Warm Wednesday
Nov. 19 — Hyundai’s CEO said the White House and Gov. Brian Kemp apologized for the September immigration raid that wrongly detained more than 300 South Korean workers at a south Georgia plant.
☁️ Cloudy with a high of 79° today.
🏈 Georgia moved up to No. 4, and Georgia Tech is No. 16 in the latest CFP rankings. Ohio State, Indiana, and Texas A&M held the top three spots.
🗳️ Democrats Roger Bruce and Jaha Howard are headed to a runoff next month for the Georgia Senate District 35 seat.
💸 A state legislative committee is eyeing cutbacks to $30 billion worth of tax credits and exemptions to offset the potential elimination of Georgia’s income tax.
⚖️ Usher filed a lawsuit against some of his business associates to recoup $1.7 million lost in a failed Buckhead restaurant venture.
✈️ The FBI is investigating an incident involving “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Porsha Williams, who claims she was verbally assaulted on a Delta flight.
💰 DeKalb County announced several new initiatives aimed at helping families who struggled financially during the government shutdown.
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🇸🇦 At an Oval Office meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, President Donald Trump defended him when asked about journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, saying, “things happen.” The crown prince pledged $1 trillion in Saudi investment in the US.
🗄️ The House and Senate passed legislation directing the U.S. Justice Department to release all files related to Jeffrey Epstein. The bill was sent to the president for signature.
📱 A federal judge ruled that Meta does not hold a social networking monopoly.
🗳️ A federal court has blocked Texas from using its newly drawn congressional map.
PICTURE THIS: The annual First Voices Festival, a celebration of indigenous cultures, was held over the weekend in Little Five Points. Hosted by 7 Stages Theatre, the event included storytelling, music, food, and a traditional Powwow (photo by Julie E. Bloemeke).
🕖 Here’s what’s in today’s newsletter:
• Free cancer screenings
• Bonale Fambrini talks ‘The Outsiders’
• Wellness Wednesday
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• Concert Picks
🥳 Celebrate 20 years of community at Sandy Springs Picnic in the Park! Join us Nov. 22 for food, music, mimosas, and more along a shared table of unity. All are welcome! Get details here. SPONSOR MESSAGE
1. Low-income Georgia women can get free cancer screenings, but most don’t
🧬 Low-income women in Georgia and across the country can get screenings for breast and cervical cancer for free – but not all of them do.
A new project at Morehouse School of Medicine aims to learn what barriers Black and Latina women in Georgia face in accessing those services. Researchers are launching a two-year, $800,000 project to find out, funded by the Black Women’s Health Imperative, a national nonprofit and advocacy group.
The study aims to understand why people may not be taking advantage of what Morehouse School of Medicine Associate Professor Desiree Rivers calls “an incredible resource” – the Georgia Breast and Cervical Cancer program.
🩺 More on this story from Healthbeat Atlanta here.
Fashion meets art at the High Museum!
SPONSORED BY THE HIGH MUSEUM
👗 Experience Viktor&Rolf: Fashion Statements – a bold, breathtaking exhibition celebrating avant-garde fashion visionaries who blurred the line between haute couture and art. Only at the High, the exhibition’s sole U.S. stop.
➞ On view through Feb. 8, 2026.
2. Actor Bonale Fambrini talks being on tour with ‘The Outsiders’
🎭 Since making his stage debut at the age of 11 in “South Pacific,” Bonale Fambrini hasn’t been able to find his way off the stage.
The 23-year-old can next be seen starring as Johnny Cade in the touring production of “The Outsiders” musical, which is coming to the Fox Theatre Nov. 25-30. “The Outsiders” is based on the novel by S.E. Hinton as well as Francis Ford Coppola’s 1983 film adaptation, and follows the conflict between two rival gangs in 1960s Tulsa, OK.
Fambrini’s character Johnny is the best friend of the main character, Ponyboy Curtis, and plays a pivotal role in the story. Sammie Purcell spoke with Fambrini about the show ahead of the tour stop in Atlanta.
🎼 Check out that interview here.
3. Wellness Wednesday
🗣️ Navigating Tough Conversations: A Family’s Guide to Discussing Cancer with Kids & Teens will be held virtually on Thurs., Nov. 20, from 7-8 p.m., hosted by Cancer Support Community Atlanta.
🍴 Lunch & Learn: Caregiving for Your Parents from a Distance is tomorrow from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Mt. Bethel Church in Marietta.
🖍️ Broken Crayons Still Color: Youth Safety & Mental Health Summit is Sun., Nov. 23, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Georgia International Convention Center.
🥳 Celebrate 20 years of community at Sandy Springs Picnic in the Park! Join us Nov. 22 for food, music, mimosas & more along a shared table of unity. All are welcome! Get details here. SPONSOR MESSAGE
4. Concert Picks
Wed., Nov. 19
⛰️ Rocky Mountain High Experience: A John Denver Christmas @ Gas South Theater
💼 Grady Spencer & The Work @ Vinyl
🎛️ OsamaSon @ Tabernacle
🃏 The Aces + Lydia Night @ Terminal West
Thurs., Nov. 20
🇳🇬 Davido @ State Farm Arena
🎧 Dijon @ Tabernacle
❤️ Lovejoy @ Buckhead Theatre
💇 Sam Barber @ The Eastern
Fri., Nov. 21
🎻 Manchester Orchestra (pictured) @ The Eastern
🎸 A.J. Ghent & His Singing Guitar @ Buckhead Theatre
🥃 Night Cap @ Center Stage Theatre
🗣️ The Lone Bellow @ Terminal West
Sat., Nov. 22
🎶 Boz Scaggs @ Atlanta Symphony Hall
🤘 Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening @ Coca-Cola Roxy
🎤 Macy Gray @ Variety Playhouse
🩸 Muscadine Bloodline @ Tabernacle
🇺🇦 A Song for Ukraine @ Lawrenceville Arts Center
Sun., Nov. 23
🐶 A Charlie Brown Christmas Tour Live on Stage @ Atlanta Symphony Hall
🔥 Lecrae @ Tabernacle
🍳 Avery Anna @ Buckhead Theatre
🇮🇹 Rome @ Terminal West
Tues., Nov. 25
🎄 Cody Fry + The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra @ Atlanta Symphony Hall
Wed., Nov. 26
🏎️ Autoheart @ The Loft
🐈 KATSEYE @ Coca-Cola Roxy
🌹 Sydney Rose @ The Masquerade
🥳 Celebrate 20 years of community at Sandy Springs Picnic in the Park! Join us Nov. 22 for food, music, mimosas, and more along a shared table of unity. All are welcome! Get details here. SPONSOR MESSAGE
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