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Of all former U.S. Presidents, Jimmy Carter was our most prolific author, a writer who never failed to surprise readers with his audacious range....

President Carter was someone who the South could be proud to call its own. He embodied the best qualities of the region while rejecting those that held us back as a country and as a people. He was curious, introspective, and like all good Southerners, stubborn as hell.

Surrounded by his family, Jimmy Carter died peacefully on December 29, 2024, in his hometown of Plains, Georgia. At 100, he was the longest-lived president in American history.

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It was a star-studded evening at the Fox Theatre, honoring the "Rock n’ Roll President," known for his love of music and a keen ability to bring people together. Jimmy Carter 100: A Celebration in Song featured performances from Chuck Leavell and Duane Betts, the B-52s, India.Arie, Grouplove, and more.

Leaping from Diving Rock has been something of a rite of passage for generations of Georgians, including Jimmy Carter, who jumped while serving as governor in 1972. Mother Nature may have obliged in building an organic diving board, but the reality is that, being a natural feature, Diving Rock was not designed with safety in mind.

Jimmy Carter’s love of music is one of his most notable traits—from floating his presidential run over scotch with Gregg Allman to being close with Bob Dylan, he’s more than earned his moniker of the “Rock & Roll President.” So, when it came time to celebrate the former President’s 100th birthday, a tribute concert seemed only fitting.

The former U.S. and Georgia First Lady died Sunday at age 96 in Plains, just a few days after entering home hospice care. Shortly after her death was announced on Sunday, tributes to Carter poured in from across the globe.

Last week, five people were arrested for chaining themselves to construction equipment as part of protests against the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, dubbed "Cop City" by critics. It’s a long tradition in environmental activism: for many decades, protesters have been lashing themselves to equipment to stop construction projects—including right here in Atlanta. Back in the 1980s, decades before "Stop Cop City," there was "Stop the Road," when thousands of Atlantans came together to block the Presidential Parkway. Leading the fight were the Roadbusters, a ragtag group of activists whose protest stunts, like climbing trees and chaining themselves to construction equipment, made headlines across the city.