By Monica Thorpe
Before the pandemic hit, Atlanta was the go-to city for the best parties, brunches that turned into parties and the place where tons of celebs live, work and you guessed it party. Then 2020 hit and put a brief pause on the Black Mecca’s fun. In between time, the city quietly shifted, putting more focus on health and wellness. Residents started to enjoy and take advantage of the outdoors. On any given day now, you can see people taking yoga classes in downtown’s Piedmont Park, rollerblading throughout the city and in what has become a very popular activity, taking hikes up Kennesaw Mountain. Atlanta is still a city you can have a great time in, but in more ways than one.
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Beyond the games, people also came to visit the home of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I think the world is aware of the incredible transformation that happened during the Civil Rights Movement led by Dr. King, and Reverend Abernathy, and Andy Young and John Lewis; it resonated around the world. It was something that caught the imagination of the entire world, Bill Campbell said. With Atlanta franchising itself for world consumption, that s really what the Olympification of Atlanta really is, said historian Maurice Hobson. We have to ask ourselves the question, who are the winners and who are the losers?
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