The 50 sentences that explained Atlanta in 2024

Clockwise from top left: State Rep.-elect Bryce Berry; Ivori Schley, farmer and co-owner of AfroAgriculture; State Rep. Ruwa Romman; Annalinda Martinez and her daughter; Touching Up Our Roots founder and coordinator Dave Hayward; and protesters at Emory University. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

Freedom of speech is a right enshrined in the Constitution, and boy did y’all use it this year.

Whether it was at the Capitol fighting for or against numerous bills, assailing city leaders over sewage overflows and water main breaks, illuminating people about the maternal mortality crisis in Georgia, advocating for kids caught up in Georgia’s foster care system, defending your candidate or calling for a local chemical plant to shut down, one thing was never in doubt — Atlanta had something to say.

So the floor is open. Here are 50 sentences that helped explain Atlanta in 2024.