It is an honor named after the first black graduate of West Point, an Atlanta native who stood proudly with his class (though not in its group photograph) at graduation in 1877.

"Good girl," the forty-two-year-old Atlanta native said.

Shugen Sensei, 43, an Atlanta native who retains a trace of a Southern accent, has been a monk at Zen Mountain since 1986.

The single features fellow Atlanta natives Usher and Ludacris.

The 47-year-old Atlanta native said he wanted the center to be the foundation of a Christian school he intends to build.

Although Torrence's second-place finish in 7.12 seconds qualified her for the world championships, the Atlanta native said Friday that she would not run.

Mr. Leonard, the 51-year-old father of two daughters, is an Atlanta native who spent his summers as a teenager working for the city's water department, later studying chemistry and business at Mercer University.

Mr. Glass, an Atlanta native who also majored in finance, said he took up umpiring on a lark only after he graduated from the University of Georgia.

Decades after the original Pink Pig was retired, many Atlanta natives who rode the pig as children fondly reminisce about their rides in the pig.

Atlanta natives Kelly (August 11, 1978-May 1, 2013) and Smith (born January 10, 1979) were discovered in 1991 by 19-year-old Jermaine Dupri at an Atlanta shopping mall.