Arts and Culture

New Database Would Protect Lost African-American Burial Sites

When new construction projects break ground across the United States, they regularly encounter archaeological materials. Those materials can represent the…
Photographer Rose Smith Offers Glimpse into Vine City Through a Different Lens

Inner City Urban: Vine City, a photographic exhibition by Rose Smith, is currently on display at the Auburn Avenue Research…
Asa Hilliard Program, Panel Discussion to be Held at AUC Woodruff Library

On Feb. 28, 2019 at 5 p.m., the Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library will host a program and…
‘We Care Benefit Concert’ with Celebrity DJ Traci Steele Aims to Generate Support for Ailing Federal Employees

The Sunday Foundation, an organization geared towards equipping everyday people with support to pursue their life goals, has organized the…
27th Annual Bounce Trumpet Awards To Air Feb. 17

NAACP Image ® Award-winning Actress Wendy Raquel Robinson and GRAMMY® Award-nominated R&B singer Tank hosted the 2019 Bounce Trumpet Awards, an exciting night of inspiration,…
Dr. Huey Copeland is The High Museum of Art’s 2019 Driskell Prize Recipient

The High Museum of Art has chosen Huey Copeland, Ph.D., as the 2019 recipient of the David C. Driskell Prize in recognition of his…
Big Game Weekend: How to See the Off the Wall Murals

As Super Bowl LIII approaches, 11 artists have completed nearly 21 murals that will comprise WonderRoot and the Atlanta Super Bowl Host…
Community Foundation Recently Recognized 29 High-performing Nonprofits With a Total of $1.84 million

The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta recently recognized 29 high performing nonprofits with a total of $1.84 million in funding…
Nikki Giovanni, Johnnetta Cole and Angela Davis Part Of WOW – Women of the World Festival This March 

The Apollo Theater has revealed the line-up for the third annual WOW – Women of the World Festival. Presented over four days in various spaces at…
BHM Program Marks 400th Year of 1619 Landing of First Africans on American Soil

The Georgia Archives and the Metro Atlanta Chapter of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS) will host a time…
Additional Acts and Activations Unveiled for Super Bowl LIVE

With Super Bowl LIII just 17 days away, the Atlanta Super Bowl Host Committee has announced final details around Super…
Ga. Tech to Screen New Documentary Profiling Georgia Town Notorious For Lynching

The screening of a new documentary profiling a Southwest Georgia town infamous for lynching will help mark Black History Month…
AUC Woodruff Library Friends’ Council to Host Maynard Jackson Documentary Screening

A free screening of the award-winning documentary “Maynard” will be held Jan. 24 at 6 p.m. in the Virginia Lacy…
“If Beale Street Could Talk:” How James Baldwin’s Writings About Love Evolved

A notable contender this awards season, Barry Jenkins’s film If Beale Street Could Talk is an exquisite adaptation of James…
Challenge the Stats Impact Atlanta Concert To Be a Musical Tribute to Atlanta’s Homeless Community

Challenge the Stats will present an Impact Atlanta Concert on Saturday, February 23, 2019 at 7 p.m. featuring high-caliber artists…
For MLK Day, African American Contributions in Spotlight at Atlanta History Center

The Atlanta History Center has offered free admission for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day in recent years, drawing a…