F. DuBois Bowman will be inaugurated today as the 13th president of Morehouse College during the HBCU’s 159th Founder’s Week. Bowman, a 1992 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the esteemed men’s college, took the helm last July. He’s served on advisory boards and led mentorship programs at both Morehouse and Spelman College. In 2019, he […]
Angela Burt-Murray
Angela Burt-Murray is Capital B Atlanta's editor
Posted inCriminal Justice, Policing
Clark Atlanta Student Speaks Out After ‘Humiliating’ Classroom Arrest
Sierra Morrison remembers the first time she stepped onto the campus of Clark Atlanta University. She traveled from her Minneapolis high school to tour colleges, and something just felt right about the Georgia HBCU. “Just being in Atlanta and seeing so many people that look like me, in so many different spaces, spaces that I […]
Posted inCriminal Justice, HBCUs
Clark Atlanta Police Chief Responds after Officer Arrested Student in Class
In a letter posted Monday on Facebook, Clark Atlanta Police Chief Debra Williams announced that the police officer who arrested a female student last week for not having her college ID has been placed on leave. Seeking accountability, students at the Atlanta University Center called for answers last week after the incident. An Instagram post […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Culture
Lil Jon’s Son DJ Young Slade Dead at 27
The son of rapper Lil Jon has reportedly died. In a statement to TMZ, Lil Jon confirmed his 27-year-old son’s passing: “I am extremely heartbroken for the tragic loss of our son, Nathan Smith. His mother, Nicole Smith, and I are devastated. Nathan was the kindest human being you would ever meet. He was immensely caring, thoughtful, […]
Posted inHBCUs, Sports
Morehouse President Responds to Handcuffing of Tuskegee Coach
Four days after the now viral incident, Morehouse College president F. DuBois Bowman issued a statement addressing the handcuffing of Tuskegee coach Benjy Taylor. The basketball coach of Tuskegee University hired civil rights attorneys after he was handcuffed by a Morehouse College campus police officer and escorted off the court last weekend. In a now-viral […]
Posted inCriminal Justice, Politics & Policy
After Months in ICE Detention, Morehouse Alum Is Deported to Mexico
After Morehouse College alum Alex Maganda was picked up by immigration agents last June, his Spelhouse community rallied for his release with the hashtag #FreeAlexMaganda. It was an urgent call to Morehouse College and Spelman College’s network to help their former classmate, who had been brought to America at the age of 5 by his […]
Posted inCulture, Events
2026 Atlanta Black History Month Events in to Celebrate Us
Atlanta — long heralded as the center of many historic moments in Black history — always puts its best foot forward in Black History Month with events for friends and families to enjoy. February will mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of Black History Month in 1926 by famed historian Carter G. Woodson. The […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Reproductive Health
Oscar-Nominated Film Goes Inside an Atlanta Abortion Clinic
After Tracii gets to work, she starts each shift with a prayer. As the security guard for an unnamed abortion clinic in Atlanta, she relies on her faith and her wits as she scans the parking lot for patients and protestors in the darkness of the early morning hours. She stays on high alert until […]
Posted inCommunity
MLK Day 2026 in Atlanta: Parade, Service Projects, Games, and More
Next week will mark 40 years since the country began celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a federal holiday. Signed into law in 1983 and first celebrated in 1986, the annual tribute to the famed civil rights leader on the third Monday in January is heralded as a time for people to advance social […]
Posted inCommunity, Politics & Policy, Public Safety
Immigrants’ Advocate Fights ICE Raids, Federal Push to ‘Snatch Our People’
As Georgia ranks as one of the top states for Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests, immigrants, families, and advocates on the front lines share their fears and the fight for freedom in a series of interviews. Nana Gyamfi is intentional about the word she uses to encapsulate federal agents’ ongoing sweep in Atlanta and throughout […]
