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 […]
Angela Burt-Murray
Angela Burt-Murray is Capital B Atlanta's editor
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 […]
Posted inNews
Homelessness, Police Shooting, Data Centers: Top 10 Atlanta Stories of 2025
From City Hall to Magic City, Capital B Atlanta reporters covered breaking news, secured exclusive interviews with newsmakers, unearthed painful history, and published groundbreaking enterprise stories that resonated online and on social media. Here are our top 10 stories of the year. Georgia is quietly working on building the largest ICE facility in the country, […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Culture
‘A Different World’ Series to Film in Atlanta at a Time When Black Creatives Need Work
Class will be back in session as a reimagining of A Different World will begin filming in Atlanta next year. Created by Bel-Air screenwriter Felicia Pride, the series will take new viewers and fans of the original series that ran from 1987 to 1993 back to the fictional Hillman College that Cosby Show daughter Denise […]
Posted inBlack Businesses, Culture
For 25 Years, Atlanta’s Black Santa Has Helped Families Feel Seen at Christmas
It’s nearly a week before Christmas, and throughout Atlanta, Santa Claus is busy making holiday wishes come true. D. Sinclair, who at 61 goes by the name The Real Black Santa, has been putting smiles on children’s faces for over two decades through a series of events, sometimes totaling up to 50 per year. And […]
Posted inSocial Welfare
Black Farmers, Neighbors Gather in SW Atlanta to Address Food Insecurity
The day began with Shawn DeAngelo Walton asking God for a favor. And as the strains of gospel music greeted people as they gathered in an historic Southwest Atlanta neighborhood Saturday to strategize on ways to address food insecurity as the government shutdown delays Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program benefits for local families, the entrepreneur’s prayer […]
Posted inCity Politics, Elections, Politics & Policy
Election 2025 Results: The Winners in Key Georgia Races
Voters cast their ballots in the mayor’s race, PSC contest and city council president battle.
Posted inArts, Culture, LGBTQ
Amy Sherald’s ‘American Sublime’ Exhibit Has a New Home at the High Museum
After pulling her “American Sublime” exhibit from the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery over trans censorship issues, Georgia artist Amy Sherald will now bring the paintings home. “Amy Sherald: American Sublime” will be at the High Museum of Art from May 15 to Sept. 27. The exhibit, featuring 50 works from the Clark Atlanta University alum’s […]
Posted inCulture, Events, LGBTQ
Atlanta Pride 2025: Events, Parades, and What to Know This Weekend
While Black Atlanta Pride, which launched in 1996, showed up and showed out in August, there’s even more to celebrate at the Atlanta Pride Festival and Parade this weekend. Heralded as the largest free Pride festival in the United States, Atlanta Pride will mark its 55th year in 2025 by creating an unforgettable lineup of […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
HBCU Marching Band Suspended From Homecoming After Alleged Hazing Incident
Many people in attendance for Fort Valley State University’s homecoming over the weekend likely had been looking forward to seeing the school’s storied marching band take the field for another electric halftime performance. But after hazing charges were leveled against members of the band last week, the “Blue Machine” was removed from the weekend’s lineup. […]
