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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’s Watershed Alliance Wants More Black People to Connect with Nature
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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This Black Atlantan Created Free Social Media App Behind Viral Football Camp
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 [email protected] It’s been more than a week since a video […]
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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 […]
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Ready for 404 Day? So Are We. Here’s What You Need to Know.
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 recognizes Black Atlanta’s global influence. […]
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Jimmy Carter’s Pivotal Role in Georgia’s Black Civil Rights Struggle
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 on the steps of the Georgia State Capitol after becoming the state’s 76th […]
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Oakland Cemetery’s First Black Director of Horticulture Talks Site’s Complicated Past
Somewhere between gardening and a good Black history book is where you’ll find Abra Lee. Lee, the first Black director of horticulture at Oakland Cemetery, is an ornamental horticulturist by trade. She’s also the author of the forthcoming book Conquer The Soil: Black America and the Untold Stories of Our Country’s Gardeners, Farmers, and Growers. […]
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How Bunnie Jackson-Ransom Changed Atlanta
Mother. Businesswoman. Leader. Author These are the words used to remember and describe the legacy of Burnella “Bunnie” Jackson-Ransom. The former first lady of Atlanta’s first Black mayor, Maynard Jackson, died Feb. 2 at the age of 82. Originally from North Carolina, Jackson-Ransom moved to Atlanta in 1965, where she embarked on a nearly 60-year […]
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The Founder of Atlanta’s Oldest Black History Museum Talks Auburn Avenue’s Future
Ask anyone in Atlanta, there is no place Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy is felt more than his birth neighborhood, the Sweet Auburn Historic District. The neighborhood’s major thoroughfare, Auburn Avenue, was once named the “richest Negro street in the world” by Fortune magazine in 1956 for its legacy of Black businesses and congregations. It […]