 🙏🏾

Thank you to everyone who pour their love into your work and into the world.

Pure excellence.

I’m honored that our paths crossed and that we got to share and give love to the community together.

Until the next one. ❤️🖤💚 Divine Blessings.

#SoulCinemaSundays #TheyClonedTyrone #Thomasville #goodiemob #AtlantaCulture

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Bittersweet news: It’s my last day at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. For my next adventure, I’ll be moving to DC as a freelancer to chase my dreams of anxiety and instability.

But truly, the last 4.5 years have been some of the most transformative in my life. I forever owe my manager Sandra Brown and AJC leadership for taking a chance on me when I had little experience and was just finding my footing as a photojournalist.

Sandra showed me what strong leadership and advocacy for visuals looks like. My colleagues Natrice Miller, Hyosub Shin, Bob Andres, Miguel Martinez, Jason Getz, Steve Schaefer, Curtis Compton, John Spink, and Bita Honarvar taught me so much about how to be a photojournalist. Additionally, the larger photojournalism community in Atlanta has been incredibly supportive.

I’m grateful to all the reporters who were the best collaborators. And I’m grateful to all of the people who allowed me to be with them in good and bad times, to document meaningful and important stories.

I’m embarking on this new chapter because as I grow older I want to take some risks and see where life takes me. As my cranky old journalism professor Judith Crist used to say (while delivering scathing criticism), “Onward and upward.”

I’ll be heading to DC in November. Meanwhile, here are some pictures in which my hair and beard length fluctuate wildly.

Also plz subscribe to your local newspaper. @ajcnews

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Favorite @outkast song?

#outkast #fyp #reels #hiphop #interview

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Today, we are launching The Yard, UATL’s new home for coverage of historically Black colleges and universities, with a particular focus on the extraordinary collection of institutions right here in Atlanta.

The name is intentional.

When I was a student at North Carolina Central University, we called our campus “the yard.”

You didn’t just go to campus. You walked across the yard, hung out on the yard and found out what was happening on the yard.

The phrase is familiar across HBCU culture, a shorthand for the physical place where so much of college life happens.

But the yard is more than a place. It is where you see people, meet people and sometimes become somebody. It is where traditions are passed down, friendships are formed, debates break out, organizations recruit, music plays and where everybody seems to know your business.

That is what we want The Yard to be: a place where you can come to understand what is happening across HBCU communities.

— Ernie Suggs, UATL senior editor

🏫 The Yard is here. Follow @itsuatl for HBCU stories, traditions, culture, sports and student life from Atlanta and beyond. Explore our new HBCU hub through the link in bio.

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Atlanta showed up early for Outkast and Waffle House.

The occasion was the launch of a limited-edition merch collaboration between two brands that have spent decades becoming shorthand for Atlanta.

By 10 a.m., the line wrapped around the block. People brought folding chairs, swapped Outkast stories and talked about Freaknik, old Atlanta and the first time they heard “Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik.” Some had been waiting since before sunrise.

And then there was the Cadillac.

Heather King left her spot in line to get a picture with John Williams’ 1972 Cadillac Coupe DeVille and offered to pay for his parking. Hours later, Williams returned the gesture by paying for all of her merch.

As King put it: “The Southern hospitality is real here.”

Tap the link in bio to read @erniesuggs’ story, “Outkast and Waffle House bring Atlanta together, one Cadillac at a time.”

🖋️: Ernie Suggs / AJC
📸: Hyosub Shin / AJC

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With her beautiful and brilliant daughter Nina in tow, Beauty CEO & iWIG™ INVENTOR Mara Porter rolled through #AllStarKaraoke last night to SING and to GIVEAWAY a couple pairs of her signature medical-grade, reusable, peel-and-stick eye look combining eyeshadow and lashes (on her 21st wedding anniversary, mind you).😎

💪🏽Fresh off of her best-selling Summer 2026 tour - highlight including a well-received two-segment chat-fest on Access Daily; Good Day New York, NBC Washington, Good Day Philadelphia, WPIX, Reid This Reid That; etc., Mara is ushering in what will be a treasure trove of HOLIDAY 2026 press with a prized interview on Fox 5 Atlanta's "Portia" this Tuesday, October 6th🚨:

🔴1 p.m. EST on Fox 5 Atlanta

🟠2 p.m. PST in San Francisco/Oakland on KTVU Plus

🟡1:30 a.m. EST in DC/ MD/ VA on FOX 5 DC

🟢This episode will also stream that weekend on FOX SOUL and the FOX LOCAL APP.

🟣To view the episode, visit https://www.fox5atlanta.com/tag/series/portia (available in the evening after the show airs).

🎁PLEASE LET me know if you'd like to book Mara for Holiday Gift Guide segments and more: patarack@hotmail.com.🎁

As always, THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT🙏🏾❤️😍!
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@PortiaTVShow @PortiaFox5

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Kelly Rowland wants Atlanta to remember something about her.

Before growing up in Houston, Texas. Before Destiny’s Child. Before the Grammy Awards, movies and more than three decades in the spotlight, there was Atlanta.

On Saturday, she’ll return to headline the 35th annual AIDS Walk Atlanta Music Festival and 5K Run at Piedmont Park, bringing attention to a cause she’s advocated for for nearly two decades.

“I care about my community. I care about what happens,” Rowland said. “It’s just continuing to get the message out. Encouraging everyone to protect themselves and look after each other as a community, period.”

Read more about Rowland’s Atlanta roots, her longtime HIV advocacy and why she says these conversations still matter at the link in @itsuatl’s bio.

🖋️: Ernie Suggs / AJC 📸: Natrice Miller / AJC

A “Crawford Long baby,” as she puts it, Rowland spent her early childhood here before her mother’s job took the family to Texas.

“Atlanta’s fed me more than Atlanta knows. Anytime I’m there, I’m humbled. I’m grateful because it’s the city that bore me,” she said. “The taste and flavor and flyness of Atlanta, I have a piece of that in my bones. I take that very seriously.”

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@darrylmbell gives @iamcreesummer her flowers 💐

Which iconic cartoon character voiced by Cree Summer did you grow up with?

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