The revitalization of Grove Park, by legacy community members and allies alike, took center stage this week at the Grove Park Foundation’s annual heroes celebration at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, a longtime champion of the west side neighborhood that borders his own home in Collier Heights, saluted the foundation’s focus on mitigating displacement […]
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Backlash over Race Massacre Mural Leads to Tense Community Meeting
A new mural commemorating the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre in South Atlanta is drawing criticism from residents and historians, who say the artwork was developed with limited community input and misrepresents the historical trauma it seeks to address. The mural, located on the side of a building managed by Focused Community Strategies and across the […]
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Atlanta’s New Market Brings Fresh Food to a Former Food Desert
To combat food insecurity, Atlanta officials partnered with local companies to provide fresh and affordable options to downtown residents, workers, and college students. The two-story Azalea Market, located at 25 Peachtree St., plans to serve 5,500 shoppers per day. “We have been in a food desert for far too long. We have to make sure […]
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Giving Back to Atlanta Youth Is the Role Actress Gail Bean Was Born to Play
At Morehouse College’s first Hump Wednesday of the fall semester, a weekly event where the Atlanta University Center gathers to enjoy food and music, students were treated to a special guest. The afternoon, sponsored by Kingsford’s new Pass The Tongs initiative, kicked off with a fireside chat featuring actress Gail Bean, who spoke to students […]
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Atlanta Interior Designer Creates Healing Spaces for Clients Around the Country
To celebrate Black Business Month, Capital B Atlanta is profiling innovative entrepreneurs during the month of August. With a passion for all things beautiful and a background in sales and business development, Melody Vaughn has built a stellar reputation for interior design. As the principal designer and owner at the eponymous design and renovation firm […]
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Atlanta Entrepreneur Reclaims Neighborhood with Faith-Based Food System
To celebrate Black Business Month, Capital B Atlanta is profiling innovative entrepreneurs during the month of August. Shawn DeAngelo Walton is a proud resident of Ashview Heights in southwest Atlanta. Growing up, Walton often saw drug dealers posted on each corner of his neighborhood. But they never tried to pull him into that life — […]
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Free Back-to-School Supplies: Where To Get Everything From Binders To Backpacks
Back-to-school shopping means hitting the stores for notebooks, pencils, backpacks, binders, rulers, calculators, and more. And for cash-strapped shoppers, the prices can add up quickly, putting a dent in parents’ pockets. Adding to the financial pressures many face are concerns over rising inflation and President Donald Trump’s tariff plans. In an Intuit Credit Karma survey […]
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This Nurse’s Tiny House Clinic Is Reimagining Black Mental Health Care
In a state where mental health care access can be limited, especially for Black communities, one nurse is serving Black Atlantans in an unconventional way – by running a clinic on wheels. Psychiatric nurse practitioner Joanne Patterson launched a virtual practice in 2019 and served over 6,000 patients during the past six years. But after […]
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Summer Fun: Spelman and Morehouse Alums Create HBCU Summer Camps for Underserved Kids
On Wednesday, the West End campus of Spelman College echoed with the laughter of young girls excited to paint a mural at summer camp. Perhaps as they worked with an array of colors, they imagined themselves one day returning to the surroundings as students at the storied women’s college. Sparking HBCU attendance in young children […]
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10 Super Black Events to Enjoy July 4th Weekend in Atlanta
Frederick Douglass delivered his historic speech “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July” in 1852, calling out the hypocrisy of the holiday designated to celebrate America’s freedom. For some of us, this message still resonates today. So with the long weekend coming up, Capital B Atlanta rounded up some super Black events to […]