Atlanta loves to repeat its favorite line, a city too busy to hate. But these places know otherwise. There are streets in Atlanta where memory lies low, beneath the asphalt, whispering like wind through brick. If you walk slowly enough, you’ll hear it: not history, but instruction. Not nostalgia, but reckoning. Begin here. Georgia Avenue. […]
Ann Hill Bond
Ann Hill Bond is Capital B Atlanta's community engagement editor.
She is deeply engaged in Atlanta’s cultural and civic life. She enjoys exploring Atlanta’s arts and history, contributing to oral history projects, and mentoring emerging leaders in the community.
Posted inEssay, History
History Beneath Our Feet: Marcus Garvey Met with the Klan and then Faced Prison in Atlanta
Stand at the corner of Auburn Avenue and Jessie Hill Jr. Drive, and wait for the wind to blow. Admire the blue letters “Jesus Saves,” hanging like a benediction above Big Bethel AME Church. Steady your eyes and try to see him in the whirlwinds. It’s been raining lately in Atlanta, so maybe you will […]
Posted inCriminal Justice, Gentrification, History
History Beneath Our Feet: Atlanta’s Gentrifying Neighborhoods Hold Haunting Stories of 24 Murdered Black Women
On a quiet stretch of White and Lawton streets, in southwest Atlanta, there’s no marker. No sign. Just a patch of sidewalk, cars passing, and weeds curling from a cracked curb that offers no clues to its past. But in the summer of 1911, this is where Lizzie Watts was found — her throat slashed, […]
Posted inEssay, History
History Beneath Our Feet: Where MARTA Runs, Lives Were Once Sold in Atlanta
Back then, they called it Whitehall Street. Today, it’s the Five Points station, where trains rattle beneath pavement and buses exhale their daily breath into the Georgia sun. But before there was MARTA, before the high-rises, before Black folks were paid for the culture that created the pulse of this city, we were on the […]
Posted inCulture, Higher Education
A Morehouse student Was Lynched in 1930. Why the College Gave Him a Posthumous Degree.
I still remember the call from Allison Bantimba, former leader for the Fulton County Remembrance Coalition, a community remembrance project focused on healing and learning from the legacy of racial terror through reconciliation. Her voice carried the kind of reverence that comes when you’re about to be invited into sacred work. “We have another lynching […]
Posted inAsk Capital B, Politics & Policy
Got Election Questions, ATL? Here’s How ‘Ask Capital B’ Can Help.
Every election season raises a ton of critical questions in our community. For some people, the pressing issues are, “Who’s running and why should they get my vote?” Others seek basic information on how to register to vote, locate their polling place, or navigate new voter laws. Meanwhile, many in our community ponder, “Why should […]
Posted inEveryday Heroes
Nourishing Hope: Erica ‘Umi’ Clahar’s Umi Feeds Transforms Lives in Atlanta
We’ve partnered with the AJC to help recognize amazing Georgians who have done their small part to make a big difference. We’ve profiled three of the 52 people who remind each of us that acts of kindness are never random. You can meet the rest of this year’s ‘Everyday Heroes’: ajc.com/heroes In the heart of Atlanta, […]
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Paving the Way: Sterling Johnson’s Impact on Inclusive Economic Development in Atlanta
We’ve partnered with the AJC to help recognize amazing Georgians who have done their small part to make a big difference. We’ve profiled three of the 52 people who remind each of us that acts of kindness are never random. You can meet the rest of this year’s ‘Everyday Heroes’: ajc.com/heroes Sterling Johnson is an unsung […]
Posted inEveryday Heroes
Cultivating Community: Kiyomi Rollins’ Transformative Impact in Atlanta’s Westview Neighborhood
We’ve partnered with the AJC to help recognize amazing Georgians who have done their small part to make a big difference. We’ve profiled three of the 52 people who remind each of us that acts of kindness are never random. You can meet the rest of this year’s ‘Everyday Heroes’: ajc.com/heroes In a world that often […]
Posted inHistory
ATL’s Love for Hip-Hop: Residents Share How They Got Hooked
Aug. 11 marks Hip-Hop’s 50th birthday. And while Atlanta isn’t the birthplace of Hip-Hop, few cities have influenced the genre’s history, current popularity, and future like ATL, letting everyone know that “The South has something to say.” So, in honor of the anniversary, Capital B Atlanta set out to ask residents a simple (yet loaded) […]