Nzinga Williams has called the Gallery at South DeKalb home for over 20 years. Williams’ business, Light Up Your Life, was one of several that the Trinidad and Tobago native’s family owned in the mall. Today, only Light Up Your Life remains. The assortment of incense, sage, crystals and natural body care products, alongside playing […]
Sydney Sims
Sydney Sims is the community engagement reporter for Capital B Atlanta. Twitter @bySydneySims
Posted inEducation, Higher Education
For Black College Students, AUC Was Their Safe Space. Now That’s Threatened, Too.
When Mikayla Sharrieff got her acceptance letter from Spelman College two years ago, she was extremely emotional. “I just remember feeling so proud to call myself a Spelmanite,” she said. “I even cried because I felt like all of my hard work paid off.” The junior engineering major chose Spelman because she wanted to experience […]
Posted inCOVID-19, Health
How This Decatur Nurse Brings Rapid Covid Tests to Black Communities
Paula Richardson was concerned. The ICU nurse at Emory Medical Center saw first-hand the disparities in access to COVID-19 testing, and worried that new variants would further impact Black and low-income residents. So, in February 2021, she took matters into her own hands. First, she started working out of the only space she had available: her […]
Posted inInside Capital B ATL
All About Sydney Sims, Atlanta’s General Assignment Reporter
What I do at Capital B Atlanta I’m the general assignment reporter and will be working to develop and source stories that will serve the various Black communities in metro Atlanta. Why I came to Capital B Atlanta As a journalist, I have always been passionate about storytelling on a local level. Journalism is an […]