Black History Month - Atlanta & Georgia

Willie Watkins honors the dead with funerals that celebrate Black lives with dignity and flourish.

Herndon Stadium was one of HBCU football's most storied venues, even hosting Olympic events, before Morris Brown College was forced to sell it. Now it might be demolished.

Operating in the early 1980s when graffiti was a bad word, United Kings was the city’s first graffiti crew.

Dorothy Bolden, an Atlanta labor organizer, helped make MARTA responsive to Black blue-collar workers and founded the National Domestic Workers Union of America.

Michael Carson and his son have written and published five books on African-American history.

Mona Allen is the beverage director at Brush Sushi in Atlanta's Buckhead Villiage, and one of the only Black sake sommeliers in Georgia.

Though he passed away in 2014 at the relatively young age of 52, culinary pioneer Darryl Evans’ legacy continues today through chefs and colleagues he worked under, mentored a...

Hammonds House Museum in Atlanta's West End is putting COVID upheaval and a controversial firing behind it, and is gearing up for a busy year.

Where do Black Atlantans go for a mature adult entertainment experience that blends old-school music, down-home eats, and a laid back vibe? Ellery's Night Club is one such wel

Susan Ross, a lifelong photographer and self-described activist, has spent five decades capturing the profound impact of Black culture and civil rights in Atlanta.