Atlanta leaders are reconsidering how they dismantle homeless camps after a man was crushed inside a tent as a bulldozer ...

Born into poverty in 1882 in rural Kennesaw, GA, Dobbs’ parents were former slaves — his mother’s biological father was a ...

The great Russian literary genius Alexander Pushkin dies on this day as a result of a duel. He is generally considered Russia’s great­est poet. Unlike many famous Euro­peans of color, Pushkin was ...

A retired Columbus lawmaker is received a high honor from his former Colleagues on Tuesday afternoon in Atlanta. That service ...

This week the Georgia General Assembly did not meet in full session. Monday was the day we celebrated and honored the life ...

DeKalb County is closing school on Jan. 23, the third day in a row, due to the hazards created by recent winter weather. City ...

I can’t believe Denzel Washington hasn’t played one particular early civil rights hero in a movie yet. I also can’t believe how few people know about this unknown hero’s incredible accomplishments — ...

“This is a photo of us the day we got married in 1966, and I have to say, it was the best day of my life,” Bailey said of her husband, Bobby. “This is a picture one Sunday morning. We were ready for ...

AHF Board Secretary Cynthia Davis accepts the King Center's MLK Jr. Social Justice Award, presented to AIDS Healthcare ...

In 1974 his grandson, Maynard Jackson Jr., became the first Black mayor of Atlanta. It’s a shame few people are aware of ...

Leia Genis is a trans artist and writer currently based in Atlanta. Her writing has been published in Hyperallergic, Frieze, ...

Bradley Ross Jackson is the youth and college president of the Bloomington-Normal NAACP branch. He was selected to recite ...