ATL’s A3C Festival Embraces Art, Music and Hip-Hop Culture to Advance Social Justice and Civic Engagement

The A3C Festival is widely known for putting on for rising artists and showing love to the veterans, but also for spreading…
10.05.17
AFROPUNK Comes to Atlanta for its “Carnival of Consciousness”

You can call AFROPUNK’s Carnival of Consciousness a festival if you want — but that wouldn’t be exactly right, at…
10.12.17
Conversations with Contemporary Artists: Omar Victor Diop

Presented in partnership with the Consulate General of France in Atlanta, Senegalese artist Omar Victor Diop will discuss his lifelong…
09.26.17
“Atlanta” Wins Big for Acting and Directing at the Emmy’s

Donald Glover, who plays Earnest “Earn” Marks in the FX hit Atlanta, won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a…
09.18.17
Atlanta’s Historic Westside Neighborhoods Get a $32 Million Gift

Thursday, Mayor Kasim Reed dedicated $15 million to the future Westside Park at Bellwood Quarry, $1 million to Kenny Leon’s…
09.15.17
“Natural Woman: An Aretha Story” Returns to Pay Homage to the Queen of Soul

The musical, “Natural Woman: An Aretha Story,” returns to the Earl Theater in Marietta for two performances September 30th at…
09.14.17
TO DO: National Black Arts Festival’s “Celebrating World Music, The Best of Atlanta”  

September 23 Family Day/Culture Fest at the Auburn Avenue Historic District Musical performances include African drumming, Afrobeat, Caribbean steel pan,…
09.13.17
Two New Racial Injustice TV Series Will Explore Ferguson, Tamir Rice

AMC is developing a drama series based on Wesley Lowery’s 'They Can’t Kill Us All: Ferguson, Baltimore, and a New Era in…
09.14.17
CLOSE-UP: Kaytranada Remixed

A handful of stellar SoundCloud remixes is all it took to launch ONE Musicfest 2017 performing artist, Kaytranada, into the…
09.08.17
“Lines of Influence:” Jacob Lawrence in 100 years

The SCAD Museum of Art and the Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation present “Lines of Influence,” a group exhibition to commemorate…
09.07.17
The Jazz Tree: “From Its Roots to Its Limbs,” with the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Sextet

From its roots in New Orleans to its branches in cities such as Chicago, Detroit, Pittsburgh, and New York, jazz…
09.07.17
Black Pioneers, Counter-Revolutions and the Associated Negro Press: An Afternoon with Dr. Gerald Horne

The Baton Foundation, Inc., in partnership with the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, will host…
08.31.17
MLK Statue to be Unveiled at Georgia State Capitol Today

Today, 54 years after Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “I have a dream” speech, a statue of the…
08.30.17
Pioneer Director Julie Dash Joins Spelman College as a Distinguished Professor in the Arts

Pioneer director Julie Dash is set to join Spelman University as a Distinguished Professor in the Arts this fall, positioned…
08.21.17
Study shows nonprofit arts and culture industry is an economic boon for metro Atlanta region

The Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, Fulton County, the Atlanta Regional Commission and the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta released…
08.07.17
Elisabeth Omilami as Pivotal Matriarch in New Atlanta Play

Actress, Playwright, Daughter of Activist Hosea Williams and Rep. Juanita Williams Actress Elisabeth Omilami will take on the compelling role…
07.28.17