The annual Out on Film festival launches in the city today and will run through Oct. 5. Organizers announced that this year’s theme, “Queer Propaganda,” is an attempt to reclaim the negative political narrative about LGBTQ communities. “Queer Propaganda isn’t about pushing an agenda; it’s about telling the truth,” organizers noted on the festival’s site. […]
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HBCUs Are Keeping Black Baseball’s Legacy Alive With Limited Resources
Cydney Cooper has been playing softball since she was 5 years old. Playing the sport in South Carolina came with being the only Black girl on the team, or one of a few Black players. As a shy, dark-skinned girl, Cooper said people often thought she had an attitude, but she was just quiet and […]
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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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Morehouse Continues Its Tradition of Shaping Black Men Amid Tests to Black Leadership
Photos by Ari Skin As Morehouse College commenced New Student Orientation last week, faculty, student leaders, alumni, and a new president rallied together to welcome the freshman class of 2029. “This is the time where leadership is needed,” said F. DuBois Bowman, a Morehouse alumnus and the 13th president of the all-male college, in his […]
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From the Pole to Poultry: The Legend of Magic City’s Chicken Wings
In Atlanta, where chicken wing culture is a part of the city’s identity, one strip club’s offerings have earned high marks from patrons and local food critics. And while the nondescript venue on Forsyth Street is widely known as one of the world’s most iconic strip clubs, becoming nationally recognized thanks to name-checks from rappers […]
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Award-Winning Publisher Creates Joyful Stories for Black Children
To celebrate Black Business Month, Capital B Atlanta is profiling innovative entrepreneurs during the month of August. Denene Millner knew there was a problem when she saw there were more children’s books about animals than there were stories featuring Black people. And so the six-time New York Times bestselling author, who has penned books for […]
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s Atlanta Legacy Lived Through Music
As 2025 comes to a close Capital B Atlanta reflects on the passing of an icon who left a lasting impression on music fans around the city. While most remember Malcolm-Jamal Warner for his role as Theo Huxtable on The Cosby Show, which ran from 1984-1992, many in Atlanta also know him as someone who […]
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Beyonce’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Tour Inspires Black Women and LGBTQ+ Fans to Remix Patriotic Symbols
A photo gallery of concert attendees in Atlanta explores who gets to be called a patriot.
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Beyoncé. Boots. Brunch. 7 Atlanta Events Celebrating the Cowboy Carter Tour.
Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” tour has taken the country by storm, with social media feeds full of pics of chic western-inspired outfits, clips of Beyoncé’s performance and outtakes of her daughters Blue Ivy and Rumi stealing the show. Based on the Texas native’s personal connection to the hidden foundation of Black culture within country music, the […]
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Only 6% of MLB Is Black. This HBCU Game Aims to Change That All-Star Weekend.
Amid dwindling numbers of Black players, Major League Baseball is partnering with HBCUs during All-Star weekend in Atlanta. Kicking off at Truist Park on July 11, 50 of the most promising student-athletes from Division I programs at HBCUs will gather at the home of the Atlanta Braves for the HBCU Swingman Classic. HBCU players, selected […]
