‘Image and legacy go hand in hand’ for Georgia’s ‘Critter Fixers’
Georgia veterinarians Vernard Hodges and Terrence Ferguson are nominated for an NAACP Image Award for their Nat Geo Wild show, Critter Fixers.
‘Men should be what they seem,’ but early Othello actors were white
Few today would question a Black man cast as Shakespeare’s Moor in Othello, but it wasn’t always like that.
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Atlanta’s Black designers are changing fashion perceptions
There's a boom of Black fashion designers in Atlanta, including the creators behind Goat by James King, Alani Taylor and Slyvia Mollie.
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50 years after its ‘Maiden Voyage,’ WCLK keeps sound of jazz alive on Atlanta radio
Atlanta's premier jazz public radio station WCLK marks 50 year anniversary of broadcasting from campus of Clark Atlanta University.
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Savannah sculptor Jerome Meadows tells Black history via public art
At his MeadowLark Studio on Savannah’s eastside, the nationally renowned artist creates emotionally powerful works, both large and small, to be experienced by broad audiences.
For many Black art collectors, it’s an investment in culture and history
Atlanta's Black art collectors say they are conserving Black history and creativity, one painting, photograph, drawing and sculpture at a time.
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Atlanta has a long history of Black girl groups. What happened to the sound?
Atlanta's Black girl groups saw their heyday with acts like Xscape, Blaque, TLC, Cherish, OMG Girlz.
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Why OutKast’s ‘Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik’ album is crucial Black history
Released 30 years ago, OutKast's debut album “Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik" remains influential as one of hip hop's most sensational albums, as well as an archive of Atlant
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‘Written by himself’: How slave narratives shaped modern Black literature
Black literature began in the years before and after the Civil War when newly freed men and women told their stories in the genre known as Slave Narratives.
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Black comic book artist enjoys magic of her imagination
Afua Richardson, one of few Black female comic book artists, has spent her career working to find what she loves through art.