Halloween shoppers were treated to a spooky surprise when Target posted a minstrel-style costume that immediately sparked online outrage. The costume controversy kicked off when shoppers saw on Target’s website a circus clown costume, with gloves, a top hat, and a mask with a grinning mouth with oversized teeth. The image, which appeared to be […]
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Posted inCommunity, LGBTQ
Your Guide to Atlanta Black Pride 2026: Parties, Festivals and More
With the theme of “strength in unity,” Atlanta Black Pride kicks off Sept. 2-7. From parades and panels to parties, there’s something for everyone to enjoy at the biggest and boldest LGBTQ celebration. Sept. 2 Atlanta Black Pride Weekend: Homecoming A weeklong roster of good times awaits with skating, color-themed day and evening parties and […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Two Black Comedians Challenged Police Stops at Atlanta’s Airport and Won
“I felt completely powerless. I felt violated. “I felt cornered.” Those were the words comedian Clayton English shared about his experience when plainclothes officers searched his bag at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in October 2020. They also asked if he had any cocaine or meth on him. Now, thanks to a lawsuit filed by […]
Posted inEducation, HBCUs
Spelman’s New President Says Black Women Must Help Decide What Technology Becomes
On Wednesday, Ayanna Howard and the 650 freshmen in the Class of 2030 will begin their first semester at Spelman College. When Howard was appointed the 12th president earlier this summer, she became the first scientist and engineer to lead the 145-year-old liberal arts college. “This is a legacy and this is a calling,” Howard […]
Posted inCommunity, Politics & Policy
Dickens Joins Summerhill’s Fight to Keep the Olympic Cauldron
After state and nonprofit officials told Summerhill residents in July that they are remaining firm in their decision to move the Olympic cauldron out of the southwest Atlanta neighborhood, Mayor Andre Dickens is now adding his voice to the conversation. In a letter to Jeff Cravens, the president of Atlanta Legacy ’96, which is the […]
Posted inEconomic Development, Environmental Justice, Politics & Policy
A Black DeKalb Community Fought a Massive Data Center for Nearly a Year and Won
Jackie Malcom lives less than a quarter mile from where a 2 million square foot data center project was going to be built in Ellenwood, Georgia, a majority-Black community in DeKalb County. Malcom, 62, opposed the project because she and her neighbors are already dealing with poor air quality as pollution from surrounding industry, including […]
Posted inCulture, HBCUs
Before Classes Begin, Morehouse Gives Its Freshmen a Lesson in Belonging
“I’ve got a feeling somebody’s trying to sneak in my house … Morehouse!” A boisterous crowd sang into the summer night air as they flanked a long line of young men dressed in white shirts and maroon ties as they exited King Chapel. It is with those words, sang by upperclassman and alumni, that Morehouse […]
Posted inEducation, LGBTQ, Politics & Policy, Sports
Families Fear Georgia’s Trans Athlete Ban Will Harm Black Children
Music and laughter echoed throughout the evening air at Central Park in Old Fourth Ward as dozens of LGBTQ+ families and allies gathered to play kickball and tug of war, lined up to get colorful temporary tattoos and face paint, and raise money for trans residents in need. The July 30 field day event, hosted […]
Posted inElections, Politics & Policy
Georgia Poised to Elect Its First Black Democratic Socialist
A growing number of Black Democrats who feel alienated by politics as usual within the party are finding common cause with Democratic Socialist activists who want the government to be more responsive to the needs of the working class. Mathewos Samson, a 27-year-old software integration engineer, is competing against Republican Torrey Balam to replace retiring […]
Posted inHealth
Georgia Advocates Fight for HIV Care for Black Trans Men
South Georgia native Octavia Lewis works with Positively Trans (T+), a program within the Transgender Law Center designed to fight stigma and discrimination. Like much of the U.S., Lewis said, when it comes to the transgender community, there are the “haves and the have-nots,” who are mostly Black and brown. Due to rejection from family, […]
