Real Life with Nedra Rhone

04/02/2026

A last-minute cancellation exposes how networks handle allegations of abuse, and when they choose to act.

03/11/2026

Georgia lawmakers raced through Crossover Day, but HB 809 never made it to a vote. We need more research to improve road safety — or do we just have a need for speed?

02/05/2026

Redshirting is a hot topic in Gwinnett County right now but we've been trying to make sense of the merits of the practice for decades.

I dug through almost 20 years of research on redshirting, and only one thing was clear: It probably isn’t solving the problem that many parents hope it will solve.

01/29/2026

Leading a 67-year-old company into the 21st century while honoring Alvin Ailey's legacy is no small task, but Alicia Graf Mack is ready for it.

12/18/2025

Now you can get an email when my latest column publishes on AJC.com. It’s one of the new features of your digital subscription. If you are a print subscriber and haven’t already, make the switch at AJC.com/digital-switch

05/28/2025

The movement motivated Lisa Kaye Rayner to share her story of surviving abuse but with the current cultural shift toward misogyny and male supremacy, will women still feel empowered to come forward?

The movement encouraged Lisa Kaye Rayner to share her experiences. But no one should have to wait to speak their truth.

12/13/2024

Are you blinded by high beams and headlights? Help may be on the way (but not for a few years).

Headlight brightness has almost doubled in the last decade, according to data from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

11/18/2024

MARTA riders ... where are you? Atlanta's transit culture needs your support.

MARTA’s challenges have been well documented. Bucket hats and backpacks won’t be the impetus that finally rallies Atlanta residents around the city's transit system.

11/06/2024

Where are the trick-or-treaters in Atlanta? Each year around this time, the kids disappear and we debate whether trick-or-treating is dead or if it should be dead.

09/19/2024

More younger adults are reporting feelings of loneliness. Some of them are solving the problem by removing the stigma of loneliness and building communities that acknowledge the pain of loneliness and bring community and connection with people who share the same experience.

Imani Monica McCullough was an extremely shy child. The Atlanta resident lost her father when she was a teen and years later watched her mother lose a battle with Parkinson’s disease. She survived an emotional divorce, and in 2022 she was diagnosed with follicular non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

09/19/2024

Meet Nedra Rhone! ajc.com/staff/nedra-rhone

09/04/2024

Can you spend a day without your smartphone? Kids aren't the only ones with a problem.

Students aren’t the only ones who need cell phone bans.