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Georgia State Convocation Center

In 2020 contractor Brassfield & Gorrie broke ground to build Georgia State University’s Convocation Center. 2 This premier facility has already been incorporated into GSU’s operations, hosting athletics and graduation ceremonies, among many other events. Occupying an entire block across from GSU’s Blue Lot, its presence looms large in Summerhill. The center has yet to see a class from freshman convocation through commencement, and this newness raises a question: how did GSU acquire the land, and what was there before?

An “Athletics Neighborhood”

The Convocation Center is bracketed by Pollard Boulevard SW, Capitol Avenue SE, and Fulton Street SW. GSU acquired this property in a major 2017 purchase that included what is now Center Parc Stadium (formerly Turner Field, home of the Braves). According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Georgia State University Foundation and Carter and Oakwood Development were co-buyers for the 67 acre site. 3 The agreement gave GSU control over 38 acres. 4 The Atlanta Fulton County Recreation Authority sold the site for $30 million. 5

Georgia State Athletics Director Charlie Cobb told the Georgia State University Magazine that, “The idea is creating an athletics neighborhood.” 6 This “neighborhood” will in time include football at Center Parc, basketball at the Convocation Center, and baseball and softball where Blue Lot is currently. 7 Compacting athletics into a single district near the main campus area is meant to increase student engagement by making it easier to get to games. 

There is a common theme in the coverage of this development plan:

“Georgia State University’s new Convocation Center doubles the arena it replaces and is expected to give a shot in the arm to a long-neglected Atlanta neighborhood.” Building Design & Construction article, headline linked on Convocation Center’s homepage 8

“we are excited to be moving forward with a plan that will be transformative for the city and for Georgia State,” Former Georgia State President Mark P. Becker 9

“The aim is to bring back life to some of the city’s oldest neighborhoods.” J. Scott Trubey, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 10

These excerpts accomplish two things. First, they show Atlanta’s continued desire to rebuild and rebrand itself. GSU is lauded for the developments that add to the city’s modern image. Second, and most notable, they characterize the Summerhill area as derelict and lifeless—a “long-neglected” neighborhood that needs to be brought “back [to] life.” 11

The question is, why? If someone were to walk around Summerhill, they would likely agree that GSU’s sports facilities are the area’s main characteristics. What of Summerhill in the time before GSU bought huge swaths of land—was it simply barren?

A Residential Neighborhood

Before the downtown connector was built, this area was two separate blocks. The block where the Convocation Center stands was bordered on the south by Fulton Street, on the east by Capitol Avenue, on the north by Clarke Street, and on the west by Crew Street.

The area was primarily residential for a long time. Dating back to 1899, the Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps show that this block consistently served as a block for dwellings, which are marked with a D.

The progression of these maps conveys several factors of the nature of the block. The 1899 map depicts smaller buildings with a large X over them. This is the marking for a stable. The 1932 map shows no stables, but some of the larger houses have garages (labeled “A” for auto), and the later map shows that a gas station was built in the northeastern corner. These successive developments point to the growing importance of automotive transportation in everyday life.

The dwellings are mainly duplexes and small homes arranged in tight clusters. They are also drawn as frame buildings or frame buildings with some brick inclusions. Frame was not preferred because of its susceptibility to fire damage. This layout suggests that it was a working-class area. The 1937 maps released after the redlining process also suggest this, labeling the area’s inhabitants as mainly, “skilled mechanics, factory workers, and laborers.” 16

Further information on the residents can be gleaned from the city directories. The city directories around this time period designated black households with a (c) for colored. The entries below are from the 1934 city directory. While there are a couple black households near Clarke Street, the block was predominantly white. It is also worth noting the number of vacancies listed. Prior directories have fewer vacancies; many people became unable to afford their homes.

The Sanborn maps, the redlining document, and the city directory lead to the conclusion that this block was home to white working class Atlantans for several decades—a residential neighborhood where GSU’s “athletics neighborhood” now stands. 

Changing Times

Moving forward, the 1961 city directory shows that the usage of this block pivoted. A large chunk of the block was taken up by the County Juvenile Court, the County Juvenile Detention Center, and the County Detention Home. In other words, the block switched from housing residences to housing government buildings, and they were still surrounded by vacancies. 

Contextualized within the time frame, the increase in vacancies and the switch to government buildings can be attributed to the Great Depression.

These buildings were phased out as well. The juvenile justice buildings can now be found on the opposite side of the downtown connector. By 2008, the block was a parking lot.

Summerhill, Neglected

This progression explains why the lot of land was open for GSU to develop on, but not why the Convocation Center was considered necessary to “give a shot in the arm to a long-neglected Atlanta neighborhood.” 20 Stand in front of the Convocation Center and face across Fulton Street—the reason becomes clear.

Summerhill was the primary stadium neighborhood for the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics. 21 Due to the high-stakes international significance of the Olympics, the state of this area cannot be understood without its consideration. The 1937 redlining map marks most of Summerhill’s residential area, including the Convocation Center block, as “hazardous” or “definitely declining.” 22 This characterization stuck to Summerhill for decades, and the Atlanta Olympic Committee (AOC) utilized it to create a successful bid to host the Olympics. 23 In line with the Olympic Charter’s goal to “place sport at the service of the harmonious development of human kind,” the AOC’s application to the Olympic Committee leaned heavily on Atlanta’s past human and civil rights campaigns—promising that the benefits from being the host city would be “fairly and equitably apportioned.” 24 The process of preparation for the Olympics that took place once the bid was won provides more insight into the state of Summerhill today.

The construction of the Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium had already significantly damaged the Summerhill population, and the AOC planned to build the Olympic stadium right next to it (read more here ). There was a complex series of citizen opposition. The Atlanta Neighborhoods United for Fairness (A’NUFF) organized to represent the stadium-area neighborhoods and tried to raise objections to the planning. 25 A’NUFF pushed for a transparent and accessible planning process, but they were unable to gain real traction or influence. 26 The Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG) formed a “neighborhood task force” to attempt to address citizens’ concerns, yet they gave up on solving disagreements and disbanded the group after less than two months. 27

In a move to gain some political leverage, the Summerhill Neighborhood Inc. (SNI) decided to support the stadium and cooperate with the AOC. 28 SNI won some concessions and got Summerhill designation as the primary stadium-area neighborhood with the goal of receiving redevelopment funding. 29

However, Summerhill was refused funding to improve local conditions by the ACOG, who replaced their human rights approach with one that emphasized a “corporate-sponsored games.” 30

Where Did the Life Go?

Not only did Olympic development infrastructurally neglect Summerhill, the demographics of its residents were all but manually curated. Preparing for the international stage, Atlanta wanted to present an image of prosperity and progress, regardless of its reality.

Anti-homeless campaigns ramped up in preparation for the Olympics. Harsh and broad ordinances were passed, even prohibiting “reclining in particular places.” 32 A new city jail was built, and when Olympic officials would visit, large groups of unhoused people were arrested to be removed from the officials’ radar. 33 Many unhoused people were also made to take one-way tickets out of the city. 34

Summerhill’s housed residents were also forced out. Since there was no focused effort to protect the local community, Olympic redevelopment simply priced out the low-income residents who made up the majority of Summerhill. 35 New townhouses and single-family homes went up, and 60 households were displaced. 36 The Olympics committees would rather have vacant homes than risk their prim and perfect image.

What Lies Beneath the Convocation Center?

Georgia State University’s Convocation Center takes up 200,000 square feet of Summerhill. 38 The building may be fresh, but the ground beneath it is not. The center sits atop a lengthy legacy from the block’s 19th and 20th century working class residences, to the switch to government buildings, to the Olympics completely redirecting Summerhill’s developmental path. Before there was an “athletics neighborhood,” there was an actual, residential neighborhood. The Convocation Center is needed to revitalize a “lifeless” neighborhood only because the neighborhood was rendered lifeless by Olympic displacement.

In a couple days’ time, GSU’s class of Spring 2024 will cross the Convocation Center’s stage to receive their diplomas.

• “About the Center.” Georgia State University. https://convocationcenter.gsu.edu/about/ (accessed April 8, 2024). ↩︎
• Janel Davis, “Turner Field deal with Georgia State signals ‘new beginning’.” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Aug 18, 2016, https://www.ajc.com/news/local-govt–politics/turner-field-deal-with-georgia-state-signals-new-beginning/k2SR464r9bB1sYUEMIJxMN/ (accessed April 24, 2024). ↩︎
• “Georgia State, Private Development Venture Finalize Acquisition Of Turner Field Site.” Georgia State News Hub . https://news.gsu.edu/2017/01/05/georgia-state-private-development-venture-finalize-acquisition-of-turner-field-site/ (accessed April 23, 2024). ↩︎
• Davis, “Turner Field deal with Georgia State signals ‘new beginning’.” ↩︎
• Michael Davis and John Dykes, “Spreading Roots.” Georgia State University Magazine . https://news.gsu.edu/magazine/spreading-roots (accessed April 23, 2024). ↩︎
• Peter Fabris, “Georgia State University Convocation Center revitalizes long-neglected Atlanta neighborhood.” Building Design & Construction . https://www.bdcnetwork.com/georgia-state-university-convocation-center-revitalizes-long-neglected-atlanta-neighborhood (accessed April 23, 2024). ↩︎
• “Georgia State, Private Development Venture Finalize Acquisition Of Turner Field Site.” ↩︎
• J. Scott Trubey, “Georgia State, partners close deal for Turner Field.” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jan 5, 2017, https://www.ajc.com/news/local-govt–politics/turner-field-sale-georgia-state-and-partners-marks-new-chapter/s2S96lmTxYhGBWfM0pMHXI/ (accessed April 23, 2024). ↩︎
• Fabris, “Georgia State University Convocation Center revitalizes long-neglected Atlanta neighborhood”; Trubey, “Georgia State, partners close deal for Turner Field.” ↩︎
• “Explore.”  ATL Maps .  https://atlmaps.org/projects/explore  (accessed April 8, 2024).  ↩︎
• Sanborn Map Company, “Atlanta 1899, Sheet 94” Digital Sanborn Maps . https://digitalsanbornmaps-proquest-com.eu1.proxy.openathens.net/browse_maps/11/1377/6152/6515/97169?accountid=11226 (accessed April 23, 2024). ↩︎
• Sanborn Map Company, “Atlanta 1931-1932 vol. 3, 1932, Sheet 322.” Digital Sanborn Maps . https://digitalsanbornmaps-proquest-com.eu1.proxy.openathens.net/browse_maps/11/1377/6155/6525/98068?accountid=11226 (accessed April 23, 2024). ↩︎
• Sanborn Map Company, “Atlanta 1924-Mar. 1962 vol. 3, 1932-Aug. 1950, Sheet 322” Digital Sanborn Maps . https://digitalsanbornmaps-proquest-com.eu1.proxy.openathens.net/browse_maps/11/1377/6156/6530/98510?accountid=11226 (accessed April 23, 2024). ↩︎
• “Atlanta, Georgia.” Mapping Inequality: Redlining in New Deal America. https://dsl.richmond.edu/panorama/redlining/map/GA/Atlanta/area_descriptions/D12#loc=15/33.7365/-84.3831 (Accessed April 8, 2024). ↩︎
• 1934 Atlanta City Directory.  (Atlanta: Foote and Davis Co, 1934), 1267-1293. ↩︎
• 1961 Atlanta City Directory.  (Atlanta: Foote and Davis Co, 1961), 106. ↩︎
• Peter Fabris, “Georgia State University Convocation Center revitalizes long-neglected Atlanta neighborhood.” ↩︎
• Keating, Larry. “Downtown Redevelopment During the Olympics Era.” In Atlanta: Race, Class And Urban Expansion, 164–93. Temple University Press, 2001. http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt14bszqm , 164. ↩︎
• “Atlanta, Georgia.” Mapping Inequality: Redlining in New Deal America. ↩︎
• Chandra D. Ward, “Atlanta and Other Olympic Losers.” Contexts 12, no. 3 (2013): 46–51. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24710797. ↩︎
• Larry Keating, “Downtown Redevelopment During the Olympics Era.” In Atlanta: Race, Class And Urban Expansion, 164–93. Temple University Press, 2001. http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt14bszqm , 167. ↩︎
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• Larry Keating, “Downtown Redevelopment During the Olympics Era,” 168. ↩︎
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Georgia state (robinson) launches emba program with moscow state, robinson becomes first us b-school to launch joint emba program in russia.

The J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University has announced a partnership with Lomonosov Moscow State University to launch a dual-degree Executive MBA (EMBA) program in Moscow, Russia.  In so doing, Robinson becomes the first US business school to launch an on-site joint EMBA program in Russia.

Students who complete this new "Executive Leaders" program will get an EMBA from Robinson College, and a Master's of Science (MS) from Lomonosov Moscow State. 

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Kamala Harris kicks off economic tour with Atlanta visit

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As Vice President Kamala Harris’ convoy rolled through downtown Monday, it swung by the Atlanta University Center where generations of Black students have earned higher education degrees.

From there, she visited an innovation center for Black startups, traversed a busy Atlanta highway that has symbolized economic disparity in the city and then took part in a roundtable discussion about inequality.

Each stop of Harris’ visit to kick off a nationwide economic tour was carefully orchestrated to bring new attention to the Democrat’s efforts to mobilize Black voters, her party’s most loyal constituency.

What she did not talk about during the whirlwind visit was the ongoing protests over President Joe Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war, which has triggered nationwide demonstrations on campuses, including at Emory University and the University of Georgia, and threats of political retribution in November.

Vice President Kamala Harris has arrived in Atlanta, where she’s greeted by Rep. @NikemaWilliams , the chair of the state Democratic Party. #gapol https://t.co/LFQFs9DhDj pic.twitter.com/EZBMpQYPFv — Greg Bluestein (@bluestein) April 29, 2024

The visit, her 12th to Georgia since she took office, came as polls show both have work to do to shore up their support among Black Americans amid a tight rematch against former President Donald Trump. Harris told a crowd of mostly Black business leaders and elected officials she wanted to ensure the administration’s policies were reaching them.

“One of the compelling reasons for me to start this tour now is to ask all the leaders here for help in getting the word out about what’s available to entrepreneurs and small businesses.

“Because we are in the process of putting a lot of money in the streets of America for this growth,” she said. “And we want to make sure everyone has access to the opportunity to take advantage of the contracts and the work that has been generated by this policy push.”

It was a reference to the federal green energy and infrastructure laws that Biden signed into law, incentive-laden packages that have helped generate jobs in Georgia but also triggered criticism of “reckless” spending by Republicans.

Georgia GOP Chair Josh McKoon said Harris’ “word salad” can’t erase damage the administration has inflicted on the economy.

“Every day I’m talking to Georgians who are having to do more with less as the cost of basic necessities like food, housing, electricity and medicine spiral out of control due to the runaway inflation their policies have caused,” he said.

‘Big breakthrough?’

Harris and a coterie of Georgia Democrats repeatedly invoked a recently announced $158 million federal grant for the construction of the Stitch — a planned 14-acre green space over the Downtown Connector — throughout the visit.

The long-planned park spanning the busy Atlanta highway is one of several projects that seek to reconnect intown neighborhoods cut off by construction of interstate highways and knit together historically Black communities separated by the massive projects.

“It’s about bringing people back together,” U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock said. “It’s about expanding opportunities to work and live with dignity. It’s about righting historic wrongs.”

Harris also repeated a promise to increase federal contracts for minority-owned businesses by 50%, an initiative she said would boost disadvantaged firms that have long been left out of lucrative work.

“When you get a federal contract, it is potentially yours for life. And it’s very sustainable and could be the source of great growth,” said Harris said.

The campaign announced the trip to Atlanta days after confirming Biden’s plans to deliver the commencement speech at Morehouse College , which drew threats of protest from critics who say he hasn’t fulfilled promises to better the lives of Black Americans.

And it coincided with fresh pro-Palestinian demonstrations at UGA that were quickly broken up by police who arrested several of the protesters on charges of trespassing .

There were no demonstrations that targeted Harris, whose detailed itinerary wasn’t publicized in advance of her visit. Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, one of Trump’s top Georgia allies, accused her of “cowardice” for not addressing the divide during her stop.

“While antisemitism and calls for the eradication of Jewish people are spewed by radical leftists across the country, Harris refuses to condemn these vicious acts,” Jones said.

Some senior Georgia Democrats worry Biden and Harris can’t rekindle the tenuous alliance of urban liberals, suburban moderates, disaffected Republicans and Black voters who fueled his narrow 2020 victory in Georgia.

Trump and other Republicans see Georgia as a cornerstone of his comeback bid, and they have been working to undercut Biden’s support among Black voters.

Trump’s advisers have pointed to a recent visit to a Chick-fil-A in the Vine City neighborhood, where a Black GOP activist helped organize a rousing welcome for Trump that went viral in conservative media.

Still, while some polls show Trump is gaining ground among Black voters, most show Biden retains an enormous lead among those voters.

Emory University political scientist Alan Abramowitz, who recently published an analysis of electoral trends, noted Trump’s “surprisingly robust support” among Black voters in some recent polls.

Abramowitz said recent exit polling and turnout trends made him skeptical of surveys that suggested Republicans were “on the verge of a big breakthrough with Black voters.”

‘Be strong’

Harris’ campaign travel this year aims to put a spotlight on her party’s top policy priorities. She trekked to Atlanta in January to give a pep talk to frustrated voting rights advocates who are facing steep challenges after a series of humbling political and legal setbacks.

She recently joined with reality star Kim Kardashian to promote criminal justice measures aimed at steering nonviolent drug offenders from longer prison sentences. And she will travel to Florida this week for her “Fight for Reproductive Freedoms” tour on the same day the state’s anti-abortion law takes effect.

In Atlanta, she started her trip with a visit to the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs, where chief executive Jay Bailey told her about the initiative’s work to build a more vibrant ecosystem of Black-owned businesses.

During a tour of the facility, she quizzed small business owners about their struggles to grow their companies. When one asked her about a federal program from innovators, Harris paused.

“The fact that you are asking this question tells me we have a lot more work to do,” she said.

At a nearby conference center, she joined a moderated conversation with Rashad Bilal and Troy Millings of the “Earn Your Leisure” outlet where she encouraged Black entrepreneurs to seek out mentors and “don’t hear no” even when faced with obstacles.

“Let’s not let society or history impede or silence those ambitions,” she said, adding: “Don’t give up because we need you. Our country needs you. And that’s how we’re going to be strong.”

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Doctor of Clinical Psychology, Psy.D.

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Format : In person on the Statesboro Campus Credit Hours : 114-124 Entry Term : Fall

The APA-accredited doctorate program in clinical psychology at Georgia Southern University (GS) is a full time, day program offering a course of study leading to the Doctor of Clinical Psychology degree. The program’s curriculum prepares graduates for the practice of psychology with a special focus on practice in rural areas. Coursework and training prepare students for licensure as a psychologist, with an emphasis on educating emerging psychologists for the underserved areas in the state of Georgia and adjacent regions in the Southeast.

The Psy.D. program originated from a longstanding and dire need for licensed psychologists in rural, underserved areas of the United States, most specifically in the rural south. This mission is consistent with Georgia Southern University’s commitment to serve the needs of the southeastern region of the country. The program trains students according to the practitioner-scholar model. Students are taught to become generalists who will be effective in the delivery of psychotherapy, psychological assessment, and psychological consultation services in rural areas. Consistent with the framework of a generalist approach, the curriculum, beginning with foundational courses, strives to create and maintain a dynamic and integrative program, emphasizing behavioral, cognitive, existential, family systems, humanistic, and psychodynamic orientations.

The program is designed to foster the intrapersonal and professional development of students. This process is aimed at helping the students cultivate balance within their personal and professional growth. In addition to academic requirements, students are encouraged to take initiative and responsibility for personal and professional growth through independent readings, interaction with fellow students and faculty, attendance at colloquia, and additional elective research and practica opportunities. The PsyD is a professional degree, and focuses on the development of applied practice skills. Because the program is an integral part of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences in a regional university, doctoral students engage in all aspects of scholarly inquiry, including substantive qualitative and quantitative research, and professional membership and discourse in state, regional, and national organizations.

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A committee of faculty will determine admission based on the following:

• Grade Point Average (GPA): A minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.30 is required for consideration. The average undergraduate GPA of successful applicants for the Fall 2022 class was 3.76 (on a 4.0 scale).
• A minimum grade of B in the following undergraduate courses: Psychological Statistics, Research Design, Abnormal Psychology
• Record of having taken at least two of the following courses: Personality, Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Learning and/or Cognition, Health Psychology, Tests and Measurement, Theories of Psychotherapy, Psychology of Substance Abuse.
• Three letters of recommendation from former professors or appropriate employers/advisors.
• A written statement of professional goals. Please describe why you want to pursue doctoral training in clinical psychology. Also, describe how Georgia Southern University’s program is a good fit. Finally, please list three (3) Statesboro campus psychology faculty whose research interests are a match to your own. Of these three, please include at least one clinical faculty member and one faculty member who is not clinical.  This statement should be 500 words or less in length.
• A current Curriculum Vitae or Resume.
• Optional: Submission of a writing sample of past work provides an opportunity to showcase your writing skills, tone, and style. The sample should be no longer than two double-spaced pages. Consider submitting an excerpt or passage from a research paper or writing assignment for class, a manuscript, or other relevant works.

Based on a review of the application materials, the Admissions Committee will select top candidates for an on-campus interview. Interviews are mandatory for admission into the program. The Admissions Committee will contact top candidates with details regarding on-campus interview dates and procedures.

The PsyD program seeks a diverse applicant pool. We welcome applications from under-represented ethnic minorities, women, applicants with disabilities, first-generation college graduates, and non-traditional students.

*International transcripts must be evaluated by a NACES accredited evaluation service  and must be a course by course evaluation and include a GPA. ( www.naces.org )

December 15 *

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*The application and all ​​required documents listed on the “admissions requirements” tab​ for the program must be received by the deadline.  If all required documents are not received by the deadline your application will not be considered for admission.

Program Contact Information

C. Thresa Yancey, Ph.D. Director of Clinical Training, Professor of Psychology [email protected] 912-478-5704

Questions related to the program’s accreditation status should be directed to the Commission on Accreditation: Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation American Psychological Association 750 1st St., NE, Washington, DC 20002 202-336-5979 [email protected] APA Accreditation Site

Last updated: 2/9/2024

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Where are the cicadas? Use this interactive map to find Brood XIX, Brood XIII in 2024

In a few weeks, over a dozen states will be abuzz as trillions of periodical cicadas will emerge from their yearslong underground stay.

Broods XIX and XIII will emerge in a combined 17 states, mostly in the Midwest and Southeast, in a rare, double brood event . These two broods last emerged together 221 years ago, and after this year are not predicted to do so again until 2245.

Once conditions are right, the two broods will emerge in massive numbers to feed, make noise, mate and die. Here's what to know about where to find the 13-year Brood XIX and the 17-year Brood XIII.

2024 double cicada broods: Check out where Broods XIII, XIX will emerge

The two cicada broods will emerge in a combined 17 states across the Southeast and Midwest, with an overlap in parts of Illinois and Iowa. They will emerge once soil eight inches underground reaches 64 degrees, expected to begin in mid-May and lasting through late June.

The two broods last emerged together in 1803 , when Thomas Jefferson was president.

What is a periodical cicada?

Both the 13-year Brood XIX and the 17-year Brood XIII are periodical cicadas, which emerge every 13 or 17 years across North America. They differ from annual cicadas, which emerge every year.

You may remember the last periodical brood to emerge in huge numbers: the 17-year Brood X that was found in 2021 throughout the Midwest and Eastern Seaboard.

Annual cicadas, which are dark green to black with green wing veins, are  typically larger than periodical cicadas , which are recognizable for their red eyes, red legs and red wing veins, according to North Carolina State University Extension.

Periodical cicadas emerge earlier, usually in mid-to-late May as opposed to annual cicadas in July and August. According to North Carolina State University Extension, annual cicadas begin mating, " singing conspicuously " and lying eggs about two weeks after they emerge. Their first nymphs will fall to the ground and begin feeding on roots under the soil, and fully-developed nymphs will emerge two years later and molt into adults.

Above ground, periodical cicadas have a similar life cycle, appear in much larger numbers and are much louder. At the end of their season, the next generation of nymphs move underground and remain for either 13 or 17 years.

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