This story has been updated. In Atlanta, 404 is more than just an area code. April 4th — or 404 Day (or “fo-oh-fo”) — is an annual celebration of all things unique to Atlanta. Since 2020, Official 404 Day with Atlanta Influences Everything and Butter.ATL has been producing programming around the holiday that honors and […]
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Jimmy Carter’s Pivotal Role in Georgia’s Black Civil Rights Struggle
This story was originally published on February 25, 2023, and has been updated. Jimmy Carter wasn’t as outspoken about racial politics on the campaign trail during his second run for governor in 1970, but after winning the race, he made his then-controversial position on integration clear. “The time for racial discrimination is over,” Carter declared […]
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Georgia’s First High School for Black Students Celebrates 100-Year Legacy
The first-ever Georgia high school to serve Black students got its flowers in an elaborate centennial celebration hosted in the atrium of Atlanta City Hall last week. Dozens of Booker T. Washington High School alumni gathered on Sept. 16 to pay homage to the Atlanta school’s 100-year history, which includes graduating icons like Martin Luther […]
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Atlanta physician joining USA Gymnastics Men’s Team at 2024 Summer Olympics
Dr. Torrance Laury instantly fell in love with gymnastics as a 6-year-old growing up in Marietta. He decided to give the sport a try after watching his older brother compete for years. About five years later, Laury suffered an injury that sparked an interest in medicine. Now a former competitive gymnast and a sports medicine physician […]
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How One Black Atlantan Helps Save Bees
You can find Simone Fyffe at Atlantic Station in Midtown every Sunday, standing among the array of tents and tables where dozens of local entrepreneurs gather to market their products to passing customers leaving the assortment of restaurants and stores within the shopping plaza. Her display is intentionally artsy, decorated with colorful labels that feature […]
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West Atlanta Alliance Fights Pollution, Promotes Nature Access
Na’Taki Osborne Jelks spent much of her childhood in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in one of the many Black communities along an 85-mile stretch between the city and New Orleans known as “Cancer Alley.” She said growing up in an area wracked by industrial pollution and the health problems that come with it put her on […]
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Black Jewish Students and the On-Campus Divide Over Gaza
Life on campus at the Atlanta University Center has been more complicated for Spelman freshman Sara Scherlinder since the Gaza humanitarian crisis began more than six months ago. In a 24-hour period earlier this month, the 19-year-old Scherlinder, a Washington, D.C., native, attended a leadership forum for students who are both Black and Jewish, which […]
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Atlanta Innovator Builds App to Help Student Athletes
This story is a part of Capital B Atlanta’s Community Spotlight series. We’re shining a light on the people, places, and businesses working to bring joy to and uplift Atlanta. To nominate a deserving spotlight, reach out to Atlanta’s community engagement editor Ann Hill Bond at ann.hillbond@capitalbnews.org It’s been more than a week since a video […]
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With HBCU Classic, Baseball Comes to ATL to Spark Black Interest
The Atlanta Braves will again be hosting a two-game series between two historically Black universities, a series the team hopes will bring attention to Black players in the sport. The Florida A&M University Rattlers and the Grambling State University Tigers will meet March 1 and 2 at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville, home to the Gwinnett […]
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What to Do About Stone Mountain? Black Residents Talk Park’s Racist Past.
N’neka Scruggs refuses to let Stone Mountain Park’s massive memorial carving of Confederate leaders bother her. “That was put there as an act of aggression towards Black people,” Scruggs said of the 51-year-old memorial site, where the Ku Klux Klan used to burn crosses. “I’d rather it not be there, but I don’t pay it […]
