The city of Atlanta is being highlighted in a month-long series by The Huffington Post to give readers an insider’s perspective on the city, which over the past decade has matured into a sprawling metropolis of growing influence around the world. The spotlight features celebrity guides tours through Atlanta’s varied neighborhood; a video series on Atlanta’s New Leaders, plus special reports on the business community. The project was produced by prominent national journalist Gil Robertson IV, who created the project to celebrate his adopted hometown.
So far, the project has included “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Cynthia Bailey on what it’s like living in Atlanta; actress Terri Vaughn on her favorite hotspots in Buckhead; and actress Jasmine Guy on the places she frequented growing up in southwest Atlanta. The series has also profiled a new generation of leaders carrying on their families’ legacies in Atlanta’s African American community, including Andrea Young, daughter of Mayor Andrew Young, Brooke Jackson Edmonds, daughter of Mayor Maynard H. Jackson and Marvin Arrington, Jr., son of Judge Marvin Arrington (Atlanta’s former President of the Atlanta City Council.
Over the next few weeks of July, the HuffPost series will continue to introduce readers to Atlanta’s varied neighborhoods and the individuals who are making a difference in the city. “Atlanta has become a world-class city with the power to influence the nation in business, politics and social trends. I think it’s great that Huffington Post agreed to celebrate the city that I now call home,” said Robertson.
