Arts and Culture

DO or DIE: Affect, Ritual, Resistance by Dr. Fahamu Pecou Opens at the Michael C. Carlos Museum

The Michael C. Carlos Museum presents DO or DIE: Affect, Ritual, and Resistance by Fahamu Pecou, an Atlanta-based artist and Emory University…
Atlanta Super Bowl Host Committee Announces First Round of Musical Acts, Partnerships

With Super Bowl LIII exactly 51 days away, the Atlanta Super Bowl Host Committee (Host Committee) has unveiled additional details…
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Returns to the Fabulous Fox Theatre February 21-24, 2019

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will return to the Fabulous Fox Theatre, February 21 – 24, 2019, as part of a 60th Anniversary…
NAACP’s 2019 Jubilee Day Themed “Searching for Justice Worldwide”

The DeKalb NAACP will conduct its annual observance of Jubilee Day January 1, 2019 at 10:00 a.m., at the Rainbow…
First African-American President of ABC Channing Dungey Resigns

Channing Dungey, the first African-American to lead a major television network, has resigned as president of ABC Entertainment amid changes…
Delta Adds Flights Connecting Atlanta Film Industry to Hollywood

Long connected by their ties to the entertainment and production industries, Atlanta and the LA Basin will have more connections…
“Greenbook”: ‘Traveling While Black’ Guidebooks May Be Out of Print, But Still Resonate Today

In the summer of 2017, the NAACP issued a travel advisory for the state of Missouri. Modeled after the international…
National Trust Raises Over $10 Million to Preserve Historic Black Sites

One year after the launch of the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, the National Trust for Historic Preservation has hit a funding…
Marian Wright Edelman Transitions to President Emerita Role of Children’s Defense Fund

Wright Edelman will continue critical work to end child poverty and inequality Marian Wright Edelman, a lifelong advocate for children,…
Book Enlightens Students on the Importance of Attending an HBCU

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) have some of the more distinguished alumni bases in the nation. Don’t at me.…
Civil Rights and Social Justice-Inspired Murals a Public Art Legacy of Super Bowl LIII

As the city gears up to host Super Bowl LIII, 10 artists are preparing to install 30 compelling, legacy murals…
Trumpeter Roy Hargrove Dies at 49

Roy Hargrove, an incisive trumpeter who embodied the brightest promise of his jazz generation, both as a young steward of…
Monica and Cricket Wireless Joined Forces to Help the Atlanta Music Project

On Friday, Cricket made a $125,000 donation to the Atlanta Music Project (AMP). The gift will go toward giving 100…
‘For Color Girls’ Playwright Ntozake Shange Passes Away

Playwright, poet and author Ntozake Shange, whose most acclaimed theater piece is the 1975 Tony Award-nominated play “For Colored Girls…
“Who Made the Potato Salad?” Stage Play Kicks-Off Holiday Season With Laughter and Drama

The Learical Jonez Entertainment Group (LJEG) is kicking off the holiday season by giving the gift a laughter with an…
DeKalb County’s Solicitor-General Raises Over $21,500 Through Annual Dancing with the DeKalb Stars

The DeKalb County Solicitor-General Donna Coleman-Stribling raised over $21,500 through her annual Dancing with the DeKalb Stars, a domestic violence…