Who Are Assata’s Daughters? A Q & A with Founder Page May

After Colin Kaepernick donated $25,000 this year to Assata’s Daughters, a Chicago-based organization, conservative news outlets across the country were…
12.14.17
Monica Pearson: “I no longer have to be unbiased. I have earned the right, and I don’t have to please anybody”

Monica Pearson, the 37-year Atlanta broadcast mainstay, is back on television — but things have changed. Instead of wearing a…
12.12.17
Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz: Ilyasah Shabazz Speaks on Their Legacy

The symbol of racial equality and integration during the 1960s was Dr. Martin L. King, Jr., but the role model…
12.06.17
The Good Hair Shop: “Every kink, coil, loc, teeny-weeny Afro or bald head is to be celebrated and loved upon”

Kiyomi Rollins’s preferred status is one of constant reinvention. Already a successful business owner of The Good Hair Shop since…
11.29.17
David and Tamela Mann: It’s All About Family

David and Tamela Mann have become a household name across television screens with two current series on different networks. The…
11.16.17
New Growth: Casteberry Hills’ IWI Fresh Garden Day Spa Expands to Whole Foods

IWI Fresh Garden Day Spa’s story of expansion started at its inception: Garden fresh goodness, after all, is difficult to contain.…
11.13.17
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All Eyes on the Westside: How the City of Atlanta is Addressing Displacement, Development

Anti-Displacement and Revitalization the aim of two recent City of Atlanta development initiatives On the eve of the launch of…
10.25.17
Out of the Shadows: Overt racism flourishes in the American South

Race relations in the United States, especially in the South, are plagued by troubling examples of the challenges that face…
10.17.17
A Quick Primer on the Health Insurance Landscape for 2018

The Affordable Care Act is still U.S. law. On May 4, 2017, House Republicans passed a bill to repeal and…
10.11.17
Be Vigilant: Civil Rights in the Crosshairs in the Age of Trump

We all saw how it worked: he called Mexicans rapists, he called for a Muslim registry, he called for a…
10.03.17
Joey Womack: ATL’s Ideas Man

Sandwiched between Georgia Tech, The Coca-Cola headquarters and the Bank of America building, The Gathering Spot on Northyards Boulevard is…
09.29.17
ATL BIZ Pro Cutters Lawnscapes: “We had the heart and mind to operate a business that could not only provide a valuable service to our community, but also provide people with jobs.”

You could call Steve and Shawn Bromell fishers of men … well, small business owners, to be exact. The husband…
09.27.17
Preserving History in Sweet Auburn

Two million dollars in American Express preservation funding is up for grabs, and Sweet Auburn Works Inc. is in the running to…
09.25.17
Merle Dandridge: Her Role on OWN’s Hit Drama “Greenleaf” and Love For Theater

As the beautiful fresh face of OWN’s television drama “Greenleaf,” Merle Dandridge brings the leading role of Grace Greenleaf to…
09.22.17
DUVERNAY: “When I direct, it takes an episode away from a woman who could use it as a stepping stone”

When asked by a fan on Twitter when Ava DuVernay would be wearing the director’s hat again for the hit…
09.20.17
COVER STORY: DeKalb Court launches initiative to clean up blight in county

Atlanta’s vacant and blighted properties are costing the city between $1.6 million and $2.9 million a year in direct services,…
09.07.17