Built in 1895, the brown and yellow Queen Anne style house sits close to the sidewalk, two stories rising straight from a narrow yard bordered by hedges trimmed even with the porch rail. The steps leading from the street are paved with concrete worn at the center where thousands of feet have walked the same […]
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Atlanta Valentine’s Day Events to Celebrate All Kinds of Love
This year for Valentine’s Day, Atlanta’s restaurants, museums and performance venues are rolling out an array of events to get you in the mood. Whether you’re looking to dance the night away or share a romantic experience with a loved one, Atlanta’s 2026 Valentine’s lineup promises a weekend full of unforgettable experiences. Thursday, Feb. 12 […]
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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, […]
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From Enslavement to Legacy: The History Buried at South-View Cemetery
On the southern edge of Atlanta, red clay settles into quiet hills, and magnolia trees stretch toward the sun. South-View Cemetery rests like a long, unfinished sentence. Not silent, nor asleep. It listens. It remembers. Beneath its grass and stone lies a community that refused to disappear. Here, the dead become the storytellers about the […]
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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 […]
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Mural Meant to Honor Black History Divided South Atlanta, but Now It’s Being Changed
Work has begun on revisions to the mural commemorating the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre in South Atlanta, following months of intense community debate over its imagery and the process by which it was created. The 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre was a four-day wave of racial terror when white mobs attacked Black communities throughout Atlanta, leaving […]
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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 […]
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Meet the Fashion House Behind Karri Bryant’s Controversial Nude-Colored Gown
When Karri Bryant arrived at the 2025 UNCF Atlanta Mayor’s Masked Ball in a form fitting, black and nude-colored gown, it sparked a national conversation almost instantly. Photos from the Dec. 20 event circulated widely online, prompting debate over whether the dress was appropriate for the wife of Jamal Bryant, pastor of New Birth Missionary […]
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‘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 […]
