As we release the Spring 2026 edition of Game Changers Magazine, we close an important chapter celebrating 10 years of telling the stories of our communities across Georgia while preparing to enter a new season of growth, expansion, and development. Over the past decade, I’ve had the honor of meeting incredible individuals who shared their journeys of entrepreneurship, community leadership, and service through organizations making a meaningful difference every day. As a publi

written by Paul Burt There are some individuals whose lives echo far beyond their titles whose passion, purpose, and presence leave a lasting imprint on the culture and community they serve. Councilman Alphonso Thomas was one of those individuals. To many, he was a public servant. To others, he was a cultural ambassador. To me, he was a friend, a visionary, and a fellow steward of music particularly jazz as a powerful force for unity, education, and community development. I

A Reflection by Game Changers Magazine written by Dominique Huff There are leaders who speak to a moment and there are leaders who shape movements. Rev. Dr. Jesse Jackson belongs to the latter. His life’s work has been defined by one central mission: to expand opportunity, protect dignity, and demand justice for people too often pushed to the margins of American society. From standing alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement to founding the Rainbo