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Rapper, model and reality star Benji Fetch will release his first full-length album, “’Butchqueen 2: The Misinterpretation of Benji Fetch,” on November 17. Benji, 28, is an up-and-coming performer from Marietta who hopes to deconstruct harmful stereotypes about queer Black men.

Oprah Winfrey is the latest big name to join Stacey Abrams on the campaign trail. Winfrey will host a virtual event with the Democratic Georgia gubernatorial nominee titled "A Thriving Life!" on Thursday night.  "I’m excited to join an extraordinary storyteller and my friend,@Oprah, for a conversation about this historic election, the #UnfinishedBusiness we have here in Georgia, and how we can write the next greatest chapter in our state's history," Abrams, 48, wrote on Twitter.

He’s had tremendous success in both film — winning an Oscar for his screenplay for “American Beauty” — and in TV, creating iconic series such as “True Blood” and “Six Feet Under.” Now, Alan Ball — who was born in Marietta — is back with a new project, the character-driven “Uncle Frank,” which he both wrote and directed.