In addition to those oversized letters on the sidewalk, the CNN sign on top of the 14-story building became part of the Atlanta skyline. When protestors spray-painted graffiti on the CNN sign in 2020, they were chided by Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. “Ted Turner started CNN in Atlanta 40 years ago because he believed in who we are as a city,” she scolded. Credit: David Y. Mitchell Credit: David Y. MitchellAfrican Americans around the country know Paschal’s restaurant, a central meeting place for civil rights activists, said the Rev. Public relations man Mitch Leff is also a former CNN employee, who gathered with hundreds of other alumni in front of the CNN sign on June 1 to bid farewell to the building.

Source: CNN June 23, 2023 18:03 UTC