Bishop Eddie Long posts video explaining his lean new look

Bishop Eddie Long posted a video discussing his new lean look after his more slender physique apparently caused some of his congregants to worry about his health.

NOTE: This post is by AJC reporter Shelia Poole . Some of her past coverage:

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He chided people eating from what he called a "slave menu," saying eating raw vegetables instead has given him more energy and lowered his blood pressure. He has lost weight and no longer has to take blood pressure medication.

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Winfred Rembert documented the Jim Crow era with deeply personal paintings

Today, Rembert’s painting of a lively scene inside a juke joint in his hometown of Cuthbert, “The Dirty Spoon Café,” is on display in the High Museum of Art in Atlanta.

Life-size animatronic dinosaurs invading Cobb Galleria Centre this weekend

In Athens, Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy encore with another R.E.M. classic

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Review: Daring ‘Bust’ a prescient look at Black life in contemporary culture

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This Republican says Georgia needs migrants in the workforce

A Republican-backed bill in the Georgia General Assembly would advocate for Georgia businesses seeking legal migrant workers.

In 1961, Malcolm X took an eye-opening trip to Atlanta

Malcolm X had been a public critic of King and rejected the Nobel Peace Prize winner’s direction on race relations.

What to know before the Atlanta United season opener Saturday

A fan’s guide to traffic, parking, safety and weather for the first Atlanta United match of the season with an expected sellout crowd at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.