Gavin Godfrey

Editor, @itsuatl/@ajc II @dailyorange alum

[UATL @itsuatl]

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[UATL @itsuatl]

Is ATL a Black mecca? @andreforatlanta
answers:

[Gavin Godfrey @writegavinwrite]

If you've partied with Atlanta United, vibes were likely compliments of DJ EU. EU is here providing the soundtrack and bops for the event.

"I can't wait for the World to be a part of culture in Atlanta," he tells me.

[Gavin Godfrey @writegavinwrite]

At the World Cup draw watch party in Buckhead.

Guuz is in the house!

[Gavin Godfrey @writegavinwrite]

10/10 recommend talking sports, rap and life with Trap Golf's Wayne Birch.

https://t.co/Zmz7XqB3jQ

[Gavin Godfrey @writegavinwrite]

My friend @deasia_paige is a GLAAD award-winning reporter and it’s stories like this that show you why. So honored to have her pen on this Black Mecca series.

https://t.co/6nNca6bs9M

[Gavin Godfrey @writegavinwrite]

I fell in love with journalism reading the sports section of the @ajc with my late father. Any time I get to pick up the pen and write a sports story is a blessing. Just wish Pop was here to read this one.

https://t.co/HjEyre3SU7

[Gavin Godfrey @writegavinwrite]

Y'all know I pretty much just resurface on here to talk about the Black mecca series.

Our latest piece comes from one my favorite reporters, @mjdonastorg. The story also has one of my favorite photos of the entire series. You'll know it when you see it.

https://t.co/TO6YilvF3d

[Gavin Godfrey @writegavinwrite]

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[The AJC Comms @AJCComms]

📚 The @AJC is partnering with the Georgia Public Library Service to provide free digital access to https://t.co/Hf0dNK8l1R for the more than 4.9 million active public library cardholders across 60 Georgia public library systems.

Read more ⬇️

https://t.co/JPVA5oIrA9

[Gavin Godfrey @writegavinwrite]

Recruited @erniesuggs and AJC education editor Eric Stirgus for the next piece in the Black mecca series.

Read. Share. Repeat.

https://t.co/gh4ocKsqTn

[Gavin Godfrey @writegavinwrite]

Is Atlanta America’s Black mecca?

From newbies to the OGs, everyone has an opinion.

Here’s a few of those.

https://t.co/z9yvVviECy

[Gavin Godfrey @writegavinwrite]

Is Atlanta still the place for up-and-coming Black musicians to realize their dreams?

If you're looking to start your week with a great read, let it be this one from @NajjaNotes from our ongoing Black mecca series.

https://t.co/j3eTlvueQH

[Gavin Godfrey @writegavinwrite]

My own search for a therapist led me to the latest story in the Black mecca series.

Thankful that Atlanta natives Savannah Elahee and Archie Clay III were willing to share their stories with me. #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth

https://t.co/84jXL4vTDA

[Gavin Godfrey @writegavinwrite]

Wishing a happy, well-deserved retirement to my guy, @RamCNN.

A legend in the newsroom and on the rec league football pitch. One of one.

[Gavin Godfrey @writegavinwrite]

This man changed my life.

"Take your work seriously, but don’t take yourself too seriously."

https://t.co/o4c2Vmqsnz

[Matthew Gannon @GannonATL]

‘It started all right here’: Rico Wade immortalized with East Point monument via ⁦@writegavinwrite⁩ https://t.co/oLVNBRHdC1

[Gavin Godfrey @writegavinwrite]

Educator, mentor, genius.

Rest well, Paul B. Thank you.

https://t.co/Szao10xOvR

[Gavin Godfrey @writegavinwrite]

From @BigBoi:

“He’s going to be with me forever. Everything he’s done for our family, Dungeon Family, the city — I got a big angel on the other side.”

https://t.co/QAHdSWdUzo

[Gavin Godfrey @writegavinwrite]

Suggs!

Big up to the man behind the @ajc's Black History Month series for offering his knowledge, guidance and support on Black mecca 🙏🏾

[Ernie Suggs @erniesuggs]

Each month @ajc's “Atlanta: America’s Black Mecca?” series, helmed by @writegavinwrite, has stories, photos & videos around the question: Is Atlanta truly the “Black Mecca?”
This month, he goes behind the numbers. Is the A the Black Mecca?
@ajc @itsuatl https://t.co/eA6f7amY5R

[Gavin Godfrey @writegavinwrite]

The day before I turned 40, I broke my foot (first break of my life).

A month before I turn 41, I strained my neck watching Star Wars on the couch.

When it comes to aging, I see the universe got jokes.