A stark contrast unfolds just a mile from Atlanta's World Cup stadium, set to host thousands of football fans this month. Dozens of individuals were recently observed camped on a downtown pavement, awaiting the opening of a homeless shelter.
Some sought refuge in sleeping bags, face masks shielding them from the afternoon sun, while others ate cereal from boxes on the kerb. Shoes lay strewn amidst discarded mini-liquor bottles, as a boom box played a Jay-Z track: "This can’t be right, there’s gotta be more."
