EDITOR’S NOTE In Atlanta, we love a great story, but it ain’t all doom and gloom. With that thought in mind, say hello to Everyday Heroes. This place we call home is filled with ordinary people who accomplish extraordinary feats. Their selfless acts make this region so special — and they bring out the best […]
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First Person: Edward Pruett, One of Atlanta’s First Black Mall Santas
EDWARD PRUETT HAD WORKED as a skycap with Eastern Air Lines at Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport for years. So when he was asked in 1989 to pilot St. Nick’s sleigh at the Mall West End, it wasn’t a big stretch. Of course, being one of the first Black Santas in an Atlanta mall required more […]
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How a Nurse Turned a Testing Van Into a Health Center
EDITOR’S NOTE In Atlanta, we love a great story, but it ain’t all doom and gloom. With that thought in mind, say hello to Everyday Heroes. This place we call home is filled with ordinary people who accomplish extraordinary feats. Their selfless acts make this region so special — and they bring out the best […]
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Atlanta’s Hammonds House Museum in Turmoil
Eight months ago, Atlanta’s Black visual arts community buzzed over the selection of veteran curator Karen Comer Lowe to run the Hammonds House Museum. But in early January, and on the heels of a well-received exhibition of works from the museum’s permanent collection, she was fired, and the upcoming Donald Locke exhibition she was curating […]
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The Reading List: Stories on Health, Crime, and Race in Atlanta
If you’re Black and a resident in Atlanta, you know there is no shortage of hot-button issues in this city. Even as national media has increasingly covered crime, education, and politics in Georgia, many of these articles often lack important current and historical context to better understand how these issues actually impact Black locals. And […]