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Atlanta used to have extensive public transit, actually

Atlanta used to have extensive public transit, actually

It may be hard to imagine today, when gridlock traffic is synonymous with Atlanta, but riding public transit was once the norm. Here, a brief look at the city's former streetcar system and why Atlanta's public transit had such a decline.
Nettie Washington Douglass

The ancestors of Nettie Washington Douglass still have stories to teach us. She just hopes we are ready to listen.

Nettie Washington Douglass, descendant of three legendary Black Americans, was born under the heavy mantle of history. Through the Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives, her family is now linking their ancestors’ stories to the most pressing issues of today.
Long live the Atlanta University Center

Long live the Atlanta University Center

The Atlanta University Center has shaped generations of leaders—for the nation and for their home city. Atlanta would be nothing like it is today without it.
Morris Brown's hard reset

Morris Brown College’s hard reset

Morris Brown College has made many comebacks in its nearly 140-year history. This may be the biggest one yet.
Fountain Hall at Morris Brown College

Some of Atlanta’s historic HBCU buildings are still in peril

Just west of the futuristic origami that is Mercedes-Benz Stadium, some of Atlanta’s most richly historic buildings stand abandoned on a hilltop like oversize, graffiti-strewn headstones in a forgotten cemetery. One gate of the tall chain-link fence surrounding some of these Vine City properties is bent dramatically outward, as if a velociraptor escaped. But just beyond that, a deep-red billboard stands like a beacon of hope, reading: “Master Plan Development Underway . . . Details Coming Soon.”
A quick guide to the Divine Nine

A quick guide to the Divine Nine

The legacy of historically Black sororities and fraternities dates back to the start of the 20th century. Four sororities and five fraternities, known collectively as the “Divine Nine,” make up the National Pan-Hellenic Council. Each of these organizations has its own colors, symbols, and calls that you’ll hear often during social gatherings, but all were established with the core value of uplifting the Black community through education, economic empowerment, and social change.
W.E.B. Du Bois at the Paris Exposition

Quick History Lesson: W.E.B. Du Bois at the Paris Exposition

Whoever controls the narrative has the power. In 1900, when the renowned sociologist, author, and Atlanta University professor W.E.B. Du Bois presented his groundbreaking The Exhibition of American Negroes at the Paris Exposition, he painted a revolutionary picture of what it meant to be Black in America.

The history of the South’s unique style of folk pottery

Emblazoned with features both grotesque and enigmatic, face jugs are a style of folk pottery primarily concentrated in Georgia and the Carolinas. Though these vessels have ties to many cultures, past and present, the...
Before there was “Stop Cop City,” there was “Stop the Road”

Before there was “Stop Cop City,” there was “Stop the Road”

Last week, five people were arrested for chaining themselves to construction equipment as part of protests against the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, dubbed "Cop City" by critics. It’s a long tradition in environmental activism: for many decades, protesters have been lashing themselves to equipment to stop construction projects—including right here in Atlanta. Back in the 1980s, decades before "Stop Cop City," there was "Stop the Road," when thousands of Atlantans came together to block the Presidential Parkway. Leading the fight were the Roadbusters, a ragtag group of activists whose protest stunts, like climbing trees and chaining themselves to construction equipment, made headlines across the city.
The history of Atlanta's first apartments, Baltimore Block

Atlanta’s first apartments, Baltimore Block, were built in 1885. Amazingly, they’re still standing.

Baltimore Block was home to socialites, bohemians, and at least one parakeet. Here’s what it looks like today.

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